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Page 94 Over the next decade the lights continued to deteriorate. The front light began once again to list noticeably as the ice and water continued to erode its foundations. The light had been rebuilt in 1875 for the same problem. Then in 1970 the upper portion of the lantern room on the front tower was removed to allow for the installation of a solar-powered navigation beacon by the Coast Guard. By the early 1980s, the original timber cribs for both towers had deteriorated to the point of submersion and both of the lights were now in a pitiful state. This was the condition of these South Channel Range Lights on that sunny summer afternoon in 1988 when avid boater Charles "Chuck" Brockman sailed past and said to his wife, Scotty, "You know, someone really ought to do something about those lights..." View of Front Light, 1988. Note the solar-powered navigation beacon installed by the Coast Guard and the deterioration of the base. View of Rear and Front Range Lights, 1988. That "doing something" turned out to be quite a job. In early 1989 Chuck helped organize and then became the founding president of a non-profit corporation, Save Our South Channel Lights (SOSCL). The saving of these lights became a long, uphill battle, struggling against public opinion and multiple jurisdictions of various federal and state agencies. But now, 20 years later, real progress has been made for what was once thought of as a "hopeless" project. Over these past 20 years this group of volunteers has shown their perseverance to get the job done. The members of SOSCL have spent countless hours at boat shows and other community events, selling T-shirts, photos, paintings and a host of other items to