Weeks One and Two: the Beginning

Over the past two weeks I have spent the majority of my time exploring the Kennebec River Lights and the historical features surrounding each site. I'd like to thank Jim and Joyce Spencer for giving me a tour of the Doubling Point Light and Paul and Marnie Kalkstein for the tour of the Range River Lights. Each light will undoubtedly prove useful in the restoration of Squirrel Point Light and the surrounding outbuildings.
After meeting with Don Hudson and Lee Johnson, Wiebke and I have formulated an ultimate goal for my summer internship, which I hope will contribute to the restoration and future public use of the light. I've begun drafting the current condition of the house using plans and the exterior and interior elevations to demonstrate Trenholm's alterations to the historical structure. These drawings will be followed by similar set that will show how we plan to restore the house to the original condition while complying with the Maine Historic Preservation's (MHPO) standards for the restoration of buildings on the historic register. Combined with photos, these drawings will be submitted to MHPO, who hopefully will approve of the suggested changes, so we can begin the restoration process. In addition to the architectural drawings, I will be building a 3-D model of the site and surrounding property to help develop Chewonki's interest in establishing a tent-site and subsequent outbuildings to house educational programs. Finally to help raise public and community awareness of Squirrel Point Light, I will be putting together a brochure and trail head sign.
Anyways, this is just a brief outline of my plans for the summer. Feel free to comment, offer suggestions and criticisms, or provide any helpful information. I'm still looking for historical photographs of the light and a survey of the property, so if anyone has any leads or information, let me know and I'd be glad to meet you. I plan to post twice a week with updates on my project.
Also, thank you to everyone who has helped out, so far this project has been exciting and I look forward to seeing the final outcome of the lighthouse.