TUNES.
TUNES. THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY A FEW FOR US TONIGHT.
>>> FIRST TOURISM SEASON IN
MAINE WILL UNOFFICIALLY
BEGIN MEMORIAL DAY 4@WEEK.
THAT MEANS LIGHTHOUSE 4@TOURS.
THE CREW THAT PREPARES THE
LIGHT STATION FOR GUESTS
HAD THE POWER CUT FROM 4@THEIR
PLANS LI4@TERALLY.
>> RON NESBITT JOINS US WITH
MORE ON WHAT'S
HAPPENING ON THE 64-ACRE 4@ISLA
SINCE THEN.
>> YEAH, AND AMANDA, 4@4@THEIR
PLANS TO REOPEN, A BUILT
ALTERED, BY 4@AN UNSAFE
ELECTRICAL CABLE RUNNING
UNDERWATER TO SEGUIN ISLAND.
IN ABOUT 4@10 MINUTES BY BOAT,
YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF
TWO AND A HALF MILES OFFSHOREnd
IN ABOUT 4@10 MINUTES BY BOAT, YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF TWO AND A HALF MILES OFFSHOREnd@
IN 4@VIEW OF SEGUIN
ISLAND.
BEAUTY SURROUNDED BY THE
ATLANTA.
THIS TRIP WAS THE FIRST ONE OF
THE YEAR FOR FRIEND
OF SEGUIN ISLAND LIGHT STATION.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT ALL
WINTER LONG, AND WHEN
THE DAY HIT THAT WE CAN COME
OUT, IT JUST
REJUVENATES YOU TO KNOWING
WE'VE GOT A WHOLE SUMMER
AHEAD OF US.
>> Reporter: RICK MAYO AND 4@
OTHER FRIEND OF SEGUIN
OPENED THE LIGHT HOUSE THAT WAS
COMMISSIONED IN 1795
BY PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON,
OPENED THE LIGHT HOUSE THAT WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1795 BY PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON,@
A BEACON FOR SHIPS
NAVIGATING THE ROUGH 4@WATERS,
WHERE THE 4@KENNEBEC
RIVER MEETS THE GULF OF MAINE.
SINCE THE MID-190S, THE LIGHT
HOUSE HAS BEEN POWERED
BY ELECTRICITY IN THIS CABLE
LINE 4@THAT RUNS FROM
POPIT BEACH TO SEGUIN ISLAND,
BUT THE 4@CABLE HAS BEEN
SHUT OFF.
>> THE COAST GUARD HAS DEEMED
THAT UNSAFE, BECAUSE
KIDS CAN 4@CLIMB ON IT, WHATEVE
IT'S GOT 7,200-VOLTS IN IT.
SO THEY DECIDED TO SHUT IT
DOWN.
>> Reporter: IN THE DARK, JUST
A 4@FEW WEEKS BEFORE
THE START OF TOURIST SEASON,
AROUND 2,500 VISITORS
TAKE 4@A FERRY TO SEGUIN EVERY
YEAR.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR RICK
AND CINDY TO FIND A
WAY TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON.
>> WE'VE BEEN SO USED TO, AS
EVERYBODY IS, WHEN YOU
FLIP THE SWITCH, POWER IS
THERE.
NOW, WHERE WE DON'T HAVE POWER
TO 4@COME DATE OUR
NEEDS, WE HAVE 4@TO WORK UP A
SYSTEM THAT WILL.
>> Reporter: THE COAST GUARD
HAS SET UP 4@A SOLAR
ARRAY TO KEEP THE LIGHT HOUSE
LIGHT ON.
>> THAT'S THE NEW LIGHT.
>> Reporter: BUT THE
RESPONSIBILITY O4@F POWERING TH
REST OF 4@THE PROPERTY FALLS ON
VOLUNTEERS.
RICK IS GOING THROUGH THE
INKEEPER'S HOUSE, MUSEUM,
GIFT SHOP, AND WHISTLE HOUSE TO
RICK IS GOING THROUGH THE INKEEPER'S HOUSE, MUSEUM, GIFT SHOP, AND WHISTLE HOUSE TO@
RECORD EVERYTHING
ELECTRICAL.
>> 8.5-AMPS.
>> Reporter: A GENERATE WILL
PROVIDE POWER THIS
SUMMER, BUT THEN THE PLAN IS TO
INSTALL SOLAR 4@PANELS
TO POWER THE ISLAND DURING THE @
SEASONS AFTER 2019.
>> 10 WATTS.
10 4@WATTS ON THE RADIO.
>> Reporter: HARD WORK ON THE
INSIDE BECAUSE OF
WHO'S BELOVED ON 4@THE OUTSIDE.
>> IT'S BREATH-TAKING.
THAT'S THE ONLY WORD YOU CAN
SAY.
IT'S EXHILARATING.
IT'S BREATH TAKING, AND YOU
NEVER FORGET IT.
>> Reporter: FRIENDS OF SEGUIN
IS4@LAND LIGHT STATION
HAS BEEN MAKING TRIMS TO THIS
ISLAND SINCE FORMING
33 YEARS AGO.
>> I KNOW, RIGHT?
NOT TOO SHABBY.
>> Reporter: TWENTY-THREE MI4@L
OFFSHORE.
THE ROCKY COASTLINE TO THE EAST
AND WEST.
VIEWS THAT NEVER GET OLD.
AND THAT MOTIVATE THE ISLAND'S
FRIENDS TO KEEP 4@THE 4@
LIGHTS ON.
>> YOU'RE SURROUNDED 360
DEGREES IN WATER, AND YOU 4@
CAN SEE FOREVER.
SO IT'S JUST REALLY SPECIAL 4@
PLACE. 4@
>> THE SOLAR PANELS WON'T BE
CHEAP TO INSTALL ON 4@
SEGUIN ISLAND, COSTING BETWEEN
0 AND $40,000.
MONEY IS BEING RAISED ON A GO
FUND ME PAGE.
FOR THAT AS WELL AS THE
GENERATOR, YOU CAN FIND A
LINK IN OUR WEB SITE IF YOU'D
LOOK TO CLUCK TO
DONATE.
THERE ARE GUEST ROOMS ON THE
ISLAND THAT FIT UP TO
FIVE 4@PEOPLE, ROB AND AMANDA,
$250 A NIGHT FOR
PERSON.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO OUT AND
HAVE AND ISLAND
EXPERIENCE YOURSELF.
>> WE'VE HAD SO MANY GREAT DAYS
TO SPRING.
SIMPLY SEEING THE SUNSHINE OUT
THERE AND 4@HOW
GORGEOUS IT LOCKED MADE ME FEEL
GOOD SITTING IN THE
STUDIO.
>> I LUCKED OUT THIS SPRING.
I