>> Click to enlarge << The Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse in Lewes, ... Photo by: Red Moulinier

Ever since 2003 when the dedicated volunteers of the nonprofit Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation (DRBLF) made history when they opened the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse to the public for the first time ever, they had big plans for the historic lighthouse. They had previously built a new dock at the lighthouse and worked on restoring the interior. Their efforts reached a new high the following year when, under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, they were awarded ownership of the lighthouse. However, they never could have imagined what would happen a short nine years later.

>> Click to enlarge << The barge and rig at Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse ... Photo by: Red Moulinier

>> Click to enlarge << Osprey nest on top of Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse. Photo by: Red Moulinier

>> Click to enlarge << Marine Technologies spud barge equipped with ...

>> Click to enlarge << Marine Technologies work crew getting a 20-ton ... Photo by: Red Moulinier

>> Click to enlarge << Close-up view of the newly completed dock at ... Photo by: Luke Browning

>> Click to enlarge << Overhead image of the structural steel that was ... Photo by: Red Moulinier

>> Click to enlarge << The Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse with its newly ... Photo by: Luke Browning

>> Click to enlarge << Rick Ziegler, board member of the DRBLF; Nick ... Photo by: Barb Moulinier

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