Coast Guard Official Tours Relocated Lighthouse

U.S. Coast Guard Captain John Kondratowicz, Southeast Sector Commander, and Save the Gay Head Lighthouse relocation head Len Butler survey building plans

Capt. John Kondratowicz, Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast Sector, toured the relocated Gay Head Lighthouse with Richard Skidmore, lighthouse keeper, and Len Butler, relocation committee head.

Impressed with the light’s history, Capt. Kondratowicz commended the committee and the Town of Aquinnah for their successful move of the structure. He also expressed great interest in the artifacts discovered during excavation and incorporated into the new location.
and tour of the relocated Light. “This is a  terrific start to a long-lasting partnership between the Town and the USCG,” he said.