Back in 1993, there was a massive flood on the Mississippi River. A river town in Illinois named Grafton, located where the Illinois River joins the mighty Missy, was nearly destroyed by the floodwaters. However, the town recovered, and to commemorate the recovery, they built a cute lighthouse at the "Port of Grafton", and it is next to the ferry dock. It's not a real working lighthouse, but it was the first photograph I found when I Google searched the phrase "cute lighthouse".
Even though it's not a real lighthouse, it still gets a mention in the Lighthouse Directory.
"2007. Active (unofficial but charted as a daybeacon); continuous white light. 40 ft (12 m) round tower with lantern and gallery rising from a square 1-story stone building. The lighthouse symbolizes the village's resurrection after being devastated by a 1993 flood."
Picture, picture, and picture.
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| The river still rises... |
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| and floods. |
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| by Nancy Varner Helmer |
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