Big dreams: Painter decides to buy aging Maryland lighthouse
To call it a fixer-upper would be generous. There's no running water, no heat, no electricity.
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To call it a fixer-upper would be generous. There's no running water, no heat, no electricity.
Five anonymous bidders wanted the rusty “spark plug,” so-called for its cylinder base and 70-foot tower, three miles off the coast of Dorchester County. In the end, someone paid $192,000.
A bidding war occurred for the Hooper Island Lighthouse, which can’t be used as a home or rental property, sits in a Navy-controlled “danger area,” and will cost a substantial amount of money to maintain.
The Hooper Island Lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay is being auctioned to the public, but no one has bid on it yet.
A new publication from Penn State Extension is a must-read for those who want the latest information about the invasive spotted lanternfly.