Great Captain Island Light

Great Captain Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Great Captain Island in the western Long Island Sound off the coast of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The lighthouse is no longer in use. A single dirt road leads to the lighthouse on the eastern side of the island, where most if the island's egrets tend to nest. The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation oversees the island. The town government of Greenwich hopes to restore the lighthouse and re-light it. The restorations would allow public access to the interior, including possibly allowing people into the tower without having to go through the caretakers' quarters. To that end, the government authorized a $1 million appropriation for restoration work in May 2007. The...