Artist Dale Mellor holds a “skeleton” of one of the daisies for the lighthouse project. The petals will be attached to the wire ends to finish the daisy. The daisies, Mellor said, “are realistic, not abstract; you won’t see the wire.”
Kenosha artist Dale Mellor is helping the North Pier Lighthouse blossom this month.
She is working on a temporary art installation that consists of large, handcrafted daisies attached to the exterior of the lighthouse.
The installation — called “New Beginnings” — will be in place July 22-31 (weather permitting), when Mellor is the artist in residence at the studio inside the lighthouse.
Mellor explained that daisies traditionally represent new beginnings, adding that “every day is a new day to bring peace and harmony to Kenosha.”
There will also be a blue daisy “to remember those who have been tragically lost in Lake Michigan,” Mellor said.
The artist has previously worked on the lighthouse, painting the “Kenosha Wings” and “Inside the Lighthouse” in 2016 and the “Gold Ring” in 2018.
The project, Mellor said, “has been enthusiastically sponsored by local businesses and individuals who love to support local art and artists. Notably, Diver Dan’s Scuba & Aquatic have sponsored the blue memorial daisy.”
Sponsors also include Franks Diner, Little Raven Fiber Arts, Artfulfox Designs, Junior Women’s Club of Kenosha, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Wildroots Salon & Studio, Lemon Street Gallery, Lynn Johnston, Beth and Kim Dary, Ruth Taddy, Cara Michelle, Liz Ainslie Peschman, Charles Bartucz, Matt Geary, Ann Reyes, Chantal McLelland, Jack and Jerin Moore, Richard Mellor, Rich and MaryLou Deakin, Downtown Kenosha Inc. Julia Mellor.
For more about this installation, see our story in Thursday’s GO Kenosha entertainment section.
WEATHER FEATURE
Waves on Lake Michigan crash into the north pier near the lighthouse on Jan. 7. The view may change as city officials consider a $3.65 million pier extension to help stop silt and sediment from building up at the mouth of the harbor.
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Above, the sun rises slowly over Lake Michigan’s dark, churning waters off the Kenosha lakeshore on a recent morning. At top, the tall ship the Red Witch sits at its moorings alongside the Kenosha Harbor.
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This image was taken by a Kenosha couple of local teens in swimming attire on the north pier who were seen jumping several times into Lake Michigan on Friday.
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Shrouded by fog
Fog on Lake Michigan Wednesday partially obscures the Red Witch, a reproduction of an early 19th century Great Lakes schooner that regulary cruises the local coastline and is homeported in Kenosha.
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The Thomas family enjoying an early evening walk down by the Kenosha pier on Lake Michigan (Jake, Camryn, Samantha and Darin)
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Casting for a bite, Tyler Niemeyer of St. Charles, Minn., makes his way back to shore to change lures while fishing Lake Michigan off the Pike River. Fishing columnist Bill Kloster believes the bite around town from the shoreline at Lake Michigan, although presently bleak, has the potential of providing “extra angling excitement that keeps fishermen awake at night.”
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Kiteboarding
Brian Erwin, of Kenosha, get his foil-equipped board out of the water while kiteboarding near the Pennoyer Park Sesquicentennial Band Shell on Lake Michigan.
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Brian Erwin, of Kenosha, get his foil-equipped board out of the water while kiteboarding off of the Pennoyer Sesquicentennial Band Shell on Lake Michigan.
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Behind the Lens – Kiteboarding
Brian Erwin, of Kenosha, get his foil-equipped board out of the water while kiteboarding off of the Pennoyer Sesquicentennial Band Shell on Lake Michigan. When I headed to the lakefront to take photos of him in actino, I packed our longest lens, a 400 mm and brought a converter as I was expecting him to be out on the lake. To my surprise, he stayed pretty close to the shore and I found myself with a little too much of a zoom. This photograph filled the entire frame of the camera.
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Charles Matalonis Jr., of Kenosha, starts his kiteboard from the beach by the Pennoyer Park Sesquicentennial Band Shell on Lake Michigan.
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WEATHER FEATURE
Some peace of mind
“I like open space. I don’t see the end of it, so that gives me peace of mind,” said John Kramarz as he fished at the Pike River outlet into Lake Michigan at Pennoyer Park on Sunday.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
STANDALONE WEATHER FEATURE
A wild ride on the Lake Michigan waters
A kiteboarder plays in the waves along Simmons Island on Thursday. It won’t be much warmer today, despite mostly sunny skies in the forecast. Winds will be easterly from 10 to 20 mph today, and waves on the lake will be from 5 to 9 feet high. For more on the lake boating advisory and the AccuWeather forecast, see Page A12.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
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Andrew Sadock, owner/captain of the Red Witch, oversees the dry dock procedure from the bow last fall at Southport Marina. The 77-foot double-masted schooner served 3,232 customers over summer 2017 in Kenosha. It is back in Lake Michigan this year and the ship will lead the procession of the Tall Ships Festival back to Kenosha in 2019.
KENOSHA NEWS FILE PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
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Another home game postponement for Kingfish
Kenosha Kingfish grounds crew members Nathan Hansen, left, and Drew Dyer (grandson of Kingfish manager Duffy Dyer and son of hitting coach Brian Dyer) fill in a muddy infield patch at Simmons Field on Wednesday afternoon. Wet field conditions delayed the midday game against the Lakeshore Chinooks before it was eventually postponed. It will be made up July 3 at 4:05 p.m. as the first game of a doubleheader consisting of two seven-inning games. Wednesday was the second consecutive day the Kingfish had a home contest postponed after rain washed out Tuesday night’s tilt against the Wisconsin Woodchucks. That will be made up Aug. 2 at Simmons as part of a doubleheader starting at 4:30 p.m.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
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