The West Light. “It stood 112 feet tall and the beacon flashed every 15 seconds. This was my father's pride and joy. Apparently you could see the entire island from the top of the tower. I think that my father liked to climb it just so that he could see the view. One day he convinced my mother to join him. However, unlike Dad, my mother had a "healthy" fear of heights and couldn't climb past the halfway mark. She had to be coaxed down. After that experience she was she was content to look at the pictures.”