Sand Island Lighthouse honored with stamp

While much of the focus this summer has been on the Middle Bay Lighthouse and whether or not to move it onshore to prevent further deterioration, the endangered Sand Island Lighthouse is gaining some recognition. Sand Island will be honored with a stamp to be released this week. The Sand Island Lighthouse is among five historic landmarks chosen. The other four sites to be honored include Mattagorda, Texas, Sabine Pass, Louisiana, Biloxi, Mississippi, and Fort Jefferson, Florida.

For more on the stamps and celebration planned for this week, see Biloxi Lighthouse gets makeover, stamp.