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We're at the lighthouse. This is called Gibraltar Point Lighthouse. Well, what's interesting, let's talk about the name Gibraltar. Did you know this actually is an Arabic name? It actually comes from Arabic. It's translated from Jabal Tariq. It's the same name as actually the strait between Spain and Morocco, which is very interesting. So, I wonder why they picked this name. We know this lighthouse is over 200 years old. Do you know when it was built? 1808. Oh yes, exactly. The construction started in 1808 but completed in 1809. Actually, fun fact, did you know the islands were actually not islands before? They were just a peninsula. So, the Toronto mainland was actually connected by a trail of sand to the island. So, they actually belonged to the mainland. It was until a violent storm, basically very strong winds. It blew the waters all over the place and then it kind of like drowned part of the peninsula. So, it kind of separated the peninsula to make the island separated from the mainland, essentially. I'll tell you another reason why specifically in the Great Lakes you need a lighthouse like this. Because storms in the Great Lakes are different from the oceans. They're actually way worse. They're less, it's harder to predict. So, here's the thing about the Great Lakes, guys. You know how there's a lot of thunderstorms in the summer, right? And it can cause a lot of strong winds. This happens all of a sudden. It doesn't usually happen like that in the ocean. So, the lakes can be very calm at one second and a ship is sailing. And suddenly, after like 10 minutes, winds come and then the waves go like really high. So, it's actually very dangerous to sail in the Great Lakes, even though they're smaller. So, you can see right over here. Look at the date, you see? At the end of 1957. So, actually, at the end of 1957, the shipping season, they basically decommissioned this. They extinguished the light for the last time. The name of the keeper was Teddy Dodds. So, this was the last person who worked on this lighthouse, who lived right here, right? So, they called them the lighthouse keepers. Look at this, right? You see how old this is? 200, over 200 years old. Does it look like it's still pretty good? Like in good condition? How does it look? Yeah. They maintained it very well. You know what else that means? They put in a lot of effort. That's what I'm saying. You're saying working at night is very difficult. Of course, it's difficult. You have to put in a lot of effort. Just like they did to build this. They spent a lot of time and energy. It's not made of rock. Yes, it's made of rock, but it's made of good quality materials. That's why it's able to last over 200 years. Isn't that crazy? So, that means when you do work, make sure you do good work. You put in effort, and that's the only way you can do good work, and so that your work may benefit people for a long, long time. Like this. Now, it looks really nice. It's a nice little landmark, and we can enjoy this, even though it was built many generations ago. Let's check out this nice lighthouse. Come here. Let's go. We can go up close. Yep, careful. There's mud. Make sure you go to the side. All right, guys. I don't think we will be able to go in, though, because the door might be closed. Yeah. Maybe it's closed because there's a ghost in there. Who knows? There's actually a story. Do you know that there's a haunting? I'll tell you the story when we get to there. Yeah, don't worry. It's daytime. The ghost is not here. All right, kids. Check this out. So, remember when I said that it may be haunted? There was actually a story about the first lighthouse keeper, the first worker on a lighthouse. His name was J.P. Rodmuller, as you can see. John Paul. In 1815, he was murdered, apparently, by two drunk soldiers. They found a discovery. Basically, they found a human skeleton, a part of a human skeleton, which kind of proved that there was a haunting. Some people said they saw the ghost of J.P. Rodmuller, which is very interesting. All right, let's go around. It's time to pretend we're chipmunks and collecting food for the winter. So, there's going to be some little things you can find. They're all hidden, so I want you to look around this field. You're going to be like a chipmunk, though. You have to walk like a chipmunk and act like a chipmunk. Can we just start now? Yes, go ahead. Everyone, go. Be a chipmunk. You're a chipmunk. Yes, that's cool.