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Corona: Chauvet fixtures uplight landmark in Manitowoc to support healthcare workers and front-liners

Rising high over the flatland at the mouth of the Manitowoc River as it flows into Lake Michigan, the Briess Grain Tower has served a familiar landmark for sailors and townspeople for generations. On the night of Friday April 10, the venerable structure offered another kind of hope and reassurance. From 7:45 to 11 pm, it glowed in blue against the clear, dark sky as a show of solidarity and support for the healthcare workers and front-liners during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Local businesses, The Wharf Manitowoc, Powerhouse Productions, LLC and Brennan Seehafer Productions, came up with the idea of lighting the tower, along with another landmark, the decommissioned WWII submarine USS Cobia, to honor these too-often-unsung heroes.

“They are making great sacrifices to ensure that things continue to function during the pandemic, and this is a way for our community to say thanks,” says Brennan Seehafer, who owns The Wharf Manitowoc, a seasonal music venue next to the grain tower.

Providing the richly colored light for the display was a collection of Chauvet Professional Rogue fixtures supplied by Powerhouse Productions. Brandon Zinn, owner of the lighting company, used four Rogue R2X Beam and six Rogue R2X Wash fixtures.

He positioned the wash units on the ground about 75-feet from the tower, arranging them so each side of the structure was bathed in light. To light the submarine, he used the beam fixtures, positioned across the river from the vessel, about 300-feet away. In both cases, the fixtures had ample throw distance to do the job.

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