 In 1931, a foghorn was installed, but until 1949, it was used only from October 15 to May 15 to spare summer residents the noise., but was activated in the summer of 1949 only during day hours.The lighthouse's fourth-order Fresnel lens and foghorn was automated in 1974, and became occupied by the Coast Guard.The fog signal was first removed by the Coast Guard, but after complaints by fishermen and local boaters, it was re-activated and eventually automated as well.