There are now life rings installed on the north pier in St. Joseph. City Manager John Hodgson tells us the first six rings were put in just in time for Memorial Day, and the remaining six are expected in on Tuesday of this week. The city had mounts for the rings specially made, and the rings themselves were picked up from a Holland vendor. The total cost of obtaining and installing all 12 rings will be about $5,000 and Hodgson says an anonymous donor has offered to contribute about $1,000. The city started installing the rings at the far end of the pier, working from the lighthouse back to shore. It’s possible an instructional video for the life rings will be posted on the city’s website. St. Joseph City Commissioners in April agreed to have life rings installed on the north pier following a recommendation from the U.S. Cost Guard.
