The kids agreed — even though Joshua said, “My legs are sore.” The 182-step stairway to reach the top of the Fire Island Lighthouse in Fire Island.

"It's disappointing," Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society executive director Tony Femminella said Friday of the closure, resulting from exterior damage caused by a storm earlier this month.

Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Alexcy Romero says the lighthouse is not used for nautical purposes anymore, but repairs are still needed to preserve a piece of Long Island's history.

Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Alexcy Romero says the lighthouse is not used for nautical purposes anymore, but repairs are still needed to preserve a piece of Long Island's history.