Yesterday, the Black River Historical Society held a festival of local wineries with wine tasting and tours of the tall ship, “Niagara” at Black River Landing. The U.S. Brig Niagara is a reconstruction of the ship used by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to win the Naval Battle of Lake Erie during the War [...]
Approaching Boston Harbor Lighthouse with a scenic ocean view of Old “Bean Town” aboard a Lighthouse Cruise last summer sponsored by the Friends of Plum Island Light, Inc.
One of our best Lighthouse Cruises with cool ocean breezes as we viewed 12 historic and active Coast Guard Lighthouses from Plum Island to Boston Harbor.
For many [...]
Recently, the Town of North Hempstead submitted a revised application to adopt Stepping Stones Lighthouse which became available last summer under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. The ownership of the Lighthouse could be transfered to North Hempstead early next year if approved by the Secretary of the Interior. [...]
Yesterday, the Norwalk Seaport Association haunted Sheffield Island Lighthouse with ghost Esmerelda and witch Hazel offering tours to young visitors. The historic Lighthouse was decorated as a child-friendly haunted attraction to provide youngsters with chills and thrills for Halloween in August.
Since 1986, the Norwalk Seaport Association has owned and maintained Sheffield Island Lighthouse which [...]
Lodging at Rose Island Lighthouse is a rare vacation experience. As a Lighthouse Keeper for a week, you will live in a working Lighthouse that has been restored and furnished to the Victorian era of 1912 without any modern conveniences. For those who can not live without a coffee maker and running water, they [...]
In the pursuit of reeling in another offshore New England Lighthouse, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) submitted a letter of interest on August 6 to acquire Whaleback Ledge Lighthouse for the National Headquarters of their Fish Empathy Project. PETA is trawling in the seafood friendly waters of New [...]
Graham McKay, a grad student studying marine archaeology at the University of Bristol, England, has been exploring the shipwreck of Nantucket Lightship, LV-1 as a thesis to earn his master’s degree.
He has found evidence that the shipwreck, located near the north bank of the Merrimac River in Groveland, Mass, could be Nantucket Lightship LV-1, [...]
In the pursuit of reeling in a offshore Lighthouse, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) submitted a letter of interest on August 6 to acquire Cleveland East Ledge Lighthouse for the National Headquarters of their Fish Empathy Project. PETA is casting a 198-mile long net trawling for four offshore [...]
The 35th annual Cigna Falmouth Road Race is scheduled for Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 at 10am. The 7-mile Road Race will start at the Woods Hole Community Center near the drawbridge on Water Street and runners will race towards picturesque Nobska Point Lighthouse at the one-mile mark and run around Nobska Point to the [...]
Today on National Lighthouse Day, the Truro Historical Society is celebrating the 150 years of the current Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse built in 1857. The Gift Shop will offer discounts, cake, and other goodies. Climbing the 66-feet high Lighthouse Tower to the Lantern Room provides spectacular vistas of the ocean and coastline.
The original [...]