I began blogging to share my interest and information about viewing and visiting our distinctive Lighthouses and meet new friends online with similar interests without adding a ton of legal disclaimers to the footnotes of my blog. A clean Copyright statement should be ample protection, right? Unfortunately, commercial sites can “use” our [...]
Between family, work, and other responsibilities, I no longer have the time to write a Lighthouse blog so other people can take credit for posts written by me. Before making this decision, I waited 7 business days for the site to respond which was adequate time to explain their digital disdain. Despite [...]
Captain’s Blog, Sea Date: October 28, 2007
Picturesque views of the Boca Chita Lighthouse are a camper’s dream at this Florida island paradise!
Boca Chita Key is a 32-acre island and the distinctive Lighthouse is a Coral Daymark for vessels entering the Boca Chita Key harbor.
The 65-feet high coral rock Lighthouse with interior stone stairs [...]
Machias Seal Island, the nesting place of Atlantic puffins and a working Lighthouse, is in the Grey Zone of a maritime dispute between the American and Canadian governments.
Since the 1870s, both nations have claimed sovereignty of the island. The United States government refers to the 1783 peace treaty with Great Britain whereas the [...]
After 23 years of darkness, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse found new eternal life as a beacon for the Dust in the Wind. In 1980, Portland investors bought the Lighthouse for $50,000 and converted the sealed station into a Eternity at Sea Columbarium, the eternal resting place for the ashes of the deceased.
Thirty People paid [...]
On Oct 20, 2007, hundreds of dead fish washed ashore at Lighthouse Beach near Sanibel Island Lighthouse. Bowman’s and Blind Pass Beaches on the island have been closed for weeks due to a Water Quality issue. Sanibel Island Mayor Mike Denham suspected red tide was the cause yet, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute [...]
For six days and nights, the Foghorn of Huntington Lighthouse has been Blowing in the Wind! The continuous bellowing blast of the foghorn every 15-seconds has kept waterfront residents of the wealthy enclave awake every night.
For three years, the Foghorn of Huntington Lighthouse was silent due to a underwater electric cable power failure. [...]
(Photo credit: Steve Heaslip/
Cape Cod Times)
On October 20, Sandy Neck Lighthouse was reactivated as a Private Aid to Navigation. The solar powered Lighthouse was re-lighted in a festival followed by a fireworks display.
About 200 people were ferried out to the 6-mile long Sandy Neck peninsula by the Hyannis Whale Watch Cruises to celebrate the [...]
There are rumors floating around the digital waterways that Google is secretly working on a new online project called “Lighthouse.”
“a world with infinite storage, bandwidth, and CPU power. With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including: emails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, [...]
Give your children something else to look up to during the 8th Annual New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge this weekend. The two day challenge, sponsored by the New Jersey Lighthouse Society, challenges visitors to visit 11 historic Lighthouses throughout the Garden State.
Climbing each Lighthouse is a healthy way to see the colorful Fall Foliage. [...]