Tis the season for so many thankful reasons and Bob Trapani, the executor director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, has expressed his thanks by honoring the dedication and hard work of 17 New England Lighthouse volunteers!
Seventeen Lighthouse Keeper Volunteers were recognized this month for going beyond the call of duty to save and preserve […]
Something stinks about the plans for the city treasure of Kingston, a historic Lighthouse at the junction of Rondout Creek and the Hudson River. According to a editorial written by the DailyFreeman.com, a city investment in the Lighthouse is long overdue and the Gateway to the city needs a expensive sewage line to attract […]
Over the past two weeks, two of my Blogging Buddies have honored me with a few blog awards. I deeply appreciate the recognition from Dreaming Dan and Healthy Jess!
This has been a very difficult challenge to pay these awards forward to only 10 Bloggers out of the many excellent Blogs on the […]
Looking for Light-Keeper volunteer work on a rocky island off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts?
The Thacher Island Association is searching for two volunteer Lighthouse Keepers to help maintain the Twin Lights of Thacher Island, the iconic symbol of Rockport.
Paul St. Germain is offering a one-week apprenticeship program to train two assistant Lighthouse Keepers next […]
Where American turkeys see their Thanksgiving Light?
Where Light-keepers kept turkeys in the coop,
And the Beacon Bird fell asleep on the stoop,
Dreaming of being well fed,
The Keeper’s wife removed his head,
His wife was not bluffing,
As she crammed in the stuffing,
She cooked the Beacon Bird to a tender heat,
For her family to gobble up their Thanksgiving […]
The Canadian Coast Guard has silenced the Foghorn at Sambro Island Lighthouse which has alarmed or blasted the Mainland South Heritage Society into action. Leslie Harnish, the president of the Society, wants the “coast guard to put the foghorn back on” claiming the Foghorn has been blowing since the early 1800s(1).
Bev Cleveland, a Coast […]
(Photo credit: Ruben W. Perez /The Providence Journal)
After 28 years, Dutch Island Light began Blinking Red for 2-seconds and Winking for 4-seconds after Shirley Sheldon announced “Light the light” at 7 pm on Nov 17, 20007. Shirley Sheldon, a 84 year old Artist from Saunderstown, is another Lighthouse Lady who initiated the first effort […]
News Flash: Bombs away on all Online Bidding!
The online auction has been temporarily suspended because the Lighthouse is a boundary marker for the Navy’s Aerial Firing Range and target area.
Furthermore, Naval authorities are not responsible for damage caused by projectiles, bombs, or missiles to any vessels, fishing structures, or fishing equipment located in the […]
Montauk Point Lighthouse, the first federal Lighthouse authorized by President George Washington, is endangered by coastal erosion. Ironically, President Bush vetoed the Water Resource Development Act of 2007 which includes federal funding to build a 840-feet long 40-feet high 12.6-ton quarry stone revetment around the Montauk Point Lighthouse to protect President George Washington’s […]
Senate Resolution 357, passed on Oct 26, 2007, designates November 11 to November 17 as “National Veterans Awareness Week” to honor and remember the sacrifices of the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces in all wars.
Currently, America’s Armed Forces are raising our flag around the world from Afghanistan and Iraq […]