Archive for December, 2007

South Gare Lighthouse Hydrogen Fuel Cell Beams Brightly

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

For several months, a British Lighthouse has been shining a Light on alternative energy! South Gare Lighthouse is the world’s first Lighthouse to be powered by a clean environmentally-friendly Hydrogen Fuel Cell (1). The Hydrogen Fuel Cell produces electricity to power a 45-watt high-intensity LED beaming a Light visible to range of 22 [...]

Lighthouse Christmas from Nubble Rock, Maine

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Twas the Light shining in the Night,
The guardian Lighthouse was a glowing Sight!
Blinking and winking in the darkness so silent and Still,
Guiding mariners to safe haven in the Christmas Chill.
Beaconing loved ones home from the Bay,
To revel in their family present Play,
On this bright Christmas Day!
~ Poem by Debbie Dolphin ~
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And, when we thought [...]

Alcatraz Island Lighthouse Shines a Beam of Gold

Friday, December 21st, 2007

The prison Lighthouse was inspired by the California Gold Rush of 1848! In five years, the bay was jammed packed and jelly tight with vessels loaded with fortune seekers hoping to land a good fortune! The Lighthouse of the Rock was the first working Lighthouse on the Pacific coast and beamed [...]

Owls Head Lighthouse License Shines Bright!

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Another renown icon of Maine’s picturesque rocky coastline has a new lease on Lighthouse Life! Due to the efforts of Bob Trapani, executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, and the Friends of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, a Preservation License was signed with the Coast Guard this month.
The active Coast Guard aid to [...]

Lighthouse Santa Cruises to Preserve Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Monday, December 17th, 2007

On December 8th, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer beamed his powerful blinking red light to locate the Fixed Red Light of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse for the first appearance of Lighthouse Santa. Instead of flying a sleigh, Rudolph’s team of Reindeers towed the boat of Lighthouse Santa in the Narragansett Bay!
Lighthouse Santa rang a large bell [...]

New England Lighthouse Blog has Sailed to the New World of WordPress!

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

As some Blogging Buddies may have heard through the Blogging vine, Debbie Dolphin has strapped on her Life Preserver and dived off the Blogger Boat. A Dolphin needs a Life Preserver? With several Blogger burdens, Debbie Dolphin barely managed to keep my bottlenose above water!
Fortunately, there was a Brighter Beacon shining a Light across [...]

Guia Lighthouse Blacks Out U.N. authority?

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

A Lighthouse Made in China has awakened the sleeping Dragon of Beijing who sent a letter to Macau requesting the Macau government address the public and UNESCO concern over a 443-foot high concrete jungle which may Black Out the view and Light of Guia Lighthouse, which is a U.N. world heritage site.
In October 2006, [...]

Did I win the Lighthouse Lottery of Crazy 8 Memes?

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

To my surprise,
Olga the Traveling Bra has Burned the Bobbarama Meme Memo not her Bra!
 
While recharging my Blogging Batteries, Olga, the Tagging Traveling Bra has tricked me into revealing my treats:
8 things I’m passionate about:
My husband (just in case he reads this!)
~ keeping the weight I lost from being found
~ Family ~ our Grandchildren
~ Lighthouses [...]

OpenID Phishing Pirates Burn Joan of the Blog

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Not another unrelated post with no Lighthouses? Please note Blogging is a social community and the actions of Internet Service Providers, Web hosting services, etc. affect everyone including web consumers, web authors, and blog authors. With this new concern, please read the latest OpenID issues and solutions:
After spending a very stressful week searching for [...]

Llandudno Lighthouse, the Castle Hotel of Lord Lightly

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Recently, Tripadvisor named the favorite resort of Lord Lightly as their the fifth top converted hotel of the world! The medieval Castle Lighthouse has three Victorian guest rooms with lavish furnishings fit for a luminous Lord and his gleaming Lady!
A 19-foot high imported Canadian pitch Pine Keeper Hall warmly welcomes Lighthouse Lovers entering [...]