Photo credit: Timothy Harrison
Little River Light Station
On July 21st, the Friends of Little River Lighthouse opened the Keeper’s House for overnight guests after the Boy Scouts and volunteers worked eight years to restore the Lighthouse located on Little River Island in Cutler, Maine.
The Keeper’s House has three Guest Bedrooms with a double bed in [...]
On July 7th, the federal real estate agents aka the General Services Administration (GSA) opened a online auction for Lighthouse Dreamers with deep pockets able to bid on Borden Flats Lighthouse, 50-foot high white conical cast iron Tower located in the mouth of the Taunton River, Massachusetts.
Any Lighthouse Dreamer can place a $10,000 opening online [...]
Photo credit: Debbie Dolphin ©2008..
Graves Lighthouse, Boston Harbor
Notable New England Lighthouse events for the week before National Lighthouse Day:
Sunday, July 27, 2008 ~
Plum Island Light
Open House, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m
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Sunday, July 27, 2008 ~ Nubble Light’s Christmas in July, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 ~ Chatham Lighthouse Open House, 1:00 to [...]
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This 7 Bedroom, 5 Bathroom, 3766 Sq. feet Lighthouse Dream Home can be yours for $2.95 million. The Montana Light House is located south of Woods Bay and overlooks Flathead Lake in Bigfork, Montana. The attached Lighthouse provides breathtaking views of the country lake.
The 188 square mile liquid playground provides [...]
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The Technorati Genie King and the beautiful Genie Princess have escaped the clutches of a Technorati Black hole. After being held captive for 1,000 years, the magical genies have been busy flying on their Magical Flying Carpet, spreading Link Love throughout the blogosphere.
Behold, the sacred Magic Lamp of Luck will give you reciprocal links [...]
On July 10th, the General Services Administration, acting as the federal realtors for the National Park Service and the Coast Guard, officially began the ownership transfer process of Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse.
Currently, the Lighthouse is available to nonprofit organizations, local or state governments, or a federal agency able to maintain the historic Lighthouse treasure which [...]
Boy Scout Troop 323 of Freeland, Michigan is hosting a Open House at Round Island Lighthouse this Saturday, July 12. For the past 13 years, the Scouts have been cleaning and repairing the 112-year-old lighthouse.
Troop 323 is hosting a Open House to show the public what they have accomplished in the hope that [...]
For two centuries, Chatham Lighthouse, located on the tip of the “elbow” of Cape Cod, has protected mariners navigating around one of New England’s most treacherous coastal shoals. The town of Chatham is celebrating the Bicentennial of Chatham Lighthouse with exhibits at the town hall and library during the summer.
The active lighthouse [...]
Photo credit: Ned Gerard
Sean Fitzpatrick, Fairfield Beach Sand Sculpting Festival, June 26-29, 2008.
To celebrate summer fun and nourish Fairfield Beach, Sean Fitzpatrick of Fitzy Snowman Sculpting in Massachusetts sculpted a 9-foot high sand replica of Penfield Reef Lighthouse using 9 tons of pure masonry sand.
Sean completed the sand sculpture of Penfield Reef Lighthouse in 23 [...]
After a year of controversy and discussion, the General Services Administration (GSA) officially excessed the Outer Lighthouse at the end of Old Saybrook Breakwater on June 27, 2008. Connecticut’s iconic Beacon, displayed on the popular “Save the Sound” license plate, is now available to eligible organizations able to comply with the [...]