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Gansett Lighthouse Cruises Fall Schedule 2008

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Gansett Cruises has scheduled 8 narrated Historic Lighthouse Cruises for Coastweeks, the Celebration of Rhode Island Coast.
View Rose Island Light, Newport Harbor Light, Lime Rock Light, Castle Hill Light, and Beavertail Lighthouse from the M/V Gansett for a 90-minute cruise of Newport Harbor and the East Passage of Narragansett Bay.

A Lighthouse cruise is the [...]

National Lighthouse Day 2008 Events

Monday, July 21st, 2008

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
Google Map Directions
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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 [...]

Message in a Bottle at Seguin Island Lighthouse

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Somewhere in a far far away galaxy of infinite Meme Magnitude, Kimberly “Arthouis” Barker from Blogsylvania just east of Oz, has Meme’d me to paint a Message in a Bottle Beach message for Mimi’s Wet & Wild Meme Marathon.

You may find my spirit or my LOST bottle floating around Seguin Island Lighthouse where [...]

Minot’s Ledge I Love You Lighthouse, 143

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse winks and blinks “I Love You” to Lighthouse Lovers on Valentine’s Day and everyday! Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse is one of the most romantic Lighthouses in our country.
The distinctive Light Characteristic of Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse uses a 1-4-3 flashing sequence which is the same numerical count as the words “I love you.” [...]

Boston Harbor Lighthouse Cruise

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

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 [...]

Gansett Cruises Fall Schedule

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Gansett Cruises has scheduled 9 narrated Historic Lighthouse Cruises for Coastweeks, the Celebration of Rhode Island Coast.
View Rose Island Light, Newport Harbor Light, Lime Rock Light, Castle Hill Light, and Beavertail Lighthouse from the M/V Gansett for a 75-minute cruise of Newport Harbor and the East Passage of Narragansett Bay.
The Lighthouse Cruise costs $20 [...]

Newport Harbor Lighthouse Cruises

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Viking Tours of Newport has closed the Lighthouse Cruises and tours of historic Newport Harbor aboard the Viking Queen. Viking Tours of Newport continues to provide Sightseeing Bus Tours of Newport.
Gansett Cruises has a new Tour boat and plans to schedule Lighthouse tours beginning in the Fall of 2007 according to a company [...]

Gloucester is a new Port of Call for Cruise Liners

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

America’s oldest Fishing port and oldest art colony has become a Cruise ship destination after the Port of Boston was closed during 9-11. The Gloucester Marine Terminal, located on the old Perkins Wharf, opened in Spring 2007 as a Cruise Port.
Cruise Line passengers can view Eastern Point Lighthouse and Ten Pound Lighthouse in the [...]