Bodie Island Lighthouse and the National Parks Service were the Pork Ration victims of budget cuts in the 3,565 page $555 billion omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year 2008 approved on Dec 26, 2007.
The $3 million appropriation, sponsored by Congressman David Price (D-NC) for restoring Bodie Island Light, was axed by a Senate-House conference [...]
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 [...]
Holiday Lodging at this Croatian Lighthouse is one way to escape the winter of New England! Veli Rat Lighthouse is one of the most popular vacation destinations of guests from all around the globe. Active holiday Lighthouse lovers or lovers can reserve a 3-bedroom or 4-bedroom apartment at one the most exquisite Lighthouses on [...]
Photo Credit: Ian Dodd
According to the Crocodile Dundee Intelligence Agency (CIA), three couples explore the depths of friendship and romance during a coastal holiday on a island paradise
under Rottnest Island Lighthouse. The movie is a love story based on a true story about a unplanned wedding for a terminally ill friend.
The movie can be [...]
(Photo credit: Minnesota
Historical Society)
Every year, the original Third-order Fresnel lens of Split Rock Lighthouse shines brightly over Lake Superior to remember the tragedy of SS Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10th and 11th. Twenty-nine men lost their lives when the “Mighty Fitz” sank during a fierce gale that created 30-foot high waves on November 10, [...]
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. [...]
This past Sunday was beautiful Fall day for visiting scenic Portsmouth Harbor, Fort Constitution, and two historic Lighthouses! During the Open House of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, we climbed the 44 spiral steps and a 7 rung ladder to the Lantern Room of the Lighthouse to see the working 1877 Fourth-order Fresnel Lens exhibiting [...]
Governor Charlie Crist proclaimed September 15, 2007 as Florida Lighthouse Day to celebrate, promote, and support the 30 Lighthouses still standing in the State, 21 of which continue to shine their beacons bright at night! The Florida Lighthouse Association sponsored the event to celebrate the 59 historic Lighthouses constructed to protect coastal shipping [...]
Pancakes and Postcards will be served at the Summer Lighthouse Post Office located on scenic rocky Peggy’s Cove during the three day “Lights Along the Shore” Lighthouse Festival this weekend, Sept. 14 to Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007.
Visitors will explore and learn about the seafaring heritage and history of the 17 Lighthouses along the Lighthouse [...]
For years, Door County, Wisconsin has boasted it has more lighthouses than any other county in the nation. According to Brian Kelsey, executive director of the Door County Maritime Museum, Suffolk County of New York has the most regional Lighthouses with 15 of its 26 lighthouses still standing.
Yet, Robert G. Miller, author of Long [...]