Monday, September 21, 2020

Light Hearted podcast episode 81 – Rob Benchley, Sankaty Head Lighthouse (Nantucket, MA)

In 1850, a 53-foot brick lighthouse was built on a high bluff on the southeastern shore of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. With its second-order lens, fisherman knew the light at Sankaty Head as the "blazing star." The tower was moved back from the edge of the rapidly eroding bluff in 2007. 

Rob Benchley at Sankaty Head Lighthouse. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont.

Rob Benchley at Sankaty Head Lighthouse. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. 

Sankaty Head Lighthouse is now owned by the Sconset Trust and its modern day keeper is Rob Benchley, an an accomplished photojournalist and author. 

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