Cleveland Ledge Lighthouse auction heating up

There's a major bidding war happening in the GSA's auction of Cleveland Ledge Light in Buzzards Bay. The bidding's now up to $170,000, and the closing date has been moved back to Dec. 13. The high bidder at this moment is someone using the name "hadley." I don't know if there's any connection to the late Len Hadley, who was a great volunteer for the American Lighthouse Foundation. In any case, I wish the high bidder the best in their efforts to preserve this beautiful and unique lighthouse.

You can follow the auction here.

Santa makes a Jolly Appearance at Avery Point Lighthouse

 

Why Santa was recently seen making a grand entrance topside at Avery Point Lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, is anyone’s guess. Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.

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ALF’s Cape Cod Chapter Keeps a Steady Watch at Race Point Light Station

Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.

There are times when lighthouse preservation efforts exhibit such consistency and success that we tend not to readily notice their uncommon dedication and steady achievements as time passes.

As the year 2010 comes to a close, one project within the American Lighthouse Foundation that exemplifies this notion is Race Point Light Station.


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Coast Guard Auxiliary Spreads Holiday Cheer at Hospital Point

Seen in front of Hospital Point Lighthouse in Beverly, Massachusetts, in this photo are members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary North Shore Division Lighthouse Team, just after they raised the holiday wreath on the lighthouse tower. (Photo by Barbara McGowan.)

"This is an annual tradition that takes place the Saturday after Thanksgiving and we all look forward to it," says Philip Karwowski of the USCG Auxiliary.

Hospital Point Light Station serves as the home of the commander of the First Coast Guard District, currently Rear Admiral Daniel A. Neptun. 

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Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Looking Bright for the Holidays

For several years, the volunteers of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses - a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation - have been decorating Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle, New Hampshire, with a display of Christmas lights. This year is no exception, as seen in these photos by Bob Trapani.

 

L to R: Jeremy D'Entremont, William Marshall, and Ross Tracy of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses. Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.

NBC-TV News Report on Faulkner's Island Light, Connecticut

On November 23, 2010, Ryan Hanrahan of NBC 30 (Connecticut) did a report on the restoration of Faulkner's Island Lighthouse in Guilford, CT. Check it out below.

Here comes that Flying Santa Claus again

Photo by Brian Tague

Friends of Flying Santa, a nonprofit organization, will be delivering toys to more than 600 children of Coast Guard families stationed  in New England this holiday season, keeping true to the tradition established back in 1929 by aviator William Wincapaw. 

Capt. Wincapaw and his successor, author and historian Edward Rowe Snow,  believed that these Christmas missions of good cheer were important to recognize the lifesaving crews and families who kept watch along our coast.

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There's a detailed history of the Flying Santa here.