Photo of the Day: Aerial view of Boston Light, Massachusetts

Taken in June 2001 during a memorable helicopter flight with the Coast Guard.

Photo of the Day: Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, Maine

This was taken during a benefit cruise for the American Lighthouse Foundation. The haziness of the day helped create a beautiful sunset.

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Photo of the Day: Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse, Maine

This lighthouse at the southern end of East Penobscot Bay was a very difficult assignment for keepers. Believe it or not, the first keeper here, Watson Y. Hopkins, lived inside the tower with his wife and seven children. There were only three rooms!

In September 1843, Hopkins' wife gave birth to a baby girl. A week later, a boat came to the ledge to take the mother and daughter to the mainland. During the transfer to the boat, the baby was dropped briefly into the icy waves. She was quickly plucked out of the water before any serious harm was done.

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What a fool sees at 6am during a blizzard

What a fool sees at 6am during a blizzard, originally uploaded by ghinson.

This is just a beautiful image of one of New England's most photogenic little lighthouses, Brant Point Light on Nantucket, Massachusetts. It was taken at the height of the snowstorm that just buried much of the East Coast.

I didn't take this photo (although I wish I did), but I saw it on Flickr and it was too good not to share.

Photo of the Day: Cleveland Ledge Lighthouse, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

I love this lighthouse -- the only lighthouse built in the Art Moderne style in the Northeast.

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Decade-long 'Watch' Ends for Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Volunteer

Click here for this story on volunteer Ted Panayotoff, a friend of mine who's been a great friend to lighthouses.

Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.

Photo of the Day: Isle au Haut Lighthouse, Maine

I took this photo during my one and only visit to Isle au Haut -- I believe it was June 1996. I've photographed the lighthouse from the water a couple of times since then, but I haven't been back on the island.

The keeper's house at this lighthouse was run as a bed & breakfast inn from the late 1980s until recently by Jeff and Judi Burke. The inn has closed, but you can rent the keeper's house or an adjacent building by the week; see www.keepershouse.com

The author Linda Greenlaw spent summers here as a kid. You can read about it in her book, The Lobster Chronicles.

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