Calef's and Hampshire Pewter lend a hand to Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

Hampshire Pewter has just released a beautiful new pewter ornament depicting Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, NH. And from now through August 2010, when you buy this keepsake at Calef's Country Store in Barrington, NH, 20% of the proceeds will be donated to Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse. This also applies to the lighthouse cheese board depicting Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, as well as a letter opener.






Below is a video of Hampshire Pewter President Harold Guptill with Joel Sherburne of Calef's Country Store.

Lighthouse of Love

Thanks to Caroline Nudelman for sending me the story of Irving Silverman of Bernard, Maine. This may not be a lighthouse in the traditional sense, but it stands for the same positive things as "true" lighthouses: security, safety, and guidance among them. "This is a place of love," says Silverman.

Click here to read this wonderful story.

At left: Nancy Silverman built the octagonal lighthouse for her husband, Irving, who loves being near the sea. His poor eyesight prevented him from having his own boat to operate on the water.—MOUNT DESERT ISLANDER STAFF PHOTO BY HEATHER STEEVES

Rockland Breakwater’s “Keepers” Return and Ready the Lighthouse for YOUR Visit

The heart and soul of Maine's Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse — its modern day keepers — have returned for the season with a lot to share with the general public in 2010.

As of Memorial Day weekend, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse is once again open every weekend, holiday and during other special events through Columbus Day.

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Finishing touches being applied to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

By Bob Trapani, Jr.

The history-making journey of Maine's Pemaquid Point Lighthouse during Phase II restoration is coming down the home stretch, with just a few interior finishing touches remaining.

For ten weeks leading up to Memorial Day, the crews of J.B. Leslie Company, Inc., have been busy performing the “heavy lifting” work associated with the 2010 restoration project, which has included phases such as masonry coatings removal and repointing, ironwork rehabilitation and the recoating of masonry, wood and iron components.

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New website for Nubble Light

Cape Neddick Lighthouse in York, Maine, better known as the Nubble Light, is one of the most photographed lighthouses on the planet.

The lighthouse is owned and managed by the Town of York's Parks and Recreation Department. They've just established a beautiful new website: www.nubblelight.org. Check it out, and please consider a donation to Friends of Nubble Light.

Light spirits

They say the keeper's house at Wood Island Lighthouse in Biddeford Pool, Maine, is haunted. At left is an unretouched photo I took inside the keeper's house yesterday.

I'd say this is proof that the place is haunted. Or maybe proof that the Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse are good at decorating the place.

For more on hauntings at Wood Island, click here.

Bob Trapani at Wood Island Lighthouse, Maine

Bob Trapani, executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, at the Wood Island Lighthouse in Biddeford Pool, Maine, on June 5, 2010.

The lighthouse is managed by the Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. For more, see www.woodislandlighthouse.org.