Staying True to Owls Head Light’s Past Helps Ensure a Brighter Future

By Bob Trapani, Jr.

Historic restoration work is underway at Maine's Owls Head Lighthouse, and though work crews remained unseen from outside the light, the sounds of a humming generator and the noise emitting from the tools it powered inside the historic tower indicated that activity was happening behind its brick walls.

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J.B. Leslie Masonry Company work crew at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

The J.B. Leslie Masonry Company work crew at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse on May 24. The company has worked on several historic lighthouses for the American Lighthouse Foundation. The current project, which includes exterior painting, some interior painting, and the installation of netting designed to keep birds from nesting under the lighthouse's ironwork, will be completed in the next 1-2 weeks.

Jim Leslie at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

Jim Leslie at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, originally uploaded by nelights.

Jim Leslie of the J. B. Leslie Masonry Company discusses lighthouse restoration at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse on May 24, 2010.

Bob Trapani at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

Bob Trapani at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, originally uploaded by nelights.

Bob Trapani, executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse on May 24, 2010. The historic lighthouse in New Castle, NH, is being repainted as the result of work by Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation.