tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48148563175088575462024-03-13T23:18:23.536-07:00New England LighthousesHistory, News, Photography, and CommentaryLighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.comBlogger516125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-11088114616148126692022-01-17T08:08:00.003-08:002022-01-17T08:08:39.278-08:00Light Hearted 156 - Bob, Ann, and Dominic Trapani, Owls Head Light Station, Maine<!--wp:paragraph-->
<p>The growing limestone trade in Midcoast Maine led to the establishment of a light station at Owl's Head, at the entrance to Rockland Harbor, in 1825. A tall lighthouse wasn’t necessary because of the height of the promontory. The light is exactly 100 feet above sea level. The present 30-foot brick lighthouse tower replaced the original one in 1852.</p>
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<p>The station was automated in 1989 and the last Coast Guard keeper was removed. In December 2007, the lighthouse tower was licensed to the American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF). Then, in late 2012, it was announced that the keeper's house had also been licensed to the American Lighthouse Foundation and that it would serve as the organization's headquarters.</p>
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<p>Bob Trapani, Jr., has served as the executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation since 2005. As associate director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, Ann Trapani is involved in many aspects of the organization’s operation. Bob and Ann’s son Dominic, at the age of 23, has already established himself as one of the top photographers of the Maine coast.</p>
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<p>In this interview, Ann, Dominic, and Bob discuss the special experience of working at Owls Head Lighthouse in all kinds of weather conditions, the photographic beauty of the Penobscot Bay region, and the day to day operation of the interpretive center and gift shop at the light station.</p>
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<iframe width="640" height="30" src="https://news.uslhs.org/?powerpress_embed=11187-podcast&powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio" title="Blubrry Podcast Player" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-83351002452452601922021-02-21T11:30:00.003-08:002021-02-21T11:30:22.517-08:00Light Hearted podcast episode 106 – Tim Bailey, light keeper at Halfway Rock, Maine; photo tips with Mike Leonard<p><a href="https://news.uslhs.org/2021/02/21/light-hearted-ep-106-tim-bailey-light-keeper-at-halfway-rock-maine-photo-tips-with-mike-leonard/" target="_blank"><b>Click here to listen to the podcast</b></a></p><p>Halfway Rock is a windswept, rocky ledge far out in Maine’s Casco Bay, about nine miles east of Portland Head. Its name comes from its location about halfway between Cape Elizabeth and Cape Small. A 76-foot granite lighthouse tower was built on the ledge in the summer of 1871. It’s now privately owned and has been restored in recent years.</p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9tlp3Ln9YW-TKeOIJpjqlriCgyRd2Vglcx_gpTmT68ost6OkPz2q6UA_WWipBCBykw1qkwibcf1hViYe8PySDRXpJ2G2iGekAzZIGSyMWmUljjFW1lfJDoEqpqgVA5Z9sMhyphenhyphenE1QS7VI/s1024/HALFWAY+ROCK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9tlp3Ln9YW-TKeOIJpjqlriCgyRd2Vglcx_gpTmT68ost6OkPz2q6UA_WWipBCBykw1qkwibcf1hViYe8PySDRXpJ2G2iGekAzZIGSyMWmUljjFW1lfJDoEqpqgVA5Z9sMhyphenhyphenE1QS7VI/w640-h426/HALFWAY+ROCK.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halfway Rock, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMg3Uh53g8a4OPsQ7GKN5z3lIGbmzjyJpbFl7lHV3ki_TKg8inxf-y6YAc5JWylRJBMF5hdLi4MReltz5euqgA558P88UiBDt7oq2hl8y1BGiZT5UhJZ8966GUDhxEvT8iJziOCui9EU/s1007/USCG-Timothy-Bailey+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="691" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMg3Uh53g8a4OPsQ7GKN5z3lIGbmzjyJpbFl7lHV3ki_TKg8inxf-y6YAc5JWylRJBMF5hdLi4MReltz5euqgA558P88UiBDt7oq2hl8y1BGiZT5UhJZ8966GUDhxEvT8iJziOCui9EU/s320/USCG-Timothy-Bailey+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Tim Bailey was born in Gardiner, Maine, but he spent his school years in Connecticut. After graduating from high school, Tim joined the Coast Guard. After his time as a keeper at Halfway Rock (1971-72), he was stationed at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, then Seguin Light Station off the mouth of the Kennebec River. In this interview, he discusses his experiences at Halfway Rock and Seguin Island. Joining in on the interview is Ford Reiche, the owner of Halfway Rock Lighthouse. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Photographer Mike Leonard lives in Yarmouth, Maine, and his photography is frequently seen in books and magazines, and in television segments. Mike offers workshops on digital photography, which you can read about on his website at phototourismbymike.com. In this installment of “Photo Tips with Mike Leonard” he discusses night photography of lighthouses.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">Below: West Quoddy Head Light and Portland Head Light, photos by Mike Leonard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEn8PLzrx2N9APVVVdYFc9ZyZ7IdF5pG7Oi5t1YFykyh17p-rPAT6RwPVxMFto1endT-FXizw4h96ndQw5LnpBEy4XHWw6USNWDn3RQvY-WRiko8G6yeiVBZyB6e4f19JNkg8z4CEg8Aw/s1024/WQ-Night-764x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="764" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEn8PLzrx2N9APVVVdYFc9ZyZ7IdF5pG7Oi5t1YFykyh17p-rPAT6RwPVxMFto1endT-FXizw4h96ndQw5LnpBEy4XHWw6USNWDn3RQvY-WRiko8G6yeiVBZyB6e4f19JNkg8z4CEg8Aw/s320/WQ-Night-764x1024.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZtS7_Jrbl1UR8KHVU_y2hMmhFqhgEGdONz4DZRDlYQHfmcvCbgIPjdZPgN-JSVZbO4TyP2fupxBsuF1ERHaW_V10OtKFK1nEb7YFtNVOgGiPKkZGd25UMB5DURJiEpnxAwMQStzzQT4/s1024/MG_8081e-683x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZtS7_Jrbl1UR8KHVU_y2hMmhFqhgEGdONz4DZRDlYQHfmcvCbgIPjdZPgN-JSVZbO4TyP2fupxBsuF1ERHaW_V10OtKFK1nEb7YFtNVOgGiPKkZGd25UMB5DURJiEpnxAwMQStzzQT4/s320/MG_8081e-683x1024.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://news.uslhs.org/2021/02/21/light-hearted-ep-106-tim-bailey-light-keeper-at-halfway-rock-maine-photo-tips-with-mike-leonard/" target="_blank"><b>Click here to listen to the podcast</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-2095471662718981892020-10-05T09:12:00.003-07:002020-10-05T09:12:54.161-07:00Light Hearted podcast ep 83 – Tim Pettee and Alex Pettee, Greens Ledge Lighthouse, Connecticut<div class="separator"><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />Greens Ledge is one of several treacherous formations near Norwalk Harbor in Connecticut. Congress appropriated $60,000 for the establishment of a light and fog signal at Greens Ledge in 1899, and the 52-foot lighthouse was finished in 1902. Greens Ledge is a cast-iron tower on a cylindrical cast-iron concrete-filled foundation, typical of offshore “sparkplug” lights built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Male keepers lived inside the lighthouse tower.</p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://news.uslhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_1434adj-1024x683.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="388" src="https://news.uslhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_1434adj-1024x683.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #555d66; font-size: 13px;">Greens Ledge Lighthouse in 2016. Sheffield Island Lighthouse can be seen in the background. <br />Photo by Jeremy D’Entremont.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Over the years, especially after the hurricane of September 1938, Greens Ledge Light developed a slight tilt. The lighthouse was automated in 1972 and the last Coast Guard keepers were reassigned. Under the provisions of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, the lighthouse was auctioned in 2016.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://news.uslhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/greensledgePC4-1024x655.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="800" height="349" src="https://news.uslhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/greensledgePC4-1024x655.jpeg" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #555d66; font-size: 13px;">Early 1900s postcard of Greens Ledge Lighthouse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dariendma.org/wp-content/uploads/TimPettee.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="124" src="https://dariendma.org/wp-content/uploads/TimPettee.jpg" width="164" /></a><br />Tim Pettee</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #777777; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; max-width: 100%;"><figure class="alignright is-resized" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: table; float: right; margin: 0.75em 0px 0.75em 1em;"><div><br /></div></figure></div>The high bid was placed by a group of local residents that included Tim Pettee, Alex Pettee, Brendan McGee, and Shannon Holloway. They formed a 501 (c)3 organization, the Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society. The Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society launched a fundraising campaignthat’s raised over $1.7 million through private donations for restoration. Upon completion of restoration, the Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society plans to host <span style="text-align: center;">educational tours, and plans have been developed for improved boat access.Tim Pettee is the pr</span><span style="text-align: center;">esident of the Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society and his son, Alex, is the treasurer.</span> <div><br /></div>
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The station was automated in late 1977. The light station was then leased to Bar Harbor’s College of the Atlantic for use as a whale watching station. Under the Maine Lights Program, Mount Desert Rock Light Station, along with Great Duck Island Light Station, became the property of the College of the Atlantic in 1998.<br />
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Sean Todd is the Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Sciences at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, and he also directs Allied Whale, the college’s marine mammal research program. He spent ten years in Newfoundland as part of the Whale Disentanglement team, a group that releases large entangled whales from fishing gear.
In Maine he is trained as part of a first response team that performs a similar function. Sean also acts as a professional guide, including 14 seasons in the Antarctic and 11 seasons in the Canadian sub-Arctic and Arctic. He created, wrote, and stars in the award-winningLife in the World’s Oceans, a 30-part DVD series available from TheGreatCourses.com.<br />
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The light was automated in 1986 and the fourth-order Fresnel lens was replaced by a modern optic. The light remains an active aid to navigation, while most of the rest of the island was purchased by the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy in 1984.<br />
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In 1998 Great Duck Island Light Station, along with Mount Desert Rock Light Station, became the property of Bar Harbor’s College of the Atlantic under the Maine Lights Program. College of the Atlantic owns approximately 12 acres on Great Duck Island, consisting of the one remaining keeper’s house, two boathouses, and the lighthouse. Students and staff from the college now live in the former keeper’s dwelling much of the year. The College of the Atlantic’s ongoing research projects on the island include the monitoring of the large nesting gull population, as well as detailed study of black guillemots and the nocturnal Leach’s storm petrel.<br />
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John Anderson has been a professor at College of the Atlantic for more than 30 years. He teaches zoology, ecology, and animal behavior, and he’s a W.H. Drury Professor of Ecology and Natural History. He’s a New Zealander by nationality, British by upbringing, and has spent time in the UK, Europe, and the western U.S.<br />
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His field research centers around Great Duck Island. He says that he’s interested in the intersection between natural history and human history in relation to long-term ecological processes.<br />
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The lighthouse was discontinued in 1974 and was replaced by an automatic light on a skeleton tower. In 1980 the General Services Administration sold the property to the Mobil Oil Company, now Exxon Mobil, which has a large refinery and terminal near the lighthouse. Exxon Mobil eventually leased the historic structure at no cost to the American Lighthouse Foundation. A new chapter of the Foundation, the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, was announced.</div>
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A restoration of the exterior of the building was completed in early 2006, and the navigational light was returned to the lighthouse. Then, in the spring of 2010, Exxon Mobil donated the lighthouse to the American Lighthouse Foundation. Recent work has included the construction of new docking facilities, restoration of the oil house, installation of new fencing, restoration of the lighthouse windows, and restoration of the interior.</div>
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Dennis Tardiff arrived at Pomham Rocks in April 1971 as a 19-year-old Coast Guard fireman. He left Pomham at the age of 22 as a third class Petty Officer. As one of the last Coast Guard keepers at the station, Dennis lowered the flag on June 5, 1974, when the light was decommissioned. More than four decades after he left Pomham Rocks, Dennis became reacquainted with the lighthouse when he became involved with the restoration project in 2016. Dennis is now the chairperson of the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. He was recognized for his efforts with a 2018 volunteerism award from the American Lighthouse Foundation. In this interview, Dennis talks about his days as a Coast Guard light keeper and about the preservation of this jewel among New England lighthouses.</div>
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This is a special edition of <em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Light Hearted</em>, featuring an extended interview with a former lighthouse keeper. Ernie DeRaps, a native Mainer, spent several years in the 1950s and ‘60s as a Coast Guard lighthouse keeper at four Maine lighthouses – Monhegan, Fort Point, Heron Neck, and Browns Head. After retirement he took up painting at the age of 80. Ernie is now in his early 90s, and he has completed portraits of all 65 lighthouses on the Maine coast.</div>
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Ernie and Pauline were married for 64 years and had six children. Pauline passed away in 2015 and is, of course, greatly missed, but Ernie is staying busy with his painting, as well as his children, nine grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Ernie celebrates his 92nd birthday this month.</div>
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The book <em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://shop.foghornpublishing.com/product/lighthouse-keeping-light-housekeeping/?doing_wp_cron=1578333298.2926669120788574218750" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #8fa2ba; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Lighthouse Keeping</a></strong></em><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://shop.foghornpublishing.com/product/lighthouse-keeping-light-housekeeping/?doing_wp_cron=1578333298.2926669120788574218750" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #8fa2ba; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"> / </a></strong><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://shop.foghornpublishing.com/product/lighthouse-keeping-light-housekeeping/?doing_wp_cron=1578333298.2926669120788574218750" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #8fa2ba; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Light Housekeeping</a></strong> </em>by Ernie and Pauline DeRaps is available from Foghorn Publishing. You can see some of Ernie’s paintings of Maine lighthouses at <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://pigmentartstudio.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #8fa2ba; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">pigmentartstudio.com</a></strong>. You’ll see his Lighthouses of the Maine Coast series as well as some nature paintings and seascapes.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br /><i>Note from producer/host Jeremy D’Entremont</i></span><i>: <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">I visited Ernie DeRaps at his home in Richmond, Maine, last February. With me was my friend Bob Trapani, Jr., executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Bob took part in the conversation with Ernie. The reason I waited until now to post this interview is that there was a problem with the sound. We recorded the conversation at Ernie’s kitchen table. As we spoke, Ernie kept tapping his fingers on the table. I was aware of it at the time, but I didn’t ask him to stop because I was afraid it might interrupt his thought process. I didn’t think the sound the tapping was making was very significant. It wasn’t until I listened to the recording later that I realized the tapping went right to the microphone stands and was recorded as a loud “boing” every time. For that reason, I shelved the interview for almost a year. But I recently listened to it again and I decided that it would be best to release it in spite of the problem. You can hear everything that’s said clearly, and Ernie’s great to listen to and I hated the thought of not using it because of a few little “boings.”</span></i></div>
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Bob Muller was the founding president of the Long Island Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society in New York. He has been involved in lighthouse research, education, lecturing, and preservation for twenty years. In this first installment of The (non-political) Muller Report, Bob updates us on the restoration efforts for Stepping Stones Lighthouse, the westernmost lighthouse in Long Island Sound, a project in which Bob has been personally involved.<br />
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In a history segment, Michelle and Jeremy relate the story of Willie Williams, longtime (1883-1911) keeper of Maine’s remote Boon Island Light Station, who said in retirement: “There were days when I first went on the station that I could not get away from the idea that I was the same as locked up in a cell.”<br />
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The next interview is Jeff Zappen, who retired in December 2018 after 28 years as a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. Jeff is still working for the Coast Guard as a Waterways Management Specialist in Port Orchard, Washington. Jeremy interviewed Jeff during a visit to the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s headquarters in Hansville, Washington, last January. The conversation involves the evolving nature of the Coast Guard’s role with America’s lighthouses and other aids to navigation.<br />
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In the history segment, Jeremy and co-host Cindy Johnson continue the saga of the lighthouses on the Eddystone Rocks off Plymouth, England, with the story of Rudyard’s 1709 tower and Smeaton’s 1759 tower, which represented a major step forward in the construction of wave-swept lighthouses.<br />
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Jeremy and Cindy then discuss the 1959 horror film The Monster of Piedras Blancas, which was shot largely at California’s Point Conception Light Station. Jeremy recalls a phone interview with one of the movie’s stars, Jeanne Carmen.
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Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-89326846029177179692019-06-17T08:39:00.004-07:002019-06-17T08:39:58.932-07:00Light Hearted - Ep. 5, Bob Trapani Jr., American Lighthouse Foundation<span style="background-color: white; color: #191e23; font-family: "noto serif"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In episode five of Light Hearted, host Jeremy D'Entremont and co-host Cindy Johnson discuss the Hook Lighthouse in Ireland in the history segment. There's also the usual trivia question with prizes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #191e23; font-family: "noto serif"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The featured interview is with Bob Trapani, Jr. Since 2005, Bob has served as the executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, a nonprofit organization with its headquarters in the historic keeper’s house of the Owls Head Lighthouse in Maine. Bob and Jeremy had the chance to sit down for a chat in the keeper’s house at Owls Head this past December, and the conversation ranged from the challenges of preservation to the technology of modern aids to navigation. </span><br />
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<a href="https://news.uslhs.org/2019/06/17/light-hearted-ep-5-bob-trapani-jr-american-lighthouse-foundation/" target="_blank">Click here for the podcast!</a></div>
Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-12675770726317054142019-06-06T08:44:00.002-07:002019-06-06T08:44:49.599-07:00Light Hearted – Ep 2, Chad Kaiser, “Light at the Edge of the World”Episode 2 of the U.S. Lighthouse podcast "Light Hearted" is now online.<br />
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In episode 2 of the podcast, host Jeremy D’Entremont interviews Chad Kaiser, general manager of the New Dungeness Light Station in Sequim, Washington. Chad is also a lampist (Fresnel lens expert) and preservationist, and a “part two” of this interview will be heard in a future episode.</div>
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Chad and Jeremy (why does that sound familiar?) talk about the remoteness of New Dungeness, which is at the end of a five mile sand spit, and about the “keeper” program that offers individuals, families, and groups an opportunity to spend a week at the station while performing maintenance duties and providing tours.</div>
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Jeremy and co-host Cindy Johnson tell the story of the Pharos of Alexandria, the world’s first great lighthouse, and a model for many lighthouses that followed.</div>
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Jeremy and Cindy discuss a 1971 movie, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Light at the Edge of the World</em>, starring Kirk Douglas and Yul Brynner. The film was based on a novel by Jules Verne. It’s one of the rare adventure movies ever made where a lighthouse keeper is the hero.</div>
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There’s another trivia question and a chance to win prizes. </div>
Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-78203316517197755322019-06-03T07:43:00.001-07:002019-06-03T07:44:14.371-07:00New podcast of the U.S. Lighthouse Society - "Light Hearted"Episode 1 of the new U.S. Lighthouse Society podcast "Light Hearted" is now available! You can listen here:<br />
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This premiere episode with host Jeremy D’Entremont and co-host Cindy Johnson, was recorded at the Exeter Inn in Exeter, New Hampshire. In the first episode, Jeremy and Cindy talk about the origins of navigation in early society, and there's a trivia question with prizes to be sent to the first two listeners with the correct answer. Entries should be emailed to <a href="mailto:jeremy@uslhs.org">jeremy@uslhs.org</a>, and it should be specified that the entry is answering the trivia question in <em>Light Hearted</em> episode 1.<br />
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The featured interview is with Sophie Blackall, the award winning author and illustrator of the children's book "Hello, Lighthouse." The charming book, winner of the 2019 Caldecott Medal as the most distinguished American picture book of the year for children, opens with the lines, "On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse. It is built to last forever."<br />
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We hope you enjoy this new podcast. There will be new episodes every Monday, with extra episodes some weeks. Future episodes will include interviews with lighthouse preservationists, historians, and authors from around the U.S., and even from other countries. <br />
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This new book tells Boston Light's story, including heroic rescues and tragedies, hurricanes and blizzards, moving human drama, advances in technology, and much more. </div>
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Soft cover, 106 pages. With dozens of photos and illustrations.</div>
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Friends of Flying Santa, a nonprofit organization, is carrying on an 87-year-old tradition that brings holiday joy to U.S. Coast Guard families in the Northeast. The yearly helicopter visits and gifts for the children are small tokens of appreciation for the outstanding work of the Coast Guard and their supportive families. The flights were started by Bill Wincapaw in 1929 as a way of thanking lighthouse keepers and their families. You can read all about this heartwarming tradition at <a href="http://www.flyingsanta.org/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Flying Santa website">www.flyingsanta.org</a>.</div>
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Although <span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Friends of Flying Santa </span>receives vital support from companies and pilots each year, the toys and other expenses are paid for through many small donations. This year there are plans to add an additional 150-200 Coast Guard children to our Flying Santa route. To help with these new expenses, a <b><a href="http://www.biddingowl.com/Auction/home.cfm?auctionID=7140" target="_blank">month-long auction is being held on Biddingowl.com</a></b>. The auction began on April 1 and will continue until noon on May 1.</div>
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- Overnight stays at Race Point, Borden Flats (right), and Little River lighthouses.</div>
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Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-67418621503011031722016-03-22T12:29:00.001-07:002016-03-22T12:29:46.686-07:00Western Long Island Sound Lighthouse Cruise on March 26!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Venture out for a rare close-up look at eight historic lighthouses on Long Island Sound, in Connecticut and New York.<br />
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Participants aboard the R/V<i> Spirit of the Sound</i> will make close passes by these lighthouses: Greens Ledge, Sheffield Island, Stamford Harbor, Great Captain Island, Execution Rocks, Stepping Stones, Sands Point, and Eatons Neck.<br />
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Revolutionary in design, the new catamaran <i>Spirit of the Sound</i> is the only research vessel in North America with hybrid-electric propulsion. She runs virtually silently on electric power. Passengers must be over 42" tall. If under the age of 18, you must be accompanied by an adult.<br />
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The Western Long Island Sound Lighthouse Cruise will also be offered on Sat., April 23, and Sat., May 28.<br />
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The six-hour cruise departs at 9:00 a.m. Special guest on the March 26 cruise will be Jeremy D'Entremont, who has been called the leading expert on New England's historic lighthouses. He is the author or co-author of more than 12 books, including <i>The Lighthouses of Connecticut </i>and <i>The Lighthouse Handbook: New England</i>.<br />
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Jeremy and Aquarium educators will share histories and anecdotes about the lighthouses, and also point out the Sound’s visiting winter waterfowl. Binoculars are provided. Lighthouse Cruises are a special photo opportunity for both lighthouse buffs and bird-watchers, so bring your camera! R/V <i>Spirit of the Sound</i> has a climate-controlled cabin.<br />
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Tickets are $75 ($65 for Aquarium members). Advance purchase is required. Capacity is limited to 25. Reserve your tickets by <b><a href="http://maritimeaquarium.org/long-island-sound/cruises" target="_blank">clicking here</a></b>, or call (203) 852-0700, ext. 2206.Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-83283959847058738142016-03-12T13:11:00.001-08:002016-03-12T13:11:09.475-08:00Lighthouses & Keepers: A Symposium – June 4, 2016 in Kittery, Maine<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.25em; padding: 0px;">
Come join the American Lighthouse Foundation and Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses on June 4, 2016, from 1 to 5 p.m., for a symposium at the Kittery Lions Club, 117 State Road (Route 1), in Kittery, Maine.</div>
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Proceeds will benefit the American Lighthouse Foundation and its local chapter, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses. Refreshments will be available, and a raffle will include books and other lighthouse-related items. Admission is $15 per person, or $25 for two people.</div>
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Russ Lane, Sr., at Whitehead Island in August 2015.</div>
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1) Russ Lane, Jr., will present his video documentary “Looking for a Hero” that tells the story of the amazing rescue his father performed when he was a Coast Guard lighthouse keeper at Whitehead Island in Maine in 1958. Russ Lane’s actions on that day saved the lives of five young people.</div>
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2) Marian Gagnon of Goodnight Irene Productions will present her video documentary , “America’s Forgotten Heroine: Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light.” The Emmy-nominated film brings to life the extraordinary story of Ida Zoradia Lewis, America’s most famous woman lighthouse keeper. Ida took over the duties at Lime Rock Lighthouse in Newport, R.I. at the age of 15 when her father suffered a stroke in the 1850s. She tended the light for more than 50 years and also single-handedly rescued at least 18 people.</div>
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3) Frederick Mikkelsen will give a presentation on his days (1958-60) as a Coast Guard lighthouse keeper, entitled, “Checked Main Light – Lighthouse Life in the 1950s” Frederick will tell about his most terrifying experience in his years at Conimicut Lighthouse in Rhode Island—a 1960 hurricane—along with other true tales of lighthouse keeping.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.portsmouthharborlighthouse.org/2016/03/12/lighthouses-keepers-a-symposium-june-4-2016-in-kittery-maine/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE for more information and tickets.</a></b></div>
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Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-21537157777657744682016-02-18T08:22:00.001-08:002016-02-18T08:59:38.372-08:00A Tragedy at Deer Island Light - 100 Years Ago<br />
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Joseph McCabe arrived as assistant keeper of Deer Island Light in Boston Harbor in June 1908. He made the pages of the Boston Globe in March 1913, when he purchased a piano and had it delivered to the lighthouse to "break the monotony of the lonely life in the isolated tower." Less than three years later, McCabe, who rented a room in East Boston when he wasn't at the lighthouse, became engaged to Gertrude Walter, a resident of that community. The couple planned a wedding on E<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">aster Sunday, but it wasn't to be.</span></div>
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On Saturday, February 19, 1916, McCabe left the lighthouse to meet his fiancée on Deer Island, where they wrote out wedding invitations together. When he was ready to return, McCabe found that ice around the island had trapped his boat.</div>
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He decided to borrow a pair of rubber boots and walk across the spit to the lighthouse. He was followed by his friend, Wesley Pingree, a former keeper who was by then an employee of the pumping station on Deer Island, and Pingree's 15-year-old son, Philip. As he jumped forward to make it past a gap in the spit, McCabe lost his footing and disappeared into the turbulent waters of the harbor. Employees from Deer Island rushed to the scene in a dory, but it was too late. The body of Joseph McCabe, who was 28 years old, was never recovered.</div>
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The lighthouse was replaced by a fiberglass tower in 1982. In late 2014, it was announced that the fiberglass tower and the foundation of the 1890 lighthouse would be removed, and a new pile-supported platform and light would be erected in their place.</div>
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Lighthouserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408399596882546596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814856317508857546.post-44349928187451861232016-02-06T09:52:00.000-08:002016-02-06T09:57:57.787-08:00Phil Karwowski, "Keeper" of Hospital Point Light<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 24px;">
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<a href="http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/salemnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/52/e521744e-53bf-50cf-ac21-80009425db0a/56b59680073ee.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C1451" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #444444; float: left; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><img border="0" src="http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/salemnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/52/e521744e-53bf-50cf-ac21-80009425db0a/56b59680073ee.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C1451" height="320" width="264" /></span></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px;">I'm very sad to report that Phil Karwowski, an active member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary who was the volunteer keeper of Hospital Point Light in Beverly, Massachusetts, has died at 69. I worked with Phil many times over the years and found him to be a true gentleman with a passion for lighthouses. Here is his obituary in the Salem Evening News:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">BEVERLY: Philip Henry Karwowski, 69, beloved husband of Deanna (Bourke) Karwowski, died Friday, February 5, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">Born and raised in Lynn, he was the son of the late Thaddeus and Blanche (Pryce) Karwowski. He graduated from Lynn Classical High School, Class of 1964 and continued his education, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Northeastern University. In 1966 he met Deanna and married in 1970. They lived in Virginia early on in Phil's Navy career. They returned to the New England area in 1974 and have lived in Beverly ever since. They loved to travel along the coastal area visiting other Lighthouses from Maine to Florida. They also loved cruising with friends to the Caribbean. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">An honorably discharged veteran, he served his country during the Vietnam War as a member of the United States Navy. He served 4 years active duty and 26 years in the Naval Reserves. In 1999 Phil retired as a Master Chief. Phil also was active in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary for the past 12 years.Phil was employed at Stone and Webster Engineering in Boston for over 20 years. He also worked for the Federal Government at the DCMA office in Boston until his retirement in 2012.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">A longtime resident of the City of Beverly, he was a member and past Commodore of the Bass Haven Yacht Club in Beverly where he also served on the Board of Directors. He also served on the Board of Directors at the Salem Willow's Yacht Club in Salem. Phil and the USCG Auxiliary have decorated Hospital Point Light for the holidays each year. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">Mr. Karwowski had a passion for lighthouses. As a member of the U.S Coast Guard Auxiliary, he put this passion into action, by working tirelessly with U.S. Coast Guard, Gold Side, to allow tours be given at the Beverly’s Hospital Point Light house to various <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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groupsand lighthouse enthusiasts. He enjoyed educating the public about the role of this Lighthouse in Beverly’s Maritime history. He was executive director of the “New England Lights”, a documentary film production service. He directed films about Hospital Point Lighthouse as well as other lighthouses along the Northeast Coastline. He received awards for these productions. You can view these films via BevCam Channel 8. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">In addition to his wife, with whom he shared 46 years of marriage, he is survived by two brothers, Theodore Karr and his wife, Maureen of Ipswich and John Karwowski and his wife, Maureen of Swampscott; two nieces, Mae and Claire Karwowski; three nephews, Matthew Karr and his wife, Annette, Joseph Karr and David Karr.They family would like to send their gratitude to Lahey Burlington and Lahey Peabody. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">A special thank you to Susan Bowers, Jesse Brodbeck, Barbara Petricone and all the ladies in Oncology. A special thank you to Patrick, Beatrice, Allison and the staff at Care Dimensions. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">Funeral services will be held at the Campbell Funeral Home, 525 Cabot Street, Beverly, Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial in the Central Cemetery, Beverly. Contributions may be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 or the Ronald McDonald House, 229 Kent St., Brookline, MA 02446. Information, directions, condolences atwww.campbellfuneral.com.</span></span></div>
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Today, The Hope Light Foundation launched the World "Beacons of Hope" project to unite lighthouses throughout the world to work together in the fight against cancer. </div>
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"We feel that launching the World "Beacons of Hope" project today was very appropriate since it is World Cancer Day that promotes uniting the worlds population to get involved in the fight against cancer by raising awareness", said Rudy Bess, Co-Founder of The Hope Light Foundation. The Foundation "Beacons of Hope" project launch is listed as an activity on the World Cancer Day's website Map of Impact. </div>
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As "Beacons of Hope", participating lighthouses will stand united with other world lighthouses to navigate people to life-saving cancer awareness information, promote early detection and become beacons of hope for cancer patient survivorship and cures for all cancers. With early cancer detection and treatment, patients have a better chance for survival and a better chance for a cure.</div>
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this year, 8.2 million people will die from cancer throughout the world with 14 million new cases being diagnosed. Within the next two decades, worldwide new cancer cases will increase to 22 million and if left unchecked, cancer deaths will rise to more than 13 million. This year, in the United States alone, over 573,000 people will die from cancer with over 1.5 million new cases being diagnosed. </div>
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"For over 2000 years, lighthouses have been used to navigate ships through dark stormy seas with hope for survival by finding a safe harbor", Bess said. "This is similar to a cancer patients dark journey into the unknown with hope for surviving this deadly disease. This is why we are calling upon lighthouses throughout the world to help fight cancer". </div>
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The Hope Light Foundation built the Metropolis Lighthouse aka "Hope Light" in Metropolis, Illinois on the bank of the Ohio River as a means to increase cancer awareness and as a symbol of hope for surviving cancer. This is the worlds first lighthouse that was designed, built and dedicated to the fight against cancer. Lighthouses throughout the world will have the opportunity to join the Metropolis Lighthouse in fighting cancer by helping raise cancer awareness and save lives.</div>
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Bess and his wife Beverly are co-founders of The Hope Light Foundation. They have visited over 450 lighthouses in the United States and Canada and have gained appreciation for their history and lore.<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">"Many people look upon lighthouses as sources of strength and inspiration which has made them popular travel destinations", Bess said. "<span style="color: #cd232c;"><span style="color: black;">I feel the Beacons of Hope project will increase the general public's interest in visiting participating lighthouses while increasing their interest in learning how to detect cancer early and save lives.</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"> As implied by the World Cancer Day's theme, We Can work together to increase cancer awareness and decrease preventable deaths throughout the world."</span> </div>
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To find out how to become a "Beacon of Hope" lighthouse and the features and benefits of participating in the project, lighthouse representatives are asked to visit The Hope Light Foundation's website at <a href="http://www.hopelightproject.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://www.hopelightproject.<wbr></wbr>com/</span></a>. </div>
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