Sunday, June 29, 2014

Benjamin Franklin's "Lighthouse Tragedy"

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1729 engraving of Boston Light The first lighthouse keeper on the North American continent, 43-year-old George Worthylake, lighted Bost...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Interview at Portsmouth Harbor Light

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It was my pleasure being interviewed this morning by Roger Wood of New Hampshire Public Radio. We met at Portsmouth Harbor Light and we di...
Monday, June 9, 2014

Metropolis Lighthouse: A Light of Hope

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I'm stepping outside New England for this post.   A new lighthouse has been erected in Metropolis, Illinois, on the edge of the Ohio R...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Fog Signal Building at Beavertail to get Facelift

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From the spring newsletter of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association in Jamestown, Rhode Island: This past fall BLMA was awarded...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

U.S. Coast Guard Press Release on Boston Light Repair Project

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May 13, 2014 U.S. Coast Guard Contact: 1st District Public Affairs Email: D1publicaffairs@uscg.mil Office: (617) 223-8515 CO...
Monday, March 24, 2014

Palmer's Island Lighthouse on New Bedford's city seal

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The 1849 Palmer's Island Lighthouse appears on the city of seal of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The motto "Lucem Diffundo" me...
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Monday, March 17, 2014

Save the Bay's Rhode Island Lighthouse Tours 2014

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Pomham Rocks Light, East Providence The schedule has been announced for this year's Rhode Island Lighthouse Tours offered by Save t...