Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in the fog

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle, NH, was covered with scaffolding and enshrouded in fog today.

The paint job on the lighthouse should be finished within a few days. See www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100529-NEWS-5290313

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse gets shiny new coat of paint

From today's Portsmouth Herald, by Charles McMahon:

NEW CASTLE — Years of fund raising are paying off in the form of a new paint job for the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse.

Painters have spent several weeks scaling the 48-foot tower off Route 1B near Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor and Fort Constitution, and plan on finishing the project next week.

Above - From scaffolding just below the observation deck atop the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Brian Johnson of Johnson Interiors, seen through a porthole, paints the exterior of the lighthouse in New Castle on Wednesday. Scott Yates syates@ seacoast online.com. Scott Yates/syates@seacoastonline

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Photo of the Day: Portland Head Lighthouse, Maine

I took this shot on Thursday during my first van tour of the season.

Click here for the schedule for New England Lighthouse Tours.

Here are some images of today's tall ship parade in Portsmouth Harbor, with Fort McClary and the shoreline of Kittery Point, Maine, in the background. These photos were taken from the top of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle, NH.

The first photo shows the Lynx, a replica of a War of 1812 privateer, and the HMS Bounty, replica of the famous 18th century British ship, passing Fort McClary.

The second photo shows a fireboat approaching the Bounty.


Here's another shot of the Bounty near Fort McClary.


And here's a video clip of the Lynx firing some cannon shots.



The tall ships will be open to the public this weekend -- click here for info.

Work continues at Portsmouth Harbor Light

Left, Amber Edwards removes paint from the lower part of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in preparation for repainting.














Right, painter Brian Johnson looks from the scaffolding through a porthole at the watchroom level of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse.

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.