Republished from 2014 Portland Head Light photo by Royalbroil, courtesy Wikimedia “Here they come!” Nine-year-old Tommy shouted from the front porch. Polly dried her hands with the dish towel and followed Emily, Tommy’s little sister, to the front door. Sure enough, coming over the top of the hill were men, women and children [...]
New Canal Lighthouse, Flickr, Creative Commons, photo by hatchski What kind of a Mother’s Day gift do you give to a woman who took care of hundreds of people while tending a lighthouse at the same time? Margaret Norvell, who served as a lighthouse keeper at three different lighthouses in Louisiana, was [...]
Montauk Point Lighthouse, photo courtesy lighthousefriends.com. If you visit Montauk Point Lighthouse on the end of Long Island, New York, you’ll find it hard to believe the lighthouse was almost abandoned, either to be destroyed or allowed to fall into the sea by the encroaching waves. But that is exactly what almost happened. [...]
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Maine, photo by Laura Timberman Today's post was written by Special Guest Timothy Harrison, Editor of Lighthouse Digest For almost all of modern history the men and women who have served in our nation’s military forces have been honored with veteran’s markers at their grave sites at community cemeteries across [...]
I'd like to welcome a fellow lighthouse lady, Elinor DeWire, who wrote this week's post. Elinor is a lighthouse expert and enthusiast, and so we have the latter in common. Hope you enjoy her post! Leave a comment and let us know. To the landsman, buoys are homely, rotund objects bobbing awkwardly in channels and [...]
More than twenty lighthouse keepers and assistant keepers served at the Galloo Island Lighthouse from the time of its first lighting in 1820 until its automation in 1963. But the one who served the longest was Robert C. Graves, whose tenure spanned thirty years, first as an assistant keeper in 1903, then as the head [...]
This land is my land.Little River Island, Cutler, MainePhoto by Chuck Turk, July 2013 “Good Morning, Baldy,” the lighthouse said as the island’s resident male eagle did a flyby. “Morning, Flash,” Baldy responded. “Beautiful day.” “What have you been doing – fishing?” “Earlier.” The eagle landed on a rock beside the [...]
Wisconsin Point (Superior Entry) Lighthouse, Photo courtesy lighthousefriends.com. November, 1970 Lake Superior was at its worst, with winds of 70 m.p.h. blowing icy waves over the Wisconsin Point Lighthouse and shaking the concrete building. Although the U.S. Coast Guard keepers’ main dwelling was on the mainland, the lighthouse was equipped with a kitchen, [...]
"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light." Isaiah 9:2 The light of the world has come! Merry Christmas!
A Present for the Sentinel by Charles Wysocki How did the lighthouse keepers get their Christmas packages delivered? Most were sent by ship because there were often no roads to the lighthouses, or if there were, they might be impassable during part of the year. Our lighthouse keeper in this picture by [...]
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Esopus Lighthouse, NY, by Jeff Severson I'm thankful for the fabulous colors of fall. What an amazing artist our Creator is! Have a blessed thanksgiving! Thank you to Jeff Severson who allowed me to use his gorgeous fall picture of Esopus Lighthouse, New York. You can find more of his beautiful photography [...]
Gay Head Light by Charles Wysocki "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever." Psalm 107:1
Portland Bill Lighthouse Sunday, November 11, 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the first world war. To commemorate the occasion, an event called “Battle’s Over” has been planned. The event was inspired by a comment made on August 3, 1914, by Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey who said as [...]
Drogden Lighthouse, Denmark For years, this blog has featured only lighthouses and people who serve them, but today’s blog will be a bit different. Today, I want to tell you about a lighthouse tender, a very special lighthouse tender. A lighthouse tender is a boat that brought supplies to lighthouses. For many of [...]
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse. Photo by Chuck Turk Raise your hand if you want to go to Mosquito Inlet! If you’ve had any experience with those pesky insects, you might think twice. Mosquito Inlet was the exit point for two rivers in Florida – the Halifax River and the Hillsborough [...]
White Shoal Lighthouse, Lake Michigan , Not a good place to stay in winter Did you think lighthouse keepers stayed and worked at the lighthouses all year long? So did I, until I found out that this was not the case for lighthouse keepers on the Great Lakes. Unlike other bodies [...]
Les Casquets Lighthouse, photo by Juan Gutierrez Andres, courtesy of Wikipedia Commons. One of the blessings of writing about lighthouses is meeting other people who love lighthouses, especially those who work with them. Since there are few lighthouses that still employ keepers, it is quite a pleasure to meet a [...]
Hello Lighthouse Enthusiasts and Readers, I owe you big time. Please accept my apologies for not posting on this site as often as I used to. Believe me, I've wanted to, but other commitments have prevented me from doing so, and since it takes a lot of time for me to research each story, the [...]
This post was originally published on Sept. 1, 2012. I think it is a good time to republish it. St. Mark's Lighthouse, Florida Capt. John Hungerford stood on the gallery of the St. Marks Lighthouse scanning the horizon. There was a storm brewing out there over the Gulf of Mexico. The sky [...]
Crisp Point Lighthouse, MI, Photo by Chuck Turk “Are you sure we’re on the right road?” I asked my husband. He pointed to the lighthouse map on the seat and said, “There it is. See for yourself.” But the rocky, dirt road we were on gave no hint that a lighthouse was near. [...]
Alcatraz Lighthouse today, photo courtesy USLHS Alcatraz – the name conjures up a dark place, a place of no hope for the prisoners who were sent there. But in the beginning, it was a place of light. The Gold Rush in California and the subsequent increase in maritime traffic triggered the need [...]
Macquarie Lighthouse, Aus, photo by Chuck Turk In 1812, Francis Greenway sat in Newgate Prison in Bristol, England, wondering how his life had come to this. Macquarie Lighthouse Lantern Room, Aus., photo by Chuck Turk His career as an architect had been promising, and he’d enjoyed professional recognition for his work. [...]
Needles Lighthouse off the Isle of Wight, UK Over the past five years, I've gained somewhat of a reputation as the "lighthouse lady," the one who blogs about lighthouses and puts them in her novels. I'm by no means an expert, but I do love lighthouses and love to research them. What I [...]
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, Maine, Photo by Chuck Turk If Gus only knew... A lighthouse keeper’s job can be a lonely one, especially if it’s on a stag station – one that doesn’t have room for families. Such was the case at Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse at South Portland, Maine. The spark [...]