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Lighthouses Commemorate D-Day

On June 6, 1944, the largest naval, land and air operation in history when 160000 Allied forces landed in Nazi-occupied France at Normandy, signaling the beginning of the end of World War II. Orfordness Lighthouse in camouflage, UK, 1944   To commemorate the 80th anniversary of this historic day, Trinity House, the General [...]

By |2024-06-06T19:25:12-05:00June 6th, 2024|Lighthouse Blog Category|0 Comments

Special Mission for a Lighthouse Tender

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 [...]

By |2018-08-24T21:43:13-05:00August 24th, 2018|Lighthouse Blog Category|10 Comments
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