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Light Hearted ep 233 – Jean Muchanic and Buddy Grover, Absecon, NJ
Light Hearted ep 233 – Jean Muchanic and Buddy Grover, Absecon, NJ

Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has the distinction of being New Jersey’s tallest lighthouse and the nation’s third tallest masonry …

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Light Hearted ep 232 – North Head Lighthouse, Washington
Light Hearted ep 232 – North Head Lighthouse, Washington

The first lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest was established in 1856 on the north side of the entrance to the Columbia River at Cape Disappointment,…

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Light Hearted 231 – National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act and the GSA; National Lighthouse Day Dance Contest
Light Hearted 231 – National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act and the GSA; National Lighthouse Day Dance Contest

The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, or NHLPA, was created to aid the preservation of federally owned historic light stations. …

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Light Hearted ep 230 – Lake Erie Lighthouses of Pennsylvania; Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, Illinois
Light Hearted ep 230 – Lake Erie Lighthouses of Pennsylvania; Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, Illinois

Erie Land Lighthouse, photo by Brian Berchtold.

There are three lighthouses on the Lake Erie shore within the state of Pennsylvania. The first of t…

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Light Hearted ep 229 – Connie Small, “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife”
Light Hearted ep 229 – Connie Small, “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife”

Connie and Elson Small in the 1940s

Constance Scovill Small was born into a Maine family that included sea captains and lighthouse keepers. Connie …

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Light Hearted ep 228 – USLHS tours, and “Lighthouse Girl” revisited
Light Hearted ep 228 – USLHS tours, and “Lighthouse Girl” revisited

Dianne Wolfer’s 2009 book Lighthouse Girl won the West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award for Picture Books. Lighthouse Girl tells the poignant …

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Light Hearted ep 227 – Barry Porter, “Adventures of a Lightkeeper” (Newfoundland) pt 3 of 3
Light Hearted ep 227 – Barry Porter, “Adventures of a Lightkeeper” (Newfoundland) pt 3 of 3

Courtesy of Barry Porter

Barry Porter was born into a farming family in Porterville, on the north coast of Newfoundland, Canada. After working as a…

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Light Hearted ep 226 – Barry Porter, “Adventures of a Lightkeeper” (Newfoundland)  pt 2 of 3
Light Hearted ep 226 – Barry Porter, “Adventures of a Lightkeeper” (Newfoundland) pt 2 of 3

Barry Porter

This is the second part in a three-part interview with Barry Porter, whose new book Adventures of a Lightkeeper tells the story of his…

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Light Hearted ep 225 – Barry Porter, “Adventures of a Lightkeeper” (Newfoundland)  pt 1 of 3
Light Hearted ep 225 – Barry Porter, “Adventures of a Lightkeeper” (Newfoundland) pt 1 of 3

Barry Porter (courtesy of Barry Porter)

Barry Porter worked as a lighthouse keeper on the northeast coast of Newfoundland with the Canadian Coast G…

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Light Hearted ep 224 – Wayne Sapulski, Michele and Mark VanderVelde (Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association)
Light Hearted ep 224 – Wayne Sapulski, Michele and Mark VanderVelde (Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association)

St. Helena Island Light Station, Michigan, courtesy of GLLKA Michele and Mark VanderVelde at St. Helena Island. Courtesy of Michele and Mark Vande…

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