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Light Hearted ep 177 – Marquette Harbor Lighthouse and Maritime Museum, Michigan
The city of Marquette, Michigan, is a major port on Lake Superior that’s known primarily for the shipping of iron ore. In the mid-1800s, Marquette’s …
4 years, 3 months ago
Light Hearted ep 176 – Marilyn Fischer, Seul Choix, MI; Steve Sola, Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light, MN
Two interviews are featured in this episode, concerning Seul Choix Point Light Station in Michigan and Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light in Minneso…
4 years, 3 months ago
Light Hearted ep 175 – Lauren Nelson, Fort Gratiot, Michigan
With the 1825 completion of the Erie Canal, which linked the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, maritime traffic in the Great La…
4 years, 3 months ago
Light Hearted 174, Patrick Landewe, Saugerties New York
Esopus Creek meets the Hudson River at the town of Saugerties, about seven miles north of Kingston and 101 miles north of New York City. The name Sau…
4 years, 4 months ago
Light Hearted ep 173 – Pam Setchell & Michelle Miroff, Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society, New York
In 1857, a lighthouse was built at the tip of Lloyd’s Neck at the entrance to Lloyd Harbor, on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. Lloyd Harbo…
4 years, 4 months ago
Light Hearted 172 – Shannon King, Fisgard, BC, Canada
The island known as Fisgard is a stone’s throw offshore at the west side of the entrance to British Columbia’s Esquimalt Harbor. The island was named…
4 years, 4 months ago
Light Hearted 171 – Gertjan de Boer, Dutch Lighthouse Association
Gertjan De Boer at the Stavoren Lighthouse in Netherlands, close to where he grew up. Courtesy of Gertjan De Boer.
The European country of the Net…
4 years, 4 months ago
Light Hearted 170 – English lighthouse keeper and artist Barry Hawkins
Barry Hawkins worked as a lighthouse keeper for England’s Trinity House from 1978 to 1996. His assignments included some of the most remote and rugge…
4 years, 5 months ago
Light Hearted ep 169 – Watercolor artist Jan Guarino: lighthouse painting class virtual event
Jan Guarino has been a graphic artist designing marketing materials for businesses for 45 years. She recently retired from graphic design to focus…
4 years, 5 months ago
Light Hearted ep 168 – Linda Warner, Beavertail, Rhode Island
Conanicut Island, about 6,000 acres, is the second largest island in the state of Rhode Island. The town of Jamestown comprises the entire island, wh…
4 years, 5 months ago