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Light Hearted ep 344 – Rear Admiral Bill Merlin, U.S. Coast Guard Retired
Bill Merlin had a 34-year career in the Coast Guard. After graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 1956, he served on Coast Guard cutters in th…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Light Hearted Live! #3 – Therese Woelfel, author of “Our Guiding Light.”
This is the audio from a live stream on April 23, 2026. The video version can be seen on YouTube.
Therese Woelfel’s grandfather, Charles A. Linsmeier…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Light Hearted 343: Joy and Patrick Tubby, Happisburgh Lighthouse, UK
Joy and Patrick Tubby, who live in England, have both been passionate about lighthouses for a long time. In fact, they were engaged and married at li…
5 months ago
Light Hearted 342 – Mary Jo Marquis, Burnt Island, ME
In 1988, Burnt Island Light in Boothbay Harbor became one of the last Maine light stations to be automated and destaffed. In February 1998, the stati…
5 months, 1 week ago
Light Hearted 341 – Rick St. Pierre, Coast Guard keeper at Boon Island, Maine
Rick St. Pierre
Rick St. Pierre, originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts, had a 20 year career in the Coast Guard that included some time as the…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Light Hearted Live #2: Dave Waller, owner of Graves Light in Boston Harbor, MA
This is the audio from the live streaming podcast episode of March 26. The complete video can be seen on the USLHS YouTube channel. Joining host Jere…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Light Hearted ep 340 – Point Vicente, California
Point Vicente Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is located within southwestern Los Angeles County, California. Wi…
6 months ago
Light Hearted Lite 39 – Meghan Agresto, Currituck Beach, NC
Currituck Beach Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont
This is an edited version of an interview that was first heard in August 2021. Our guest is…
6 months, 1 week ago
Light Hearted ep 339 – Travis Gilbert and Logan Merchant, Old Baldy, NC
Old Baldy Lighthouse, USLHS photo by J. Candace Clifford
There’s been a lighthouse standing on Bald Head Island at the entrance to the Cape Fear Ri…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Light Hearted Live #1: Virginia’s Historic Cape Henry Lighthouse
This episode consists of audio from the first live streaming edition of our podcast, broadcast live on YouTube on February 26, 2026. The complete vid…
6 months, 3 weeks ago