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Light Hearted episode 90 – Aimee Newell, Stonington Lighthouse Museum, CT
Stonington, Connecticut, grew into a thriving port known for its shipbuilding, sealing, and whaling. By 1819, the town had as many as 15 vessels enga…
5 years, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 89 – Wayne Clark, Patrick Hussey, and Dick Malone; Admiralty Head Lighthouse, Washington
The 1861 building, known as Red Bluff Lighthouse. (Island County Historical Society)
The promontory known as Admiralty Head, on the west coast of W…
5 years, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 88 – Sal Giglia and Bill Cody, Neds Point Lighthouse, MA; firefighters become lighthouse keepers in Graham, WA
With a large harbor on Buzzards Bay, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, developed as a center for shipbuilding, whaling, and coastal trade. Congress appro…
5 years, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 87 – Matt McMullen, Round Island Lighthouse, Michigan; Florida lighthouse history with Ralph Krugler
Round Island Lighthouse, in the Straits of Mackinac, is one of the most photographed lighthouses in Michigan. Thousands of people see it each year fr…
5 years, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 86 – Rick Ziegler, Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation, Photo Tips with Mike Leonard
In 1825, an act of Congress authorized the building of a breakwater off of Cape Henlopen in Delaware to create a protected harbor. The new harbor th…
5 years, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 85 – Italian historian/author Annamaria Mariotti
Annamaria Mariotti was born in Camogli, in northern Italy, and she still lives and works there. She is the author of many books, articles, and storie…
5 years, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 84 – David Gendell, author of Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse: A Chesapeake Bay Icon
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, located offshore from the southern tip of the peninsula where Annapolis, Maryland, is located, is the last surviving s…
5 years, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 83 – Tim Pettee and Alex Pettee, Greens Ledge Lighthouse, Connecticut
Greens Ledge is one of several treacherous formations near Norwalk Harbor in Connecticut. Congress appropriated $60,000 for the establishment of a li…
5 years, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 82 – Shona Riddell, author of “Guiding Lights”
Shona Riddell
Shona Riddell, who lives in New Zealand, has been writing for as long as she can remember. Both of her parents were writers, and Shon…
5 years, 8 months ago
Light Hearted ep 81 – Rob Benchley, Sankaty Head Lighthouse (Nantucket, MA)
From the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s, Nantucket was the world’s leading whaling port. But the island’s east and south coasts remained devoid of lighth…
5 years, 8 months ago