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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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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…
6 years ago
Light Hearted ep 80 – Hilton Head Rear Range Light, South Carolina; Photo tips with Mike Leonard
Hilton Head Island, part of South Carolina’s Lowcountry region, is widely known for its twelve miles of pristine beaches and its golf courses. The Hi…
6 years ago
Light Hearted ep 79 – Ian Duff, Scottish lighthouse keeper
With its long coastline and about 790 islands, Scotland has been home to a large number of lighthouses. The Northern Lighthouse Board, founded in 178…
6 years ago
Light Hearted ep 78 – Linda Dianto, National Lighthouse Museum, NY
The U.S. Lighthouse Service constructed the Staten Island Lighthouse Depot on the former site of the New York Marine Hospital. The depot, which began…
6 years ago