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Light Hearted ep 62 – Elaine Jones, Burnt Island Lighthouse, Maine; Russ Katje, hall of fame Lighthouse Passport Program collector
On March 3, 1821, Congress appropriated $10,500 for three lighthouses on the Maine coast, one of them on five-acre Burnt Island at the west side of …
6 years ago
Light Hearted ep 61 – Dave and Lynn Waller, owners of Graves Lighthouse, Massachusetts (pt 2 of 2)
Graves Lighthouse; photo by Jeremy D’Entremont
This is the second part of a two-part interview with Dave and Lynn Waller, owners of Graves Lighthouse…
6 years ago
Light Hearted ep 60 – Dave and Lynn Waller, owners of Graves Lighthouse, Massachusetts (pt 1 of 2)
Graves Lighthouse is a classic, granite, wave-swept offshore lighthouse tower on a barren ledge in outer Boston Harbor. It went into service in 1905 …
6 years ago
Light Hearted ep 59 – Richard Skidmore, Gay Head Light, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
The Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard is a great destination for anyone who’s interested in lighthouses. There are five lighthouses on the is…
6 years ago
Light Hearted ep 58 – Liz Witham and Ken Wentworth, “Keepers of the Light” (Gay Head Lighthouse, MA)
Gay Head Lighthouse stands in one of the most picturesque locations in New England, on top of the 130-foot-tall multicolored clay cliffs at the weste…
6 years ago
Light Hearted ep 57 – USLHS Lighthouse Passport Program part 2, the Three Amigos and an Amiga
In last week’s episode of Light Hearted we spoke with Skip Sherwood, the director of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s lighthouse passport program, an…
6 years, 1 month ago
Light Hearted ep 56 – USLHS Lighthouse Passport Program part 1, Skip Sherwood and Scott Walbert
The U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Lighthouse Passport Program provides enthusiasts the opportunity to help preserve lighthouses as well as a wonderful…
6 years, 1 month ago
Light Hearted ep 55 – E. Gifford Stack, Oak Island Lighthouse, North Carolina
Oak Island Lighthouse went into service in 1958 near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in southeastern North Carolina. It’s been owned by the Town of …
6 years, 1 month ago
Light Hearted ep 54 – Laurie Perkins, Tawas Point Lighthouse, Michigan
Tawas Point Lighthouse, located in Tawas Point State Park in Baldwin Township in Northern Michigan, is an attraction for maritime buffs and also a de…
6 years, 1 month ago
Light Hearted Special Edition – Jack Del Nunzio, the National Archives and the J. Candace Clifford Lighthouse Research Catalog
J. Candace Clifford
From the time it was founded in 1984, the United States Lighthouse Society has maintained an Archive of lighthouse data includi…
6 years, 1 month ago