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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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months ago
Light Hearted ep 53 – Bob Stevenson of Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, MD; Gary Riemenschneider, educational resources on USLHS website
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the last screwpile cottage-style light station in its original location in Chesapeake Bay. It’s located about a mile…
6 years, 5 months ago
Light Hearted ep 52 – Mary Habstritt, Lighthouse Tender Lilac
Lighthouse tenders were ships that were specifically designed to maintain, support, or tend to lighthouses or lightships by providing supplies, fuel,…
6 years, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 51 – Peter Gellatly, “Following the Lights” (Scottish Lighthouses)
Peter Gellatly
Peter Gellatly is a lecturer in accounting and administration at the Coatbridge campus of New College Lanarkshire in Scotland. About…
6 years, 6 months ago