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Light Hearted Ep 50 – A lighthearted discussion with Michelle, Cindy, and Jeremy
The United States Lighthouse podcast Light Hearted was launched in June 2019 as the only podcast completely devoted to lighthouses and their history,…
6 years, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 49 – Katie Brydon, living history performer at Burnt Island Light Station, Maine
Katie Brydon greeting visitors at Burnt Island. Courtesy of Maine Department of Marine Resources. Katie Brydon and husband Jesse Gauthier at Burnt I…
6 years, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 48 – Lenore Skomal, author of “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter”
Ida Lewis; U.S. Lighthouse Society archive
February 25 is the birthday of a woman who is arguably the most famous lighthouse keeper in American histo…
6 years, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 47 – Jeremey Richardson and Miriam Davidson, owners of Moose Peak Lighthouse, Maine
Moose Peak Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont
This episode of Light Hearted featured an interview with the owners of one of the most rugged and …
6 years, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 46 – Swimming for lighthouses: Alison Richardson, Gary Sredzienski
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There are many creative ways to raise money for lighthouse preservation, and the two i…
6 years, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 45 – Rob Clark, owner of Windmill Point & Isle La Motte lighthouses, Vermont
Windmill Point Lighthouse, Vermont. Photo by Jeremy D’Entremont.
Lake Champlain, bordering New York, Vermont and Quebec, was once a bustling waterway…
6 years, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 44 – Living history performer Joseph Smith, portrayer of Augustin Fresnel
Joseph Smith as Augustin Fresnel at Montauk Lighthouse, New York, in 2018.
Photo by Donna Dimino.
Joseph Smith has been a theatrical performer based …
6 years, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 43 – Frederick Mikkelsen, former keeper of Conimicut Lighthouse, RI
Fred Mikkelsen speaking at a symposium in Kittery, Maine, in 2016..
Frederick Mikkelsen was a Coast Guard light keeper at Conimicut Lighthouse in Rho…
6 years, 8 months ago
Light Hearted ep 42 – Nancy Patterson, East Point Lighthouse, New Jersey
East Point Lighthouse, U.S. Lighthouse Society archive
East Point Lighthouse began service in September 1849. It’s a type of building known as a Cape…
6 years, 8 months ago
Light Hearted Special Edition – Former Maine lighthouse keeper Ernie DeRaps
Ernie DeRaps at Monhegan Lighthouse in 2007. Photo by Jeremy D’Entremont.
This is a special edition of Light
Hearted, featuring an extended interview…
6 years, 8 months ago