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Light Hearted ep 305 – Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse, WI - Following a collision, a lighthouse tower was added on the roof of the fog signal building, giving the light today's appearance. Much restoration has been carried out in the past decade. uslhs.org/podcast/light-…

Light Hearted ep 305 – Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse, WI - Following a collision, a lighthouse tower was added on the roof of the fog signal building, giving the light today's appearance. Much restoration has been carried out in the past decade.
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Right idea, wrong lighthouse: RI tourism video mixed up Watch Hill (l) and Point Judith (r) lights. #RhodeIsland has so many historic, scenic lighthouses that even state tourism struggles to keep them straight! This & more #lighthousenews: dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…

Right idea, wrong lighthouse: RI tourism video mixed up Watch Hill (l) and Point Judith (r) lights.
#RhodeIsland has so many historic, scenic lighthouses that even state tourism struggles to keep them straight!
This & more #lighthousenews:
dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…
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Sat. Jan. 18, 4pm Eastern Zoom event: "Lost and Found: Sounds of the #MaineCoast" by Dianne Ballon who did field recordings of Casco Bay's working harbors, boatyards & sounding buoys. MaineMaritimeMuseum Free, but register in advance: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Sat. Jan. 18, 4pm Eastern Zoom event: "Lost and Found: Sounds of the #MaineCoast" by Dianne Ballon who did field recordings of Casco Bay's working harbors, boatyards & sounding buoys.
<a href="/MaineMaritimeMu/">MaineMaritimeMuseum</a>
Free, but register in advance: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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USLHS #LighthouseTour Spotlight: #CapeCod, Sept 6-13, 2025 Visit #MarthasVineyard & #Nantucket as well as the Cape. See at least 18 lighthouses, many opened specially for our group. Info: uslhs.org/travel/tours/2… Photo: Sandy Neck Lighthouse

USLHS #LighthouseTour Spotlight: #CapeCod, 
Sept 6-13, 2025
Visit #MarthasVineyard &amp; #Nantucket as well as the Cape. See at least 18 lighthouses, many opened specially for our group. Info: uslhs.org/travel/tours/2…
Photo: Sandy Neck Lighthouse
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Light Hearted Lite #12 podcast – Karen Zacharuk, keeper for 15 yrs at Cape Beale, #BritishColumbia, one of 25 stations that remain staffed on BC coast. Photo: Karen & companion & station news.uslhs.org/2025/01/05/lig…

Light Hearted Lite #12 podcast – Karen Zacharuk, keeper for 15 yrs at Cape Beale, #BritishColumbia, one of 25 stations that remain staffed on BC coast. 
Photo: Karen &amp; companion &amp; station
news.uslhs.org/2025/01/05/lig…
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Rawley Point Lighthouse (WI), operated by U.S. Coast Guard, has been a beacon on #LakeMichigan for 130 yrs. Among Manitowoc County's historic landmarks, it's located 4 miles N of Two Rivers, adjacent to Point Beach State Forest. This & more #lighthousenews: dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…

Rawley Point Lighthouse (WI), operated by <a href="/USCG/">U.S. Coast Guard</a>, has been a beacon on #LakeMichigan for 130 yrs. Among
Manitowoc County's historic landmarks, it's located 4 miles N of Two Rivers, adjacent to Point Beach State Forest. This &amp; more #lighthousenews:
dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…
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Light Hearted ep 306 – UK lighthouse keeper & chronicler Peter Halil was among the country’s final keepers before automation. His stations incl South Bishop in Wales (photo), Dungeness, St. Catherines, the Lizard & he documented many more. uslhs.org/podcast/light-…

Light Hearted ep 306 – UK lighthouse keeper &amp; chronicler Peter Halil was among the country’s final keepers before automation. His stations incl South Bishop in Wales (photo), Dungeness, St. Catherines, the Lizard &amp; he documented many more.
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Congrats Scott & Karen Dombrowski! They/ve stepped down after 32 yrs as caretakers of Goat Island Light Station on the southern #Maine coast. They are terrific people & exemplary modern day keepers, and we wish them all the best! Photo, Jeremy D'Entremont pressherald.com/2025/01/13/goa…

Congrats Scott &amp; Karen Dombrowski! They/ve stepped down after 32 yrs as caretakers of Goat Island Light Station on the southern #Maine coast. They are terrific people &amp; exemplary modern day keepers, and we wish them all the best!
Photo, Jeremy D'Entremont
pressherald.com/2025/01/13/goa…
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Don't forget! Sat. Jan. 18, 4pm Eastern Zoom event: "Lost and Found: Sounds of the #MaineCoast" by Dianne Ballon who did field recordings of Casco Bay's working harbors, boatyards & sounding buoys. MaineMaritimeMuseum Free, but register in advance: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Don't forget! Sat. Jan. 18, 4pm Eastern Zoom event: "Lost and Found: Sounds of the #MaineCoast" by Dianne Ballon who did field recordings of Casco Bay's working harbors, boatyards &amp; sounding buoys.
<a href="/MaineMaritimeMu/">MaineMaritimeMuseum</a>

Free, but register in advance: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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#Mainelighthouses added to list of endangered sites per World Monuments Watch due to climate change & coastal storms. Photo: Bell tower building at Pemaquid Point has makeshift supports after being pummeled by winds & waves Portland-Press pressherald.com/2025/01/15/mai…

#Mainelighthouses added to list of endangered sites per World Monuments Watch due to climate change &amp; coastal storms.
Photo: Bell tower building at Pemaquid Point has makeshift supports after being pummeled by winds &amp; waves <a href="/PortlandPress/">Portland-Press</a> 
pressherald.com/2025/01/15/mai…
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Aerials capture mesmerizing ice formations hanging from St Joseph, MI, lighthouse. See this and other #lighthousenews: dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…

Aerials capture mesmerizing ice formations hanging from St Joseph, MI, lighthouse. See this and other #lighthousenews: dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate... only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. #mlkday2025 (Photo: Pemaquid Point Lighthouse by Jeremy D'Entremont)

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate... only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. #mlkday2025 
(Photo: Pemaquid Point Lighthouse by Jeremy D'Entremont)
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The video of Saturday's live virtual event, "Lost and Found: Sounds of the Maine Coast" with sound artist Dianne Ballon is now available for viewing on YouTube. youtu.be/CpKMWyf55cE?fe…

The video of Saturday's live virtual event, "Lost and Found: Sounds of the Maine Coast" with sound artist Dianne Ballon is now available for viewing on YouTube.
youtu.be/CpKMWyf55cE?fe…
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Light Hearted Lite #13 – Rob Benchley, volunteer modern day keeper of Sankaty Head Lighthouse in Sconset village, #Nantucket MA. An accomplished photojournalist, he's been staff photographer on island newspapers & featured in The New York Times & The Boston Globe. uslhs.org/podcast/light-…

Light Hearted Lite #13 – Rob Benchley, volunteer modern day keeper of Sankaty Head Lighthouse in  Sconset village, #Nantucket MA. An accomplished photojournalist, he's been staff photographer on island newspapers &amp; featured in <a href="/nytimes/">The New York Times</a> &amp; <a href="/BostonGlobe/">The Boston Globe</a>.
uslhs.org/podcast/light-…
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Pt 2 of Light Hearted ep 306 w UK lighthouse keeper & chronicler Peter Halil, among the last traditional lighthouse keepers before automation. He shot video of keepers at work. See his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@HalilPeterhal… uslhs.org/podcast/light-…

Pt 2 of Light Hearted ep 306 w UK lighthouse keeper &amp; chronicler Peter Halil, among the last traditional lighthouse keepers before automation. He shot video of keepers at work. See his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@HalilPeterhal… 
uslhs.org/podcast/light-…
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On Jan. 15, a large crane lifted the lantern off Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, Newport, OR, loaded it onto a flatbed truck to haul it off. All part of a $1.6M project to restore the exterior of the lighthouse by Oregon Parks Dept.. This & more #lighthousenews: dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…

On Jan. 15, a large crane lifted the lantern off Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, Newport, OR, loaded it onto a flatbed truck to haul it off. All part of a $1.6M project to restore the exterior of the lighthouse by <a href="/OregonParksDept/">Oregon Parks Dept.</a>. This &amp; more #lighthousenews: 
dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…
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Watch video: The ground shook violently near the iconic Nubble (Cape Neddick) Lighthouse in York, ME, amid a magnitude 3.8 earthquake that struck 6 mi off York Monday a.m & could be felt across New England. This & more #lighthousenews: dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…

Watch video: The ground shook violently near the iconic Nubble (Cape Neddick) Lighthouse in York, ME, amid a magnitude 3.8 earthquake that struck 6 mi off York Monday a.m &amp; could be felt across New England.
This &amp; more #lighthousenews: 
dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/lighthous…
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Light Hearted Lite #14: Jim Pope, keeper at rugged Whaleback Lighthouse ME on a ledge on the NE entrance to the Piscataqua River, approaching Portsmouth NH harbor. uslhs.org/podcast/light-…

Light Hearted Lite #14: Jim Pope, keeper at rugged Whaleback Lighthouse ME on a ledge on the NE entrance to the Piscataqua River, approaching Portsmouth NH harbor.
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