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The Lantern at Little River Light is Sealed and Gleaming

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 18, 2019

Little River lantern

All the panes of glass in the lantern were replaced and sealed.
(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

The American Lighthouse Foundation was able to use every bit of the 2019 work season by completing a $17,640 project at the end of October on the lantern at Little River Lighthouse in Cutler, Maine.

The project’s scope of work included the replacement of all ten lantern panes of glass, each of which contained cracks and / or bullet holes. During the process, the frames were prepped, treated and sealed. The lantern panes are now completely watertight.

In addition, the exterior ironwork of the lantern was prepped and repainted, and the seams along the gallery deck were sealed to prevent water from leaking into the watchroom below.

The work was carried out by the J. B. Leslie Company of South Berwick, Maine. Many thanks to Little River’s volunteer caretaker, Terry Rowden, who was there every step of the way helping support the work crew by transporting them back and forth to the island by boat, delivering supplies and making sure things were running smoothly at the keeper’s house. Thank you, Terry!

Not only has the project renewed a “shine” to the lantern, more importantly, the work protects the exterior ironwork and interior components of iron, brick and wood from the adverse effects of moisture intrusion. This is an important step to maintain for the light tower’s long-term preservation.

Little River lantern repainted

After the glass panes were replaced, the J.B. Leslie Company prepped and repainted the lantern at Little River Lighthouse.
(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

Lantern panes

Each of the ten glass panes along the lantern were replaced during the October 2019 project.
(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

Lantern interior

A view of the lantern’s interior following the completion of the glass pane replacement work.
(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

Little River Light

2019 was another successful year at Little River Light. Work projects were completed and the overnight stay program enjoyed a fine season!
(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

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Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, cutler, j.b. leslie company, lantern, lighthouse, little river, maine, pane glass, repainting

Comments

  1. Jack D. Harrison says

    December 11, 2019 at 5:37 am

    I just heard a reference to New London Lighthouse in an Audiobook, then found your website.
    I’m a member of ALK in the UK.
    Not able to work with back injuries, these days I write about Lighthouses and the tradition of Keepers.

    All the best for Christmas and New Year and here’s one of my poems.
    Jack D. Harrison.

    (Dedicated to Peter Halil and all other Lighthouse Keepers –
    Still ‘Keeping the Light’.
    THE SONG OF THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER. ©
    CHORUS.
    We’ll keep the light on a stormy night;
    save the lives, and the ships of men.
    Though the seas and storms may pound our walls;
    in the midst of a wild ‘Force Ten’.

    Lonely is the song of The Lighthouse Keeper;
    just three men and a tower.
    To “keep the light” was their only creed;
    which they did with all of their power.

    From ‘Longships’, ‘Eddystone’, and wild ‘Wolf Rock’,
    to Les Hanois, and Beachy Head;
    and from Longstone, to Skerryvore;
    though manned no more, their tales shall e’er be read.

    And strange tales indeed they tell,
    of ‘The Smalls’ and ‘Eilean Mor’.
    Why ‘Trinity House’ added one more man;
    and “The Three” were gone, forever more.

    CHORUS.
    We’ll keep the light on a stormy night;
    save the lives, and the ships of men.
    Though the seas and storms may pound our walls;
    in the midst of a wild ‘Force Ten’.
    BY JACK D. HARRISON. 04-AUG-2019.
    (images painted by Author).

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