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Rob Apse film, Wave-Swept

“Wave-Swept” – A Significant Film in the Making

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 5, 2025

By Rob Apse, Video Freelance Creative My history with lighthouses and why I’m making this film… My first feature documentary, The Last Lightkeepers, was really eye opening to the universe […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: ALF Storm and Mitigation Response Team, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate change, film, Ford Reiche, hazards, lighthouses, maine, mitigation, Resiliency, rob apse, storms, wave-swept

March 2025 Dinner Meeting for The Propeller Club of Portsmouth, NH

Sharing the Impact of Severe Storms at Lighthouses with The Propeller Club of Portsmouth

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 21, 2025

The opportunity to discuss lighthouses with others is always a fun experience. The occasion is even more rewarding when one can share why we need to keep acting in the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, changing climate, diaster recovery, dinner meeting, extreme weather, international propeller club, lighthouses, maine, march, mitigation, new hampshire, Resiliency, rising sea levels, severe storms, storm surge, the propeller club of portsmouth, us coast guard

Bug Light

“Lighthouses of Maine” named to the 2025 World Monuments Watch

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: January 15, 2025

Maine Landmarks Shine a Light on the Threats of Climate Change World Monuments Fund (WMF) today announces the 25 sites on the 2025 World Monuments Watch, including Maine light stations […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, Bénédicte de Montlaur, bob trapani, climate change, Ford Reiche, gulf of maine, hazard mitigation, Maine Preservation, Resiliency, rising sea levels, tara kelly, the presumpscot foundation, watch, world monuments fund

Pomham Rocks

ALF’s Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Celebrate 20th Anniversary

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 29, 2024

More than a hundred members of Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse gathered recently at their Annual Meeting at The Squantum Association to celebrate a milestone. In 2004, an abandoned building […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: 20th anniversary, american lighthouse foundation, dennis tardiff, don doucette, east providence, exlex dias, friends of pomham rocks, nancy doucette, narragansett bay, rhode island, The Squantum Association

New shutters on Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Shutters Return Pomham Rocks Lighthouse to Turn of the Century Look

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 13, 2024

If you walk down the East Bay Bike Path, you will notice a dramatic change to the exterior of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. The 150-year-old light station off the coast of […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: abcore restoration, american lighthouse foundation, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, original appearance, providence, rhode island, shutters

Grindle Point Light

Remaining Vigilant with the Approach of the 2024-25 Storm Season

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 13, 2024

The American Lighthouse Foundation and its partners (Maine Preservation and The Presumpscot Foundation) have recently undertaken various initiatives to help safeguard historic light stations from the effects of severe weather. […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Storm & Mitigation Committee Tagged With: 2024, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, brad miller, climate change, Ford Reiche, January, maine, Maine Preservation, no place to hide, portland head, Resiliency, rising sea levels, storm and mitigation, storm surge, storms, tara kelly, the presumpscot foundation

New flagpole for Race Point Light

New Flagpole for Race Point Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 11, 2024

The American Lighthouse Foundation’s Cape Cod Chapter, which cares for Race Point, Wood End and Long Point lights – as well as keeping the private aid to navigation shining bright […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, cape cod chapter, dan lynch, david pomerantz, dick judge, ethan pomerantz, flagpole, gary childs, jason hallett, race point lighthouse, tom miller

Pomham Rocks Light

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse License Plate makes its Debut

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 23, 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024 marked a milestone for members of Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. It was the day when Rhode Islanders who had pre-ordered Pomham’s commemorative charity plate received […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: alex dias, american lighthouse foundation, anne greene, dennis tardiff, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, license plate, lighthouse, pomham rocks, rhode island

Author Angeli Perrow

Author of Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue to appear at Owls Head Light on September 14

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 8, 2024

Maine children’s author Angeli Perrow will be signing copies of her popular book, Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue, on Saturday, September 14 from 1 to 4 pm in the keeper’s […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 2024, american lighthouse foundation, angeli perrow, author, lighthouse dog to the rescue, maine office of tourism, maine open lighthouse day, owls head light, september 14, united states coast guard

Owls Head Lighthouse

Maine Open Lighthouse Day is set to Shine on September 14

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 7, 2024

Maine’s iconic sentinels of the sea will assume center stage during the 15th annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day, which will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Around a dozen […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 2024, american lighthouse foundation, burnt coat harbor, burnt island, fort point, goat island, grindle point, maine lighthouse museum, maine maritime museum, maine office of tourism, maine open lighthouse day, marshall point, monhegan, moose peak, owls head, portland breakwater, portland head, september 14, Spring Point Ledge, Squirrel Point, united states coast guard, west quoddy head

Pomham Rocks

$5,000 Squantum Association Grant to help Historically Restore Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 19, 2024

At the turn of the century, white picket fences were popular in yards across the country. They also appeared frequently at land-based and island lighthouses. For Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, built […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, providence river, rhode island, Squantum Association Charitable Foundation

Gravesite of Keeper Thomas S. Fishburne

Keeper Honored and Lighthouse Tours Begin at Pomham Rocks

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 16, 2024

Lighthouse News Update by Judianne Point of the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse and 1st Vice-President of the American Lighthouse Foundation… On June 14, 20204, members of the Friends of […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: alex dias, american lighthouse foundation, ancient little neck cemetery, dave kelleher, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, howard mcvay, keeper, pomham rocks, thomas s fishburne, tours

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