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Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

Avoiding “Used to Be”

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 28, 2025

To truly win at making our nation’s historic light stations more resilient in the face of climate weather impacts, we need to be where there has been great loss. Where […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, climate weather impacts, erosion, light in a storm, mitigation, Resiliency, rising sea levels, storm & mitigation response team, storm surge, storms, wind

2025 National Maritime Heritage Conference

ALF Presents at the National Maritime Heritage Conference

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 9, 2025

The twelfth annual Maritime Heritage Conference & Historic Naval Ship Association Symposium was held on September 24-27, 2025, in Buffalo, New York. According to the National Maritime Historical Society, “The […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2025, adaptation, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, buffalo, climate change, mitigation, national maritime heritage conference, new york, Resiliency, storms, sustainability

Pomham Rocks Light

Troll Builders Visit Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 6, 2025

By Louise Paiva, FPRL Board Member East Providence recently joined the worldwide Troll Trail of larger-than-life wooden figures hidden in natural settings. After weeks of creating Mrs. Skipper on the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, lady pomham II, Laura McNamara, Mrs. Skipper, troll

Owls Head Light Station celebrates 200 years

Celebrating 200 Years of Service – Owls Head Light Station

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 16, 2025

Owls Head Light Station celebrates 200 years of guiding mariners, volunteers embrace change in order to survive By Sarah Thompson, Reporter, PenBay Pilot OWLS HEAD — Two hundred years ago […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 200th anniversary, american lighthouse foundation, andy germann, christina breen, chuck mahaleris, congresswoman Chellie Pingree, EM1 Chase Miller, gorham rowell, molly doyle, mussel ridge historical society, owls head light station, paul dilger, Phelps Bristol, senator angus king, senator susan collins, united states coast guard

Keeper Norwood graveside ceremony

Llewellyn Norwood, Owls Head Lightkeeper, Honored with Memorial Stone and Bronze Marker

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 16, 2025

On the morning of September 10, 2025, local Owls Head residents, members of the Owls Head Cemetery Committee, American Lighthouse Foundation, Mussel Ridge Historical Society and the U.S. Coast Guard […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthhouse foundation, bob trapani, keeper, lea carver, light station, Llewellyn Norwood, maine, mussel ridge historical society, owls head, Owls Head Cemetery Committee, united states coast guard

Owls Head Light Station

Owls Head Light Station to Celebrate 200 Years

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 24, 2025

On September 10, 2025, the Owls Head Light Station will celebrate its 200th anniversary as a guardian of mariners near and far. This date marks the day in 1825 when […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 1825, 200th anniversary, 2025, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, executive director, light station, lighthouse, mariners, mussel ridge historical society, owls head, penboscot bay, united states coast guard

Stage Island Monument 200th anniversary

Community Celebrates Stage Island Monument’s 200th Anniversary

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 23, 2025

Fundraising Effort begins to Restore Stage Island Monument Story by Liz Gotthelf, Publisher • Saco Bay News • August 19, 2025 Stage Island Monument has stood proudly in Saco Bay […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Stage Island Monument Tagged With: 1825, 200th, 2025, aid to navigation, american lighthouse foundation, anniversary, biddeford historical society, biddeford pool, bob trapani, cy cyr, daybeacon, meetinghouse, monument, peter mcpheeters, restoration, richard parsons, stage island, winter harbor, wood island harbor

Stage Island Monument

Fundraising Kicks-Off for the Restoration of Stage Island Monument

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 15, 2025

Backed by the passionate support of people in the nearby Biddeford and Saco communities, the Maine-based American Lighthouse Foundation is embarking on a project to raise the necessary funds to […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Stage Island Monument Tagged With: 1825, 200th anniversary, 2025, american lighthouse foundation, biddeford, biddeford pool, bob trapani, daybeacon, maine, monument, peter mcpheeters, restoration, saco, stage island

UNE student Regina Dyer mapping Maine lighthouses

UNE Student Maps what Risks Maine’s Lighthouses Face from Storm Damage

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 14, 2025

Story by Jacob Murphy, Reporter • WMTW TV 8 Portland • August 14, 2025 BIDDEFORD, Maine – While many students are away on summer break, Regina Dyer has been splitting […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate, climate adaptation, Frank Rios, Jacob Murphy, maine, mitigation, portland, regina dyer, Resiliency, storm surge, summer sustainability fellowship, university of new england, vulnerability assessment, WMTW TV 8, world monuments fund

UNE 2025 Sustainability Fellowship with ALF

A UNE Student is Mapping the Future of Maine’s Lighthouses

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 6, 2025

Story by Alan Bennett • Portland, Maine • August 5, 2025 Maine’s lighthouses carry deep historical and cultural significance. From the early days of maritime trade, these beacons have guided […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Halfway Rock Lighthouse, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, ann-marie trapani, bob trapani jr, climate change, Ford Reiche, halfway rock, lighthouse, regina dyer, sustainability fellowship, une, university of new england, vulnerability assessment

Squantum Association Foundation donates to Pomham Rocks Light

$5,000 Squantum Association Charitable Foundation Grant to Help Restore the Dock at Pomham Rocks

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 23, 2025

By Louise Paiva, FPRL Board Member Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse recently received a $5,000 grant from the Squantum Association Charitable Foundation to help restore their dock. The presentation was […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: alex dias, american lighthouse foundation, dock, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, Mary Chace, paul r williams, Squantum Association Foundation, Taste of Summer

Footbridge destroyed by storms

Friends of the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses Announce National Lighthouse Day Celebration with Aug. 7 Event and Capital Campaign Kickoff

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 23, 2025

Lighthouse Credit Union will kick off the capital campaign with a $5,000 donation!  Portsmouth, N.H. – July 18, 2025 – The Friends of the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses have announced an […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, august 7, capital campaign, destoyed by storms, footbridge, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, Lighthouse Credit Union, national lighthouse day, new hampshire, Portsmouth Harbor Light, walkway

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