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Business Expo

The Business of Lighthouses

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: March 15, 2012

Sharing the mission of lighthouse preservation with the public always makes good business sense given the ever-present need to build upon the successes achieved in restoration, education, volunteerism and fundraising. […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: 2012 business expo, american lighthouse foundation, friends of rockland harbor lights, penobscot bay regional chamber of commerce, samoset resort

Winter gale

Suiting Up for Winter Safety at Maine’s Little River Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 2, 2012

“A keeper not only has to be a steady steeple jack on the sides of his lighthouse, but he must also be a good enough boatman to navigate the water […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bill kitchen, cutler, gale, hamilton marine, harbor, light station, lighthouse endeavor, little river, maine, mustang survival, winter, work suit

Creekman

Mainer to Undertake Icy Cold Swim to Help Lighthouses

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 16, 2011

Going for a swim on a cold December day in Rockland Harbor, when the water temperature is an average 40 degrees, isn’t something at the top of most people’s ‘to […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, creekman, friends of rockland breakwater lighthouse, gary sredzienski, icy swim for lighthouses, lighthouses, owls head, rockland breakwater

Cleveland Ledge Light

Buzzards Bay – Vineyard Sound Lighthouse Cruise

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 9, 2011

Saturday, October 1st, 2011 10:00am – 4:00pm Join the American Lighthouse Foundation and Friends of Flying Santa on a cooperative fundraising lighthouse cruise of Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. This […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bird island, butler flats, buzzards bay, clarks point, cleveland ledge, friends of flying santa, gay head, neds point, nobska point, palmer island, tarpaulin cove, vineyard sound, wings neck

EM1 Theresa Ramirez

Visitors Talk Lighthouses with the Coast Guard

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 22, 2011

Have you ever wondered how a modern beacon in a lighthouse or on a buoy works, or how a fog horn automatically begins sounding when thick weather moves in? The […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: 155mm lantern, aids to navigation, carmanah, light emitting diode, lighthouse, maine, midcoast maine lighthouse challenge, rockland breakwater, southwest harbor, united states coast guard, vrb-25 beacon

Portland Head Light

Maine Open Lighthouse Day Set for September 17

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 20, 2011

  The third annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day will take place rain or shine Sept. 17, with many of the state’s coastal, island and river lighthouses planning to welcome the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse, Owls Head Lighthouse, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: 2011, american lighthouse foundation, maine office of tourism, maine open lighthouse day, united states coast guard

Marla Rogers

ALF Lighthouses appear on Chronicle’s Main Streets & Back Roads

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 10, 2011

The popular Boston area television show, Chronicle, which aired on May 9, 2011, featured Maine lighthouses on their Main Streets and Back Roads program. The Boston WCVB TV-5 program included […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: bob oliver, chronicle, jc monahan, lighthouse, main streets and backroads, owls head, pemaquid point, rockland breakwater, stella gould, tv 5 boston, wood island

Owls Head Lighthouse

ALF Receives Heritage Preservation Award from Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 26, 2011

Lighthouses were shining bright during the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 86th Annual Award Dinner at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. During the awards segment of the dinner, […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 2011, 86th annual awards dinner, american lighthouse foundation, heritage preservation award, lighthouse, owls head, penobscot bay regional chamber of commerce

Little River Overnight

Sneak Peek…Lighthouse Gala Silent Auction

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 11, 2011

The American Lighthouse Foundation’s 2011 Annual Lighthouse Gala is just days away…being held this Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel in downtown Portsmouth, NH. The evening […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, gala, gary sredzienski, lighthouse, news, portsmouth, silent auction

Town dock at Kittery Point, Maine

Swim for the Lights – What a Moment for Lighthouses!

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 9, 2011

On February 26, 2011, Swim for the Lights, an event sponsored by the American Lighthouse Foundation and its chapter, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, lived up to its incredible billing […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: coast guard, gary sredzienski, kittery point, lighthouses, maine, new castle, new hampshire, new hampshire marine patrol, piscataqua river, portsmouth harbor, rye, seacoast science center, swim for the lights, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island lifesaving station

Gary Sredzienski is preparing to go above & beyond to help lighthouse preservation on Feb. 26, 2011 (Photo by Deb Cram)

Swim for the Lights – The Power of One can be Great!

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 17, 2011

One man’s quest to help save lighthouses is going to lengths few would dare imagine, let alone undertake. On February 26, 2011, Gary Sredzienski, known affectionately along the Piscataqua River […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: creek man, gary sredzienski, kittery, maine, new hampshire, odiorne point, portsmouth harbor, rye, swim for the lights, Whaleback Lighthouse

ALF gift store

A Touch of Christmas Shines Bright at ALF’s Gift Store and Interpretive Center

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 2, 2010

The annual Festival of Lights event along Rockland’s (Maine) downtown Main Street, which occurred on November 27-28, 2010, is a time when businesses outfit their storefronts in a festive manner […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, gift store, interpretive center, main street, maine, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

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