Powerful storms, including legendary northeast gales, have historically battered the New England coast. Harrowing is their fury that overwhelms for hours – if not days. Wreckage is the lot of […]
Remaining Vigilant with the Approach of the 2024-25 Storm Season
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. […]
American Lighthouse Foundation Forms Storm & Mitigation Response Team
In a matter of just a few harrowing hours, decades of hard work and dedication to preserving lighthouses can be wiped out. Our nation witnessed this fact at a number […]
ALF Partners with Maine Preservation on World Monument’s Fund 2025 Watch List Nomination
The American Lighthouse Foundation has partnered with Maine Preservation to nominate all 66 Maine lighthouses to the World Monuments Fund 2025 Watch List. The World Monuments Fund (WMF), which is […]
ALF Testifies for Support of Maine’s Storm-Damaged Lighthouses through Bill LD 2225
Following the destructive storms of January 10 and 13, 2024, Maine Governor Janet Mills proposed emergency legislation in the form of Bill LD 2225, “An Act to Provide Funding to […]
The Can-Do Spirit of FOWIL Volunteers Shines Bright Amidst the “Storm”
There has been a lot of focus on the devastating storms of January 10 and 13, 2024 – and rightfully so. The storms left extensive damage in their wake. The […]
Gathering Storm Damage Information for Maine Lighthouses
The powerful storms of January 10 and 13 may be in the “rear view mirror” of weather events, but the extensive damage they caused to Maine’s lighthouses remains with us. […]
News Center Maine’s 207 Program Shines Light on Storm Damage at Maine Lighthouses
On January 29, 2024, Rob Caldwell, popular host of News Center Maine’s 207 program, talked with American Lighthouse Foundation’s Executive Director, Bob Trapani, Jr., and Ford Reiche, owner of Halfway […]
Acting in the Wake of Storm Damage to Maine Lighthouses
Back to back winter storms on January 10 and 13, 2024 combined to cause extensive damage along the entire Maine coast, including at a number of lighthouses. The scope of […]
