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Little River Light

Little River Light’s Terry and Cynthia Rowden are Honored with ALF Volunteer Awards

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 16, 2022

Terry and Cynthia Rowden of ALF’s Friends of Little River Lighthouse were honored with Len Hadley Volunteer Awards during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Gala, which was held at the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: 2022, american lighthouse foundation, coast guard, cynthia rowden, len hadley volunteer award, little river lighthouse, terry rowden

Whaleback Light in Kittery

A Keeper’s Letter from Whaleback Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 20, 2019

The following letter by an unnamed keeper at Whaleback Lighthouse in Kittery, Maine, appeared in the March 1957 issue of the Maine Coast Fisherman… “Well, here it is the end […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: 1957, coast guard, keeper, lighthouse, seal, station portsmouth, Whaleback Lighthouse

Owls Head Lighthouse

Tour Owls Head Light on August 7 – National Lighthouse Day

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 26, 2018

There is no finer way to celebrate National Lighthouse Day than by climbing a lighthouse and basking in the beauty and history that abounds at the venerable guardians of the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 2018, aids to navigation team, american lighthouse foundation, coast guard, fresnel lens, lighthouse, maine, national lighthouse day, owls head, southwest harbor, uscg

Gary Sredzienski's support boat

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

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

Holiday Decorations and a Splendid Green Beam at Portsmouth Harbor Light

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: December 10, 2010

Each night throughout the year, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse faithfully guides mariners along the Piscataqua River to ports of call in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine, but when the calendar […]

Filed Under: Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: christmas, coast guard, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, lighthouse, new hampshire, piscataqua river, portsmouth harbor, seafarer

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