Russ Lowell and Eric Podolsky of the Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse were presented with ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Awards during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Gala, which was held […]
Looking Back on 2021 – Wood Island Lighthouse
By George Bruns, Executive Committee Chair, Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse After the 2020 “COVID Pause” that prevented ALF’s Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse (FOWIL) from running regular tours, it […]
FOWIL’s Tish Johnson Honored with ALF Volunteer Award
Tish Johnson of ALF’s Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse was honored with a ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Lighthouse Gala, which was held at […]
FOWIL’s Carl Gatto Honored with an ALF Volunteer Award
Carl Gatto of ALF’s Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse was honored with an ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Lighthouse Gala, which was held at […]
Wood Island Lighthouse Poem by a Keeper’s Wife
The following poem was penned by Elmenia P. Lurvey, wife of Wood Island lightkeeper W. F. Lurvey (1917-1923). The poem appeared in the Bar Harbor Times on February 14, 1923. […]
FOWIL’s Walter Fowski and Amy Robinson Receive ALF Volunteer Awards
Walter Fowski and Amy Robinson of the Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse were presented with ALF Len Hadley Volunteerism awards during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Gala, which was held […]
Judy Klement Receives ALF’s “Keeper of the Light” Award
The American Lighthouse Foundation honored Judy Klement as a recipient of the “Keeper of the Light” award during the organization’s annual Lighthouse Gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort […]
Wood Island Lighthouse Receives Major Donation For Restoration
Wood Island Lighthouse, situated off the coast of Biddeford Pool, Maine, has a major new benefactor for its ongoing restoration work. Today, Judith Klement, a resident of Savannah, GA, and […]
A New Bright Shine at Wood Island Lighthouse
When the public visits Wood Island Lighthouse in 2013 they will once again have the opportunity to climb the spiral steps of granite that ascend to the top of the […]
A “Connector” to Ongoing Restoration Work at Wood Island Light Station
In the same manner by which lighthouse history is an unbroken chain of time, events and vigilance, so too is our modern day effort to preserve the historic light station […]
Bob Orcutt of the Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse is Presented with an ALF Volunteer Award
The American Lighthouse Foundation held its annual lighthouse gala at the Four Points by Sheraton in Eastham, MA, on April 28, 2012. The organization’s signature event featured some wonderful lighthouse […]
A Wood Island Lightkeeper Returns to his Lighthouse Home
(The following account of former keeper Mike McQuade’s return visit to Wood Island was provided by Sheri Poftak of the Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse, a chapter of ALF) Standing […]
