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Staircases installed at Portsmouth Harbor Light

Staircases Installed, Grounds Made Ready – Let the Tours Begin Again!

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 31, 2026

On July 23, 2026, the J.B. Leslie Company completed the installation of two temporary staircases at Portsmouth Harbor Light Station, New Castle, New Hampshire – a project contracted with ALF’s […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, january 2024 storms, jb leslie company, Lighthouse Credit Union, lighthouse tours, new england lighthouse lovers, Portsmouth Harbor Light, public access, staircases

Restoring access to Portsmouth Harbor Light

Preparing the Way to Restored Access at Portsmouth Harbor Light

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: August 30, 2026

Summer Update from June 29, 2026… Great things are happening at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle, New Hampshire, which will result in public access being restored to the Seacoast […]

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Pemaquid Point

Looking Back on 2021 – Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: December 28, 2021

Lighthouse is Repainted and Reopened to the General Public As with any lighthouse, no matter how much work is invested into the historic site, there will always be more to […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 1835, 2021, american lighthouse foundation, friends of pemaquid point lighthouse, jb leslie company, light tower, lighthouse, marty welt, pemaquid point, repainting project

Portsmouth Harbor Light gleams

A Fresh Shine Adorns Portsmouth Harbor Light

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 29, 2019

The present Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse has been helping guide countless thousands of mariners into the protective confines of the Piscataqua River since 1878. Still today, large commercial ships deliver petroleum […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, cassil family, chicago, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, jb leslie company, lighthouse, portsmouth harbor, sherwin williams

Tom and Jaana Sheehan Receive ALF’s “Keeper of the Light” Award

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: May 21, 2016

The American Lighthouse Foundation presented Tom and Jaana Sheehan with the “Keeper of the Light” award during the organization’s annual Lighthouse Gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Perkins Island Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, jb leslie company, keeper of the light, keeper's house, light station, maine bureau of parks and lands, maine island trail association, perkins island, tom and jaana sheehan

A New “Red Carpet” Welcome at Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 5, 2013

Following the latest restoration project coordinated by the Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, you might say the public now has a new “red […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, engine room, friends of rockland harbor lights, jb leslie company, lighthouse, prock marine, rockland breakwater

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