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 […]
J.B. Leslie Company is Presented with ALF’s 2012 President’s 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 […]
The Handiwork of Restoration begins to Show at Wood Island
As is often the case, a restoration project, like the keeper’s house at Wood Island, must go through a phase of preparation that temporarily strips the structure of its familiar […]
Working to Keep Water Outside Where it Belongs
One of the most difficult aspects of lighthouse preservation is keeping water from finding its way inside a light tower. The battle seems endless at times, but one that must […]
Keeping Winter’s Icy Reach Out of Whaleback Light
The final lighthouse maintenance project of 2010 for the American Lighthouse Foundation and its chapters occurred, of all places, offshore at the wave-swept Whaleback Lighthouse. Determined to carry out a […]
