On September 30, 2017, the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses (FPHL), a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF), paid tribute to two light keepers by establishing U.S. Lighthouse Service […]
Former Canadian Lighthouse Keeper Chris Mills to Present “A Lightkeeping Journey”
If you like lighthouses and are fascinated by the solitude, drama and romance that surrounds them, then you will not want to miss the presentation – “A Lightkeeping Journey” by […]
Owls Head Lighthouse Poem by Marla Rogers
Marla Rogers was inspired to write this poem from firsthand memories of her family residing at Owls Head Light Station from 1947 to 1953. During this time, Marla’s father, Archford […]
Memories & Songs of Owls Head Light at Owls Head Community Center
Whether you have ever imagined what it would be like to grow up at a lighthouse or have been inspired by the allure and romance of our coastal sentinels, you […]
Lighthouse Keepers Honored With Grave Markers
On Memorial Day morning supporters of the Friends of Little River Lighthouse gathered to place, for the first time in history, bronze veteran grave markers at the grave sites of […]
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 […]
Former Lightkeeper Maintains A Vigilant “Watch” at Avery Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse keepers in America may no longer tend the lights of our great nation but that doesn’t mean all the “wickies’ have gone away. In fact, one keeper in particular […]
