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Whaleback 2020 Maintenance

Whaleback Lighthouse Receives some TLC in 2020

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 11, 2020

Some good things happened at Whaleback Lighthouse before the work season concluded this year. The Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses (FPHL), a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, was able […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundatin, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, j.b. leslie company, kittery, lighthouse, maine, Whaleback Lighthouse

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Two Men in Motor Boat Rescued by Whaleback Lightkeeper Amee

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 28, 2020

The following story appeared in the Sanford Tribune on July 28, 1911. The incident and subsequent rescue occurred on July 22, 1911, about a half-mile east of Whaleback Lighthouse on […]

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The Goal of a Docking System at Whaleback Light Remains Front & Center

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: September 2, 2019

The American Lighthouse Foundation and its local chapter, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, are determined to keep working towards obtaining funds for the repair of the two granite breakwaters and […]

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Shining a Light on Whaleback at the Maine State House

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: January 27, 2018

The commitment to restore and preserve a lighthouse – and share it with the general public, is nothing short of a fascinating, but winding journey. For Maine’s Whaleback Lighthouse, the […]

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Taking to the Air to Learn More about the Ledge at Whaleback Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: March 5, 2012

If there is one universal trait that shines brighter than any other in the lighthouse preservation field, it may very well be the ‘can do’ attitude that is exhibited by […]

Filed Under: Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, docking system, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, kittery, new castle, rock armor, rykerson architecture, waterfront engineers, Whaleback Lighthouse

Whaleback Light

Charting a Brighter Course for Whaleback Light’s Future

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 26, 2011

Maine’s Whaleback Lighthouse may stand alone on a wave-swept ledge at the entrance to the Piscataqua River, but this stout beacon has some good friends on land who are laying […]

Filed Under: Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, hsr, kittery, maine, Whaleback Lighthouse

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