During recent weeks there has been a flurry of activity at the lights of the American Lighthouse Foundation in preparation for the 2011 summer season. From spring clean-ups to maintenance […]
Renewing the Luster of Our Lighthouse Heritage at Portsmouth Harbor
With the calendar flipping from the month of April to May, and spring gaining a firmer grip on the weather with each passing day, the time to spruce up our […]
Reenergizing a Light gone Dark at Avery Point
Who says the time-honored duties of the lightkeeper are over? As a recent effort at Avery Point Lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, has shown, today’s modern keepers must still maintain a […]
ALF Receives Heritage Preservation Award from Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce
Lighthouses were shining bright during the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 86th Annual Award Dinner at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. During the awards segment of the dinner, […]
Sneak Peek…Lighthouse Gala Silent Auction
The American Lighthouse Foundation’s 2011 Annual Lighthouse Gala is just days away…being held this Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel in downtown Portsmouth, NH. The evening […]
New England Lighthouse Lovers Spring Trip
Join NELL for their Spring Trip to LAKE ONTARIO – May 13, 14, 15, 2011 NELL, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation will be returning to the scene of one 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 […]
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 […]
ALF Volunteers Tackle More than Housekeeping Work at Cape Elizabeth Light
Taking advantage of a day (2/5/11) when professional contracting work was being done in the lantern of Cape Elizabeth Light, a group of American Lighthouse Foundation volunteers gathered at the […]
Boon Island Day Explores Lighthouse History and One Famous Shipwreck
It may be six miles out to sea, but the allure of Boon Island Lighthouse remains as strong as ever for coastal communities like York, Maine, and lighthouse enthusiasts everywhere. […]
Boon Island Day to Highlight the Lighthouse and Wreck of the Nottingham Galley
The public is invited to a special “Boon Island Day” event at Old York’s Visitor Center at the Remick Barn, 3 Lindsay Road, in York, Maine, this coming Sunday, January […]
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 […]
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