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The Lantern at Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse to be Repainted in 2015

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: March 31, 2015

ALF’s Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights (FRHL) chapter will be tackling a couple of restoration and maintenance projects at Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse this summer, including the sentinel’s the iron lantern. […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: alf, american lighthouse foundation, friends of rockland harbor lights, j.b. leslie company, lighthouse, rockland breakwater

Race Point Lighthouse Tours

Tour Race Point Light Station during Mariners Day on May 17

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: March 16, 2015

How would you like to visit the storied Race Point Light Station and have the chance to walk in the steps of the bygone lightkeepers as you tour the beautifully […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 2015, american lighthouse foundation, cape cod chapter, cape cod national seashore, light station, lighthouse, mariners day, overnight stays, race point

Cross Island Light Station

Former Canadian Lighthouse Keeper Chris Mills to Present “A Lightkeeping Journey”

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 12, 2014

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 […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, british columbia, canada, chris mills, cross island, friends of rockland harbor lights, gannet rock, keeper, lighthouse, new brunswick, nova scotia, samoset resort

Whitehead Lighthouse

Lighthouse Sunset Cruise to Benefit Rockland Breakwater & Owls Head Lights

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 9, 2014

The Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights and the American Lighthouse Foundation invite the public to join them Friday, June 27, 2014 for a lighthouse sunset cruise along the coastal waters […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, fog signal station, franklin island, friends of rockland harbor lights, lighthouse, Manana Island, marshall point, owls head, rockland breakwater, sunset cruise, tenants harbor, two bush, Whitehead

Perkins Island Light Station

Facelift Planned for Perkins Island Keeper’s House

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 29, 2014

It peers over you as you drift by on the Kennebec River.  Located about two miles upstream from the river’s mouth, it has stood prominently alongside a small light tower […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Perkins Island Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, keeper's house, kennebec river, light station, lighthouse, maine, maine bureau of parks and lands, maine island trail association, perkins island

Race Point

Tour Race Point Light Station on May 18

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 24, 2014

How would you like to visit the storied Race Point Light Station and have the chance to retrace the steps of the bygone lightkeepers as you tour the beautifully restored […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 2014, american lighthouse foundation, cape cod chapter, cape cod national seashore, lighthouse, race point

“ALF Artist Advocate” Partnership with Musician John Mock

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 21, 2013

AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES “ALF ARTIST ADVOCATE” PARTNERSHIP WITH MUSICIAN JOHN MOCK…WILL RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR THE FOUNDATION Rockland, ME – December 2013 – The American Lighthouse Foundation is […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: alf artist advocate, john mock, lighthouse, musician, preservation

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

Owls Head Lighthouse Poem by Marla Rogers

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 21, 2013

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 […]

Filed Under: Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: archford v haskins, fresnel lens, keeper, lighthouse, marla rogers, owls head

Gleam from Little River Lighthouse Grows Brighter

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 11, 2013

In the day and age that we live, lighthouses may no longer be as vital to safe navigation as they once were, but that doesn’t mean our sentinels of the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: 12 volt marine signal lamp, aids to navigation team southwest harbor, american lighthouse foundation, bay of fundy, cutler harbor, grand manan channel, lighthouse, little river, lobstermen, united states coast guard, vrb-25 rotating beacon

Owls Head Light “Shines” for Visitors on Opening Day

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: May 25, 2013

Opening day at Owls Head Lighthouse on May 25, 2013 came with fog draped over West Penobscot Bay and a northeast wind, gusting over 25-knots, carrying upon its shoulders a […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, friends of rockland harbor lights, interpretive center, keeper's house, lighthouse, owls head

FRHL Volunteers Work to Make Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse “Inspection Ready” for Your Visit

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: May 19, 2013

ALF’s Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights will open the door to Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse for the season during Memorial Day weekend and welcome visitors inside to tour the historic site. […]

Filed Under: Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, friends of rockland harbor lights, lighthouse, rockland breakwater, volunteers

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