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Portsmouth Harbor

A Race Against Time at Lighthouses

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 14, 2024

Powerful storms, including legendary northeast gales, have historically battered the New England coast. Harrowing is their fury that overwhelms for hours – if not days. Wreckage is the lot of […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani jr, climate change, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, friends of wood island lighthouse, January 2024, maine, mitigation, new hampshire, Resiliency, resilient, rising sea levels, storm surge, storms

Grindle Point Light

Remaining Vigilant with the Approach of the 2024-25 Storm Season

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 13, 2024

The American Lighthouse Foundation and its partners (Maine Preservation and The Presumpscot Foundation) have recently undertaken various initiatives to help safeguard historic light stations from the effects of severe weather. […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Storm & Mitigation Committee Tagged With: 2024, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, brad miller, climate change, Ford Reiche, January, maine, Maine Preservation, no place to hide, portland head, Resiliency, rising sea levels, storm and mitigation, storm surge, storms, tara kelly, the presumpscot foundation

EM1 Chase Miller

Learn How the Coast Guard “Keeps a Good Light” during Maine Open Lighthouse Day

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: September 12, 2024

If you visit Fort Point, Owls Head or Portland Head lights during Maine Open Lighthouse Day on Saturday, September 14th, you will be greeted by friendly personnel from the United […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: aids to navigation teams, american lighthouse foundation, chase miller, fort point, maine, maine open lighthouse day, michael may, owls head, portland head, south portland, southwest harbor, united states coast guard

Southern Penobscot Bay 11 Lighthouse Cruise

Southern Penobscot Bay 11 Lighthouse Cruise

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 14, 2024

Join the American Lighthouse Foundation for a special cruise on Tuesday, August 6th to view 11 lighthouses around southern Penobscot Bay and the Muscle Ridge Channel! We will depart from […]

Tagged With: cruise, lighthouse, maine, penobscot bay

Keeper's house at Little River

Versant Power Carries Out Yeoman’s Work on Little River Island

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: May 30, 2024

As the month of April gave way to May, American Lighthouse Foundation volunteer caretaker Terry Rowden was busy making preparations for the 2024 overnight stay season at Little River Light. […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: 2024, american lighthouse foundation, bangor, bob trapani, cooper leighton, cutler, josh vose, keeper's house, little river lighthouse, lucas kelloch, maine, terry rowden, versant power

Browns Head Light Station

ALF Testifies for Support of Maine’s Storm-Damaged Lighthouses through Bill LD 2225

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: April 2, 2024

Following the destructive storms of January 10 and 13, 2024, Maine Governor Janet Mills proposed emergency legislation in the form of Bill LD 2225, “An Act to Provide Funding to […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, chris hall, coastal, Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, Economy, Ford Reiche, gigi lirot, governor, Janet Mills, January 2024, karen dombrowski, LD 2225, maine, Maine brand, Maine Legislature, maine office of tourism, Maine Outdoor Recreation, mitigation, Resiliency, storms, working waterfront

Wood Island Lighthouse

The Can-Do Spirit of FOWIL Volunteers Shines Bright Amidst the “Storm”

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 5, 2024

There has been a lot of focus on the devastating storms of January 10 and 13, 2024 – and rightfully so. The storms left extensive damage in their wake. The […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: 2024, american lighthouse foundation, boathouse, chapter, friends of wood island lighthouse, January, January 10, January 13, Light Runner, maine, peapod, storm recovery process, storms, Wood Island Light Station

Wood Island boathouse

Gathering Storm Damage Information for Maine Lighthouses

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 4, 2024

The powerful storms of January 10 and 13 may be in the “rear view mirror” of weather events, but the extensive damage they caused to Maine’s lighthouses remains with us. […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: 2024, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate change, damage, disaster relief, egg rock, fema, Ford Reiche, halfway rock, hazard mitigation, january storms, loss, maine, whitehead light, wood island

Portland Head Light, January 13, 2024

Acting in the Wake of Storm Damage to Maine Lighthouses

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: January 31, 2024

Back to back winter storms on January 10 and 13, 2024 combined to cause extensive damage along the entire Maine coast, including at a number of lighthouses. The scope of […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate change, damage, Ford Reiche, halfway rock. whitehead island, hazard mitigation, january 10 2024, january 13 2024, jeremy dentremont, lighthouse, maine, marshall point, pine tree helicopters, prospect harbor, storms, wood island

Owls Head Light

Jean Singer Receives ALF Volunteer Award

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 29, 2023

Jean Singer of the American Lighthouse Foundation was honored with a Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the organization’s annual Gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 2023, american lighthouse foundation, jean singer, kennebunkport, len hadley volunteer award, maine, nonantum resort, owls head light

Owls Head Lighthouse

Phelps Bristol Receives ALF Volunteer Award

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 29, 2023

Phelps Bristol of the American Lighthouse Foundation was honored with a Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the organization’s annual Gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 2023, american lighthouse foundation, gala, kennebunkport, len hadley volunteer award, maine, nonantum resort, owls head light, Phelps Bristol

2023 ALF Gala

FPRL’s Adam Dias Receives ALF Volunteer Award

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 29, 2023

Adam Dias of the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse was honored with a ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Gala, which was held at the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: 2023, adam dias, american lighthouse foundation, east providence, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, kennebunkport, len hadley volunteer award, maine, nonantum resort, pomham rocks, rhode island, riverside

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