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March 2025 Dinner Meeting for The Propeller Club of Portsmouth, NH

Sharing the Impact of Severe Storms at Lighthouses with The Propeller Club of Portsmouth

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 21, 2025

The opportunity to discuss lighthouses with others is always a fun experience. The occasion is even more rewarding when one can share why we need to keep acting in the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, changing climate, diaster recovery, dinner meeting, extreme weather, international propeller club, lighthouses, maine, march, mitigation, new hampshire, Resiliency, rising sea levels, severe storms, storm surge, the propeller club of portsmouth, us coast guard

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

FPHL's ALF volunteer award recipients

FPHL’s Sharon White, Dave Garabedian, Pat Heffernan and Kaye Heffernan Receive ALF Volunteer Awards

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 15, 2023

Sharon White, Dave Garabedian, Pat Heffernan and Kaye Heffernan of the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses were presented with ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Awards during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 2023, ALF gala, american lighthouse foundation, Dave Garabedian, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, kaye heffernan, kennebunkport, len hadley volunteer awards, lighthouse, maine, new hampshire, nonantum resort, pat heffernan, portsmouth harbor, sharon white

Whaleback Light

Looking Back on 2022 – Whaleback Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: December 28, 2022

Whaleback Light’s Century-Old “Signature” Makes a Return The year was 1912 when the flashing characteristic for Whaleback Lighthouse was changed to two quick flashes every ten seconds. Back then, these […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: aids to navigation team south portland, american lighthouse foundation, bmcs clayton franklin, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, kittery point, maine, new castle, new hampshire, united states coast guard, vlb 44 led beacon, vrb-25 rotating beacon, Whaleback Lighthouse

Portsmouth Harbor Light by artist Debbie Mueller

Looking Back on 2021 – Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 30, 2021

By Jeremy D’Entremont, ALF President and FPHL Executive Committee Member It was a big year for our chapter of ALF, as we resumed tours at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse and celebrated […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 250th anniversary, american lighthouse foundation, artwork, connie small, debbie mueller, jeremy dentremont, jim pope, keeper, lighthouse, michelle shaw, new castle, new hampshire, portsmouth harbor, united states lighthouse society

Portsmouth Harbor Light and Fort Constitution

Elson Small Transferred to Site of First Revolutionary Victory

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 20, 2021

The following letter was penned by keeper Elson Small after being transferred from Maine’s island-bound St. Croix River Lighthouse along the international border between the United States and Canada to […]

Filed Under: Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 1946, conie small, elson l small, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, keeper, light station, lighthouse, new castle, new hampshire, portsmouth harbor, st croix river

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