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 […]
Looking Back on 2022 – Whaleback Lighthouse
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 […]
Looking Back on 2021 – Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
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 […]
Elson Small Transferred to Site of First Revolutionary Victory
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 […]
Happy 250th Birthday to Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
Wow, what a momentous occasion for Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle, New Hampshire – a June 8th birthday commemorating 250 years of service to mariners on the Piscataqua River! […]
FPHL Five Lighthouse Cruise Departing Rye, NH
ALF’s Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses chapter hosts an annual five lighthouse cruise each year. This fun cruise will take place on September 22 starting at 8:30 a.m. aboard the M/V […]
