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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

Portsmouth Harbor Light

Happy 250th Birthday to Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: June 8, 2021

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! […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 250th anniversary, american lighthouse foundation, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouse, keepers, lighthouse, new castle, new hampshire, portsmouth harbor, preservation, united states coast guard

Town dock at Kittery Point, Maine

Swim for the Lights – What a Moment for Lighthouses!

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 9, 2011

On February 26, 2011, Swim for the Lights, an event sponsored by the American Lighthouse Foundation and its chapter, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, lived up to its incredible billing […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: coast guard, gary sredzienski, kittery point, lighthouses, maine, new castle, new hampshire, new hampshire marine patrol, piscataqua river, portsmouth harbor, rye, seacoast science center, swim for the lights, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island lifesaving station

Gary Sredzienski is preparing to go above & beyond to help lighthouse preservation on Feb. 26, 2011 (Photo by Deb Cram)

Swim for the Lights – The Power of One can be Great!

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 17, 2011

One man’s quest to help save lighthouses is going to lengths few would dare imagine, let alone undertake. On February 26, 2011, Gary Sredzienski, known affectionately along the Piscataqua River […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: creek man, gary sredzienski, kittery, maine, new hampshire, odiorne point, portsmouth harbor, rye, swim for the lights, Whaleback Lighthouse

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

Holiday Decorations and a Splendid Green Beam at Portsmouth Harbor Light

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: December 10, 2010

Each night throughout the year, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse faithfully guides mariners along the Piscataqua River to ports of call in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine, but when the calendar […]

Filed Under: Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: christmas, coast guard, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, lighthouse, new hampshire, piscataqua river, portsmouth harbor, seafarer

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Open House

Hats Off to Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Volunteers

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 27, 2010

For the first time in our organization’s history, FPHL held open houses every Sunday in 2010. We provided educational tours of the lighthouse for about 2,600 people this season. Nearly 40 different volunteers helped at this year’s FPHL events. Visitors from 36 states and 10 foreign countries signed our guestbook.

Filed Under: Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: lighthouse, new hampshire, portsmouth harbor, volunteers

Little River Light

60,000-Plus People Climb ALF Lighthouses in 2010

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 26, 2010

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of ALF volunteers who once again gave countless hours of time to our publicly accessible lighthouses, over 60,000 individuals were able to climb light towers, […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: lighthouse, little river, maine, massachusetts, new hampshire, owls head, pemaquid point, portsmouth harbor, public access, race point, rockland breakwater, visitors, wood island

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse – News Archives

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 23, 2010

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse News Archives

Filed Under: Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: lighthouse, new castle, new hampshire, news, portsmouth, portsmouth harbor

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