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BOSN3 Patrick R. Brown award presentation

U.S. Coast Guard’s BOSN3 Patrick R. Brown Receives ALF’s Distinguished Community Service Award

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 21, 2025

On May 4, 2025, ALF honored BOSN3 Patrick R. Brown of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England with a “Distinguished Community Service Award” during the organization’s annual Gala, which […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: 2025, ALF gala, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, bosn3 patrick r brown, cape elizabeth, captain matthew s baker, distinguished community service award, maine, owls head, portsmouth harbor, sector northern new england, south portland, united states coast guard, wood island

Portsmouth Harbor

We are Keepers of the Light – Shine We Will!

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: January 14, 2025

The following was inspired by the can-do spirit of the American Lighthouse Foundation’s dedicated team of volunteers, partners and supporters – who together, are helping safeguard our historic lighthouse sites… […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthhouse foundation, climate change, hazard mitigation, lighthouse, portsmouth harbor, Resiliency, rising sea levels, storm surge

Portsmouth Harbor Light

Stabilizing a Small Building Provides Big Inspiration

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

From a perennial perspective, oil houses were the smallest structures established at historic light stations. Despite their one-time importance, these little buildings are often overlooked by the public when observed […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, climate change, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, j.b. leslie company, January 2024, new castle, new hamsphire, oil house, portsmouth harbor, rising sea levels, 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

Portsmouth Harbor Light

Looking Back on 2022 – Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 17, 2022

By Michelle Shaw, Chairperson for ALF’s chapter, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses The 2022 season at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse was very successful. The Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses (FPHL) hosted […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 2022, american lighthouse foundation, flying santa, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, new hampshire. coast guard, parade, portsmouth harbor, tall ships

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

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