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Taking to the Air to Learn More about the Ledge at Whaleback Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: March 5, 2012

If there is one universal trait that shines brighter than any other in the lighthouse preservation field, it may very well be the ‘can do’ attitude that is exhibited by […]

Filed Under: Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, docking system, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, kittery, new castle, rock armor, rykerson architecture, waterfront engineers, Whaleback Lighthouse

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

Public Invited to Annual Meeting for the Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 1, 2012

The Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse will hold their annual meeting at the Rockland Yacht Club in Harbor Park on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 5:30 pm. The meeting is […]

Filed Under: Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, annual meeting, friends of rockland breakwater lighthouse, lighthouse, owls head, rockland breakwater

Winter gale

Suiting Up for Winter Safety at Maine’s Little River Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 2, 2012

“A keeper not only has to be a steady steeple jack on the sides of his lighthouse, but he must also be a good enough boatman to navigate the water […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bill kitchen, cutler, gale, hamilton marine, harbor, light station, lighthouse endeavor, little river, maine, mustang survival, winter, work suit

Little River

Lighthouse Keeper First To Welcome New Year

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 31, 2011

From a cold and lonely outpost off the coast of Cutler, Maine, a lone lighthouse keeper will be the first to welcome in the New Year at the most northeastern […]

Filed Under: Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: bill kitchen, cutler, downeast, lighthouse, lighthouse endeavor, little river, maine, new years day

Pomham Santa

The Jolly Fellow takes to the Brine at Christmastime

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: December 22, 2011

We’re all familiar with Santa’s favorite mode of transportation each December – a festive sleigh escorted by his faithful reindeer – and Rudolph too, but that doesn’t mean the man […]

Filed Under: Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: cranston, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, narragansett bay, pawtuxet cove, pomham santa, sabin point

Creekman

Mainer to Undertake Icy Cold Swim to Help Lighthouses

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 16, 2011

Going for a swim on a cold December day in Rockland Harbor, when the water temperature is an average 40 degrees, isn’t something at the top of most people’s ‘to […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, creekman, friends of rockland breakwater lighthouse, gary sredzienski, icy swim for lighthouses, lighthouses, owls head, rockland breakwater

Pomham Rocks float and ramp

New Floating Dock and Ramps for Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 10, 2011

(Feature from November 2011 edition of The Pomham Glow…the newsletter of the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse) After many months of planning, obtaining all the proper permits, and weather delays, […]

Filed Under: Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: a & o marine, dock, float, lighthouse, pomham rocks, ramp, rhode island, riverside

Fifth order lens

Missing Cutler Lighthouse Lenses Sought

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 21, 2011

The Friends of Little River Lighthouse would like to know what happened to the two different lighthouse lenses that once used to shine from the tower of the 1876 Little […]

Filed Under: Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: cutler, dcb-10 aero beacon, fifth order, fresnel lens, lighthouse, little river, maine

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Grateful for Ongoing Community Support

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 21, 2011

The Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse continue to make good things happen when it comes to preservation and education. Their dedication is not only ensuring the restoration and ongoing maintenance […]

Filed Under: Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: fundraiser, lighthouse, pomham rocks, raffle, rhode island

Little River Island

Little River Lighthouse Seeks Help for Lighthouse Endeavor

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 21, 2011

It hasn’t been done in the 164 year history of the lighthouse. But volunteers from Maine’s Little River Lighthouse located on a remote island off the coast of Cutler want […]

Filed Under: Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, axiom technologies, bill kitchen, cutler, friends of little river lighthouse, lighthouse endeavor, little river, maine

Don Dickel

Vintage Luster takes the Floor at Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 1, 2011

It has been nearly five decades since the wood floors inside the keeper’s house at Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse have been free to shine apart from the accumulated grime of time. […]

Filed Under: Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: don dickel, douglas fir, friends of rockland breakwater lighthouse, high tide, lighthouse, maine, rockland breakwater, wood floors

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

Reclaiming the Beauty of the Keeper’s Wood Floors

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: September 26, 2011

The Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse have spent the last decade working hard on the restoration of the 1902 sentinel, tackling everything from the interior walls and ceilings to the […]

Filed Under: Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: don dickel, douglas fir, lighthouse, maine, rockland breakwater, winterport, wood floors

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