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Portland Head Light

Maine Open Lighthouse Day will Shine Bright on September 11th

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 31, 2021

Maine’s iconic coastal sentinels will take center stage during Maine’s 12th Annual Open Lighthouse Day, to be held Saturday, September 11, 2021. Around a dozen lighthouses will welcome visitors with […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 2021, american lighthouse foundation, burnt coat harbor, curtis island, goat island, grindle point, maine lighthouse museum, maine maritime museum, maine office of tourism, maine open lighthouse day, marshall point, moose peak, owls head, pemaquid point, portland breakwater, portland head, september 11, united states coast guard, west quoddy head, wood island

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

Whaleback 2020 Maintenance

Whaleback Lighthouse Receives some TLC in 2020

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 11, 2020

Some good things happened at Whaleback Lighthouse before the work season concluded this year. The Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses (FPHL), a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, was able […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundatin, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, j.b. leslie company, kittery, lighthouse, maine, Whaleback Lighthouse

Carol Douglas artwork

Christmas Cards Featuring Owls Head Lighthouse Artwork to Benefit ALF

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 1, 2020

Maine artist Carol Douglas has painted Owls Head Lighthouse and its beautiful setting many times over the years, but this year she embarked on a new idea. Carol endeavored to […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, artist, carol douglas, christmas, maine, owls head light, rockport

Two Lights at Cape Elizabeth

Storm Watching at Cape Elizabeth

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 28, 2020

The following excerpt is from a letter penned by Shirley Morong, which appeared in the March 1964 issue of the National Fisherman / Maine Coast Fisherman newspaper. Shirley Morong’s husband, […]

Filed Under: Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse, Lighthouse History Tagged With: cape elizabeth, clifton morong, keeper, lighthouse, maine, seas, shirley morong, storms

Long Point Lighthouse, Provincetown

Long Point Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 21, 2020

The following assessment / description of Long Point Lighthouse, Massachusetts, by I.W.P. Lewis, Civil Engineer, is recorded in the House of Representatives, Doc. No. 183: Report of Evidence relating to […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Long Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 1826, cape cod, iwp lewis, lighthouse, long point, massachusetts

Little River Light

Little River Lighthouse Memories

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 14, 2020

The following comments were made by Neil Corbett, son of Willie Corbett, who served as keeper of Little River Lighthouse in Cutler from 1921 to 1945. The quotes appeared in […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: clockwork mechanism, cutler, fog bell, fresnel lens, keeper, lighthouse, little river, maine, neil corbett, willie corbett

Wood Island Lighthouse

National Lighthouse Day Proclamation – 1989

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 7, 2020

A look back at the Presidential Proclamation commemorating National Lighthouse Day on August 7, 1989… Proclamation 5993 – National Lighthouse Day, 1989, by President George H. W. Bush on June […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouse History Tagged With: national lighthouse day, President George H W Bush, proclamation, U.S. Coast Guard, United States Lighthouse Service

Monhegan Island Lighthouse

Maine Open Lighthouse Day Will Take a Pause in 2020

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: July 10, 2020

Nothing about the year 2020 has been normal so far. Throughout the nation – and the world at large, everyone in one form or another is coping with challenges related […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: 2020, 2021, american lighthouse foundation, maine office of tourism, maine open lighthouse day, united states coast guard

Whaleback Lighthouse

Two Men in Motor Boat Rescued by Whaleback Lightkeeper Amee

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 28, 2020

The following story appeared in the Sanford Tribune on July 28, 1911. The incident and subsequent rescue occurred on July 22, 1911, about a half-mile east of Whaleback Lighthouse on […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: 1911, keeper, kittery, lifesaving station, lighthouse, walter s amee, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island

Whitehead Light

The Position of Lighthouse Keeper in 1852

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 22, 2020

The following comments in regards to lighthouse keepers were made in the Report of the Officers Constituting the Light-House Board, 1852. The report examined the condition of the Light-House Establishment […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History Tagged With: 1852, keeper, light-house board, lighthouse

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