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Rob Apse film, Wave-Swept

“Wave-Swept” – A Significant Film in the Making

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 5, 2025

By Rob Apse, Video Freelance Creative My history with lighthouses and why I’m making this film… My first feature documentary, The Last Lightkeepers, was really eye opening to the universe […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: ALF Storm and Mitigation Response Team, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate change, film, Ford Reiche, hazards, lighthouses, maine, mitigation, Resiliency, rob apse, storms, wave-swept

March 2025 Dinner Meeting for The Propeller Club of Portsmouth, NH

Sharing the Impact of Severe Storms at Lighthouses with The Propeller Club of Portsmouth

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 21, 2025

The opportunity to discuss lighthouses with others is always a fun experience. The occasion is even more rewarding when one can share why we need to keep acting in the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, changing climate, diaster recovery, dinner meeting, extreme weather, international propeller club, lighthouses, maine, march, mitigation, new hampshire, Resiliency, rising sea levels, severe storms, storm surge, the propeller club of portsmouth, us coast guard

We Do Well to Remember

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 5, 2025

Whether we are restoring, maintaining or working to make lighthouses more resilient, realizing the aim is a process. And to be sure, this process is an extended one. Such a […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, keepers of the lights, lighthouses, maintenance, mitigation, preservation, resilient, restoration, storms

Rockland Breakwater Light

Do the Little Things – They Matter!

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: January 26, 2025

The two January 2024 winter storms that wreaked havoc along the coastal regions of Maine and New Hampshire have left an inexpungible mark. Nowhere is this more evident than at […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2024, action, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani jr, climate change, disaster recovery process, federal emergency management agency, hazard mitigation, January, lighthouses, maine, resilient, rising sea levels, small business administration, stewards, storm and mitigation committee

Bug Light

“Lighthouses of Maine” named to the 2025 World Monuments Watch

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: January 15, 2025

Maine Landmarks Shine a Light on the Threats of Climate Change World Monuments Fund (WMF) today announces the 25 sites on the 2025 World Monuments Watch, including Maine light stations […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, Bénédicte de Montlaur, bob trapani, climate change, Ford Reiche, gulf of maine, hazard mitigation, Maine Preservation, Resiliency, rising sea levels, tara kelly, the presumpscot foundation, watch, world monuments fund

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

Storm at Pemaquid Point

Before the Hour of Need

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: January 7, 2025

One year ago to the day, I journeyed to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse during a snowstorm. For there is something about the winter elements and lighthouses that I find myself irresistibly […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 2024, american lighthouse foundation, bell tower, climate change, hazard mitigation, January, no place to hide, pemaquid point, portland head, Resiliency, storms, video

Pomham Rocks

ALF’s Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Celebrate 20th Anniversary

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 29, 2024

More than a hundred members of Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse gathered recently at their Annual Meeting at The Squantum Association to celebrate a milestone. In 2004, an abandoned building […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: 20th anniversary, american lighthouse foundation, dennis tardiff, don doucette, east providence, exlex dias, friends of pomham rocks, nancy doucette, narragansett bay, rhode island, The Squantum Association

New shutters on Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Shutters Return Pomham Rocks Lighthouse to Turn of the Century Look

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 13, 2024

If you walk down the East Bay Bike Path, you will notice a dramatic change to the exterior of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. The 150-year-old light station off the coast of […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: abcore restoration, american lighthouse foundation, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, original appearance, providence, rhode island, shutters

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

Rockland Breakwater on 11/18/24

Quiet Threats

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 21, 2024

When a storm of stirring magnitude comes a-calling, much is made of the fact – and with good reason. The raging fury of wind, waves and surge can be as […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate change, high tide, lighthouse, lighthouse preservation, mitigation, moon tide, Resiliency, rising sea levels, rockland breakwater, storm damage, storm surge

Portsmouth Harbor

A Race Against Time at Lighthouses

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 14, 2024

Powerful storms, including legendary northeast gales, have historically battered the New England coast. Harrowing is their fury that overwhelms for hours – if not days. Wreckage is the lot of […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani jr, climate change, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, friends of wood island lighthouse, January 2024, maine, mitigation, new hampshire, Resiliency, resilient, rising sea levels, storm surge, storms

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