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Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Pomham Rocks Volunteer Extraordinaire Joe Estrella Passes Away

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 21, 2020

The following report comes from Dennis Tardiff, chairperson of ALF’s Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse chapter… “It is with great sadness that Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse announces the recent […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, boat, friends of pomham rocks lighthouse, joe estrella, lighthouse, pomham rocks, pomham santa, volunteer

Race Point Light Station

A Glimpse of Life at Race Point Light

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 11, 2020

The following excerpted letter was written by Frances Hallett, wife of Race Point Light Station keeper Osborne Earle Hallett (1945-1955). The letter was published in the December 1952 edition of […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: cape cod, francis hallett, keeper, light station, lighthouse, maine coast fishermen, osborne hallett, provincetown, race point

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Tommy the Cat at Pomham Rocks Light

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 21, 2020

The following story appeared in the January 18, 1931 edition of the Times-Picayune newspaper. Adolf H. Aronson served as the keeper of the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse (RI) during this time […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Tagged With: dives, fish, keeper, keeper aronson, lighthouse, pomham rocks, rhode island, tommy the cat

Little River Island, Cutler, Maine

A Lighthouse Needed on Little River Island

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 25, 2020

In an 1843 report to Congress, civil engineer I.W.P. Lewis advocated for a lighthouse to be built on Little River Island in Cutler, Maine. It wasn’t until March 1847 when […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: 1843, bay of fundy, cutler, iwp lewis, lighthouse, little river, maine

Rockland Breakwater

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse – A Look Back

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 10, 2020

Today, the Rockland Breakwater and its historic lighthouse that stands sentinel at the south end of the granite structure are well-known and beloved icons of Midcoast Maine. Not only does […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: 1899, 1902, lighthouse, lighthouse board, maine, rockland breakwater

Cape Elizabeth Two Lights

Keeper of Cape Elizabeth Light is Fatally Injured

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 1, 2020

Throughout the history of lighthouses, keepers could not tend the light or clean the tower from top to bottom without climbing a set of stairs to reach the lantern. It […]

Filed Under: Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse, Lighthouse History Tagged With: cape elizabeth, joseph h upton, keeper, maine, staircase, two lights

Cape Elizabeth Light

A Tornado at Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: January 7, 2020

The following story appeared in the June 6, 1865 edition of The Portland Daily Press. James Mariner was the keeper of the Two Lights at Cape Elizabeth during this time. […]

Filed Under: Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse, Lighthouse History Tagged With: 1865, cape elizabeth, james mariner, keeper, maine, tornado, two lights

Long Point Light

Keeper Sounds Fog Bell by Hand for Two Nights

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: January 3, 2020

The following account appeared in the July 1933 Lighthouse Service Bulletin, which was issued monthly by the United States Lighthouse Service from 1912 to 1939… “Thomas L. Chase, keeper of […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Long Point Lighthouse Tagged With: fog bell, keeper, lighthouse, long point, massachusetts, provincetown, thomas chase

Wood Island Lighthouse

Three Vessels Ashore at Wood Island Light in One Day

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: January 3, 2020

The following news article entitled, “Perils of the Sea” appeared in the Portland Press Daily on December 27, 1872. Three vessels went ashore at Wood Island Light on Christmas Eve. […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: albert norwood, keeper, lighthouse, vessels ashore, wood island

Whaleback Light in Kittery

A Keeper’s Letter from Whaleback Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 20, 2019

The following letter by an unnamed keeper at Whaleback Lighthouse in Kittery, Maine, appeared in the March 1957 issue of the Maine Coast Fisherman… “Well, here it is the end […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: 1957, coast guard, keeper, lighthouse, seal, station portsmouth, Whaleback Lighthouse

Lantern at Little River

The Lantern at Little River Light is Sealed and Gleaming

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 18, 2019

The American Lighthouse Foundation was able to use every bit of the 2019 work season by completing a $17,640 project at the end of October on the lantern at Little […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, cutler, j.b. leslie company, lantern, lighthouse, little river, maine, pane glass, repainting

Portsmouth Harbor Light gleams

A Fresh Shine Adorns Portsmouth Harbor Light

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 29, 2019

The present Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse has been helping guide countless thousands of mariners into the protective confines of the Piscataqua River since 1878. Still today, large commercial ships deliver petroleum […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, cassil family, chicago, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, jb leslie company, lighthouse, portsmouth harbor, sherwin williams

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