News of the week September 30, 2022 Sanibel Island (FL) Lighthouse Station suffers massive loss Sanibel Island and its lighthouse station were hit hard by Hurricane Ian. The only bridge to the island was washed out and residents who stayed on the island are completely cut off. The lighthouse station, was separated from the beach… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, or ILLW, is an annual event held on the third full weekend of August each year. The event was the brainchild of John Forsyth and Mike Dalrymple who were members of the Ayr Amateur Radio Group in Scotland. The event started in 1998 and has developed into an international gathering… Continue reading Light Hearted Special Edition – International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW)
Valentia Island is on the southwest coast of Ireland, in the southwest part of County Kerry. The island’s lighthouse, built on the grounds of a 17th century fort at Cromwell Point, began service in February 1841. The stone tower stands 49 feet tall, and the adjacent keeper’s house is a concrete building constructed in 1910.… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 192 – Lucian Horvat, Valentia Island Lighthouse, Ireland
News of the week Sept. 23, 2022 High-tech Hillsboro Lighthouse (FL) back in working order after lightning strike Lightning struck the Hillsboro Lighthouse, also known as “Big Diamond,” on Thursday night, knocking out power and exposing the perils of using the newest technology. A temporary fix has the high-tech lighthouse, considered one of the brightest… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis, Massachusetts, focuses on Cape Cod’s rich maritime history, along with boat building, yachting, and nautical art. The museum strives to enable audiences of all ages to understand and enjoy maritime culture through exhibitions, public events, and educational programs. Exhibits focus on the cod fishing industry and whaling, the… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 191 – Emily Sullivan, Cape Cod Maritime Museum; Terri Knight & Bruce Woodward, Verona Beach NY
News of the week September 16, 2022 Hillsboro Inlet Light Station hit by lightning strike! Roughly 1:00 P.M. on September 15 the former radio/generator building seems to have been hit by a lightning strike, knocking out 2 of the 3 main breakers to the Station. Everything survived except for the electronics board that runs the… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
The town of Scituate, on Boston’s South Shore, developed a significant fishing industry by the late eighteenth century and local citizens petitioned the town’s selectmen for a lighthouse in 1807. A stone tower was built at Cedar Point, and Scituate Lighthouse went into service in April 1812. When the second lighthouse at Minot’s Ledge —… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 190 – David Ball, Bob Chessia, Bob Gallagher: Scituate, MA
News of the week September 9, 2022 One Man’s Quest to Save a 117-Year-Old Storm-Battered Graves (MA) Lighthouse On a windy January afternoon, our boat covers the nine miles from Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina to its offshore mooring in a swift 35 minutes, plunging five feet down and back up over waves that look… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Benn Trask has more than twenty years of teaching experience, mostly as a middle-school history teacher. He holds an undergraduate degree in education and a master’s degree in history, both from Virginia Tech. Following Virginia Tech, he served as a communications officer in the Marine Corps. In 1987, he returned to graduate school, earning a… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 189 – Benn Trask, lighthouses of southeastern Virginia
News of the week September 2, 2022 A look inside the Grand Haven, MI lighthouse GRAND HAVEN — It’s an iconic staple of Grand Haven, but have you ever had the chance to go inside? We are talking about the lighthouse that’s lived at the end of the pier for more than 100 years. It’s the… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
