Thanks to all the Lighthouse Society photographers who submitted images for the “Weather” category of our 2019 Calendar Contest. After careful review, we are pleased to announce the five finalists. One or more of these images will be used in the 2019 calendar.
The deadline for our next category, “Reflection / Unique Perspective,” is March 30, 2018. So get out your cameras and capture your favorite lighthouse with a new perspective. Originality will earn you extra points in this category. The submission period for the next category, “Sunrise / Sunset,” begins March 15 and ends April 30, 2018.
Goto https://uslhs.submittable.com/submit for more information.
Good luck and we look forward to seeing your submissions!
Submitted by Candace Clifford, March 7, 2018.
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Candace was the US Lighthouse Society historian from 2016 until she passed away in August 2018. For 30 years, her work involved lighthouse history. She worked with the National Park Service and the Council of American Maritime Museums. She was a noted author and was considered the most knowledgable person on lighthouse information at the National Archives. Books by Candace Clifford include: Women who Kept the Lights: a History of Thirty-eight Female Lighthouse Keepers , Mind the Light Katie, and Maine Lighthouses, Documentation of their Past.