This installment features highlights from an interview that was originally recorded in March 2019. Matt Rosenberg is a high school English teacher and also the seasonal caretaker and modern day keeper of the famous Cape Neddick Light Station in York, better known as the Nubble Light.
The light station is owned by the Town of York and is managed by the town’s Parks and Recreation department. Around 500,000 thousand people each year come to Sohier Park in York to view the picturesque lighthouse across a narrow channel of water. Matt is among the privileged few people who actually have access to the island, where he is in charge of maintenance and cleanup from spring through fall.
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U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian Jeremy D’Entremont is the author of 24 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is a past president of the American Lighthouse Foundation and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he has lectured and narrated cruises throughout the Northeast and in other regions. He is also the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s weekly podcast, “Light Hearted.” He can be emailed at Jeremy@uslhs.org