Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (NC) stops rotating for the third time this year As of November 19, the optic at Cape Hatteras has stopped rotating, as reported by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. According to the Seashore Facebook page, the U.S. Coast Guard has been notified of the problem and is planning to dispatch a technician… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Captain Joshua K. Card here, at Portsmouth Harbor Light, New Hampshire. I’m thankful to have had a long career at a mainland light station in a beautiful little town — my home town of New Castle. I never served at an offshore caisson light, and I don’t envy those who did. I think the round… Continue reading The Kaptain’s Kolumn #25
The jagged ledge known as Whaleback lurks menacingly on the northeast side of the entrance to the Piscataqua River. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua, was established as an important port for shipbuilding and trade before the American Revolution, and wrecks occurred around the ledges at mouth of the river with sickening regularity. The first… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 34 – Jim Pope, keeper of Whaleback Lighthouse, Kittery, Maine
Repairs are underway on Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse (MD) but help is still needed Thomas Point Shoal lighthouse was built in 1875 off Annapolis, Maryland. In 1999, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. “It is the last surviving screw-pile lighthouse in the world in its original location, still being used for navigational purposes,” said John… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Captain Joshua K. Card here, at Portsmouth Harbor Light near the mouth of the Piscataqua River in my home town of New Castle, New Hampshire. Today I want to tell you about Flora McNeil, a fascinating woman who had a career as a light keeper, businesswoman, and artist down in Connecticut. Bridgeport, the most populous… Continue reading The Kaptain’s Kolumn #24
Pigeon Point Lighthouse is tied for the tallest lighthouse tower in California at 115 feet, and it’s a favorite of sightseers and photographers. In September of this year, California State Parks officials announced that more than $9 million in state funding will go to the lighthouse for a major renovation that will take place over… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 33 – Pigeon Point, California
Work progressing at Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse (MD) Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the last screwpile lighthouse in its original location on Chesapeake Bay, and one of a small number of American lighthouses to be designated as a National Historic Landmark. Its battered foundation has been badly in need of repair. The structure is about… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
This is a special edition of Light Hearted, devoted to a discussion of the movie The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse is directed and produced by Robert Eggers, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Max Eggers. Shot in black-and-white, the film follows two lighthouse keepers (portrayed by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) who start to lose… Continue reading Light Hearted special edition – “The Lighthouse” movie discussion
This podcast is devoted to lighthouses and lightships, but today’s episode takes a slight detour to a related subject. The U.S. Lifesaving Service is sometimes referred to as a sister service to the Lighthouse Service. Wood Island is a small island about a quarter of a mile inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River in… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 32 – Sam Reid, Wood Island Life Saving Station, Kittery, Maine
An interview with Misty Anderson, General Manager and Events Coordinator for the Heceta Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast, was featured in episode 28 of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s podcast, Light Hearted. In that interview, a new nonprofit organization supporting the Heceta Head Light Station was mentioned. We thought we’d share this press release with you that… Continue reading New nonprofit formed for Heceta Head Light Station, Oregon
