New London Harbor Lighthouse (CT) Reopens for Tours With a new agreement in place governing the number of tours that can be given per day and week, public tours have resumed at New London Harbor Lighthouse in New London, Connecticut. The lighthouse tower is owned by the New London Maritime Society, while the adjacent house,… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Kate Walker here, keeping the light on Robbins Reef. I want to pay tribute to two women keepers who served longer than any other light keeper—male or female—as principal keeper at a single light station: Maria Younghans, who served at Biloxi Light Station in Mississippi from 1867 until 1918, and Catherine Murdock, who kept the… Continue reading Kate’s Corner #33
Scotland’s Bell Rock Lighthouse operating again after interruption Bell Rock Lighthouse was built between 1807 and 1810 off the Firth of Tay, in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland, by the engineer Robert Stevenson. It is considered the world’s oldest sea-washed–or wave-swept, depending on your terminology–lighthouse in the world. The challenges faced… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Scotland’s Bell Rock Lighthouse operating again after interruption Bell Rock Lighthouse was built between 1807 and 1810 off the Firth of Tay, in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland, by the engineer Robert Stevenson. It is considered the world’s oldest sea-washed–or wave-swept, depending on your terminology–lighthouse in the world. The challenges faced… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Kate Walker here, keeping the light on Robbins Reef. Light keepers do much more than keep the light. The water around Robbins Reef is treacherous. Over the years I rescued 50 people. One such newsworthy incident was the wreck of a three masted schooner that struck the reef and rolled onto its side. I launched… Continue reading Kate’s Corner #32
One of the leaders of the lighthouse community left us on Saturday, February 23, when Terry Pepper died of cancer at his home in Brutus, Michigan, at the age of 70. Terry was involved with the lighthouses of the Great Lakes since the late 1980s. His website, Seeing the Light, is a wonderful, extensive resource… Continue reading Terry Pepper, friend to all who love lighthouses, 1948-2019
Grosse Ile Lighthouse (MI) gets funding for repairs after ice damage On February 7, strong winds forced ice floes against Grosse Ile Lighthouse (also known as the Grosse Ile North Channel Front Range Light) on the Detroit River in Michigan, breaching its metal railings and causing damage. On February 20, the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Visit the California Lighthouse in Aruba and get your U.S. Lighthouse Society passport stamped! California Lighthouse owes its name to a steamship that was wrecked in 1891 near the north coast of the Caribbean island of Aruba. The shipwreck was a primary reason for the building of the lighthouse between 1914 and 1916. The lighthouse… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Kate Walker here, keeping the light on Robbins Reef. Did you know that the Lighthouse Service built a lighthouse on Navassa Island? Bet you don’t even know where Navassa Island is. I didn’t until I read about it in the newspaper. It was built in 1917, while I was still keeping the light on Robbins… Continue reading Kate’s Corner #31
Sophie Blackall Wins Caldecott Medal for “Hello Lighthouse” This year’s winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustration of children’s books is Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall. The New York Times Book Review said of Hello Lighthouse: “I will be surprised if a more exquisite picture book will be published this year…Children will be fascinated…” Kirkus Review… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
