News of the week August 5, 2022 Celebrating Golden State (CA) Beacons on National Lighthouse Day NAMING A BUILDING… that boasts romance, lore, and an excess of salty charm? You might cite a windswept castle, the sort of imposing structure that sits high on a bluff, or perhaps an old-timey hotel, the sort of beach-based getaway… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
News of the week July 29, 2022 National Lighthouse Day: Here’s how Brunswick (NC) County’s 2 lighthouses are celebrating National Lighthouse Day honoring the beacon of light that for 100 years symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea, will be observed Sunday, Aug. 7. In Brunswick County, there are two lighthouses that visitors can… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
News of the week July 22, 2022 York Days 2022: Nubble Lighthouse (ME) lighting, sailing, fireworks and more YORK, Maine — York Days returns this month with more than a week of events and activities including a movie on the beach, 5K race, Nubble Lighthouse lighting and craft fair featuring more than 75 vendors. This year’s York… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
News of the week July 15, 2022 $2M in repairs, 7 floors, new appliances: Norwalk’s Greens Ledge (CT) lighthouse is open for business NORWALK — Brendan McGee believed he could one day own a lighthouse. Tim Pettee didn’t even know lighthouses went up for sale. In 2016, McGee had his dream fulfilled when Pettee bought the… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
News of the week July 1, 2022 Fire officials rule cottage fire next to Prospect Harbor (ME) Lighthouse accidental PROSPECT HARBOR, Maine (WABI) -The state Fire Marshal’s office has ruled the fire in a cottage in Prospect Harbor Monday morning as accidental. Maine Department of Public Safety PIO Shannon Moss tells TV5 the fire started… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Maine’s state fire marshal’s office has ruled a fire in the keeper’s house in Prospect Harbor on Monday morning as accidental. The fire reportedly started in a ventilation fan located in the ceiling in a bathroom. The lighthouse tower was not damaged in the fire. Ten departments helped fight the fire in the historic wood-frame… Continue reading Keeper’s house at Prospect Harbor, Maine, badly damaged by fire
Plum Beach Lighthouse president and North Kingstown resident David Zapatka will soon be featured on NBC’s Today Show highlighting his lighthouse night photography project, USA Stars & Lights. On Wednesday, June 22, he sat for a taped interview with the show’s Hoda Kotb at the Fire Island Lighthouse Lens Museum on Long Island. For the… Continue reading Plum Beach Lighthouse President David Zapatka to be featured on upcoming Today Show spot
New London Maritime Society (CT) offers lighthouse tours The New London Maritime Society is dedicating efforts to increase public access and lighthouse preservation with trips and a New London family discount this summer. NLMS has dubbed July and August of this year Lighthouse Summer. NLMS will offer weekend trips to Harbor and Ledge lighthouses through… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week – June 24, 2022
MENDOCINO, CA, June 2022 Photos by Mikael Blaisdell Last weekend, volunteers for the Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association and the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 87 led visitors to the top of Mendocino’s historic 1909 lighthouse. This was a very special occasion, because these were the first lens tours held since March of 2020, when COVID-19 shut… Continue reading Climb to the top of the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, California
You could be the next keeper of Bakers Island Lighthouse (MA) Thousands of people flock to New England each and every summer to take in the beauty of the ocean and to lay their eyes on a signature coastline dwelling: a classic New England lighthouse. While most people just want to visit, snap a photo… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week – June 17, 2022
