Stratford Point Light Station (CT) might be opened to public An agreement between the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, and the U.S. Coast Guard could lead to improved pubic access to the Stratford Point Light Station. Mayor Laura Hoydick said she hopes to see the location become available to the public after some restoration work is… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
New USLHS podcast “Light Hearted” premieres on Monday, June 3! Check this space this coming Monday, June 3, for the premiere of the new U.S. Lighthouse Society podcast Light Hearted. In the first installment, host Jeremy D’Entremont interviews Sophie Blackall, author/illustrator of the Caldecott Medal winning children’s book Hello Lighthouse. Jeremy and co-host Cindy Johnson… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
California Department of Parks and Recreation requests $12.2 million for Pigeon Point Light Station A budget request for the California Department of Parks and Recreation was recently submitted to the State Legislature. Included in the request is $12.2 million for stabilization and rehabilitation of Pigeon Point Light Station near Pescadero. The tower has been closed… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Restoration of Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse on Swans Island, Maine, underway Restoration work on Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse began in April, thanks to the Friends of the Swans Island Lighthouse. Tito Masonry LLC of Portland is doing the work, which started in mid-April and is expected to cost about $172,000. The restoration of the masonry… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse was built in 1875. It has been a beacon on Chesapeake Bay keeping boaters safe from the Thomas Point Shoal. This iconic lighthouse is the last surviving screwpile lighthouse on Chesapeake Bay and has been a National Historic Landmark since 1999. The lighthouse was transferred to the City of Annapolis, the… Continue reading Save the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
Ten of British Columbia’s Light Stations upgrading to renewable power Twenty-seven of the remote light stations on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, are still staffed by resident keepers. The stations have been powered by diesel generators up to now, but ten of the stations will soon be upgraded to solar and/or wind sources. The… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Maine’s Seguin Lighthouse goes dark Seguin Light Station, on a 64-acre island off the mouth of the Kennebec River near Popham Beach in Maine, is home to the only active first-order Fresnel lens in northern New England. Recently, shortly before volunteers of the Friends of Seguin Island were due to start making preparations for the… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
New caretakers for East Brother Island Light Station (CA) After a search that lasted for the past couple of months and drew a thousand applicants, the nonprofit that runs the East Brother Light Station bed and breakfast in California’s San Francisco Bay has hired a couple to serve as the new caretakers: Tyler Waterson and… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Old Cape Henry Lighthouse (VA) reopens following dune restoration Following the completion of a seven-month dune restoration project that closed it back in September 2018, Virginia’s Old Cape Henry Lighthouse is again open to the public. The project entailed increasing the height of the top of the dune to cover the lighthouse’s sandstone base as… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
