Town officials in Cape Vincent (NY) seeks new uses for lighthouse quarters at Tibbetts Point Hostelling International and the Cape Vincent, New York, Town Council have discontinued the hostel service at the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse keepers’ house. The hostel couldn’t attract enough visitors and was losing more than $10,000 a year for several years. The… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Celebrating the Day Under Difficulties in Lonely Lighthouses, Lightships and Life Saving Stations – Houses of Refuge on the Florida Coast By Arthur Budd Edwardsville Intelligencer, November 22, 1922 [The following article is reproduced in its entirety. Although accurate in spirit, some of the details regarding lighthouses may not be precisely accurate. For more on… Continue reading Thanksgiving Where the Tempests Rage
From Maine Preservation, November 21, 2019: Tackling preservation funding can produce watershed moments; and an innovative approach can be the key to channeling donations. This year, two young fundraisers took the plunge for preservation. Molly Siegel, an Island fellow, and Alison Richardson, who works on the island, came up with a creative idea to shine… Continue reading Maine Preservation gives Spirit of preservation award to Alison Richardson & Molly Siegel for Isle au Haut Lighthouse swim
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
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
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
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
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida celebrated its 88th birthday on Thursday. The celebration included the relighting of the St. Marks Lighthouse for the first time in nearly 20 years. After years of renovations, more than $1.3 million was raised by the Friends of St. Marks Wildlife Refuge to restore the lighthouse. A $40,000… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
Yaquina Bay, the place where the Yaquina River empties into the Pacific about two-thirds of the way up the Oregon coast, takes its name from the Native American tribe that once populated the area. After Congress appropriated $20,000 for a lighthouse at the north side of the mouth of the bay, supplies were landed by… Continue reading Oregon’s Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, “The Haunted Light”
Waugoshance Lighthouse (MI) endangered by erosion High water levels on Lake Michigan, combined with storms, have damaged the foundation of Waugoshance Lighthouse. “I drove by it and there was a gaping, glaring hole in the foundation that hadn’t been there before,” tour operator Brent Tompkins recently said. Chris West, president of the board for Waugoshance… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week
