The following comes from the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association’s (Michigan) email newsletter. The Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association would appreciate the consideration of our organization in your year end giving. All donations made to SPLKA on or before Giving Tuesday will go towards our Capital Campaign Fund to repair and restore Big Sable Point’s steel… Continue reading Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association update
California’s Alcatraz Lighthouse is a steadfast beacon overseeing and directing San Francisco Bay Area maritime traffic since the Gold Rush, and it stands on the site of the first lighthouse on the West Coast (1854). Lighthouse keepers and their families were an integral part of the non-convict community on The Rock. Alcatraz Lighthouse is decaying… Continue reading Alcatraz Lighthouse Preservation Project: An Update
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is located in Fort Casey Historical State Park (west of Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Washington), which in turn is located within the 17,000 acres of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, established in 1978. In January 2020 a major restoration of both the outside and the inside of the lighthouse began; the historic building… Continue reading Admiralty Head Lighthouse restoration
Above photos showing the newly restored interior at St. Marks Light Station, Florida, are courtesy of Craig Kittendorf. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate National Lighthouse Day with a Homecoming Celebration at the St. Marks Lighthouse! On Monday, August 7, 2018, the Refuge staff will host the descendants of lighthouse keepers and their families,… Continue reading St. Marks Light Station Has A Lot to Celebrate
Did you miss the Webinar for the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Preservation Grants program? Not to worry, the Society recorded it and it can be viewed on our website anytime! This instructional webinar was designed to communicate the Preservation Grants program guidelines and answer questions about the application process. Submitted April 1, 2018 * * *… Continue reading Preservation Webinar Available Online
The U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Preservation Grants Program helps lighthouse preservation groups across the country preserve coastal landmarks that reflect the nation’s rich maritime history. The 2018 Preservation Grants Cycle has begun. Letters of Intent will be accepted until May 6, 2018. A complete description of the program, guidelines, and application process can be found on our Preservation… Continue reading 2018 Preservation Grants Cycle Begins
To Whom It May Concern: This May 2018, I would like to take a weekend or two ( Friday and Saturday nights ), to go out to the Execution Rocks Lighthouse, NY, and do a lot of scraping and sanding of the walls of the interior keeper’s quarters and then paint with rollers and brushes… Continue reading Work Days at Execution Rocks
‘The best view on the island’ shines after a $1.8 million restoration project. As many of you know, Gasparilla Island, Florida, has two lighthouses. The original Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, established in 1890, is now a museum and educational facility. The second lighthouse, established as a rear range in 1927, has undergone a major restoration.… Continue reading Gasparilla Island Lighthouse brought back to life
According to the Florida Lighthouse Association (FLA) website, “the Anclote Key Lighthouse has been closed to the public for about three years due to contaminated soil around the tower. With the help of a grant from FLA, the Friends of Anclote Key State Park and Lighthouse have installed a white picket fence along the walkway, thus allowing… Continue reading Anclote Key Lighthouse Reopens to Visitors
Satisfied smiles faded and hearts sank when Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials in Oregon learned that their pride and joy, the Yaquina Head Lighthouse they’d taken over from the Coast Guard in 1996, needed lots and lots of Tender Loving Care.. The 93-foot-tall 1873 lighthouse was discovered in 2000 to need about a million… Continue reading Shining a Light on Metalsmith Alex Klahm
