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Kaptain's Kolumn · Keepers · News

The Kaptain’s Kolumn #4

March 30, 2018July 18, 2019 Wickie from NHLeave a comment

When last we met I was telling you about Keeper William C. Williams, the longtime keeper of bleak and isolated Boon Island Lighthouse off the southern Maine coast. Getting on and off the island was hard enough in calm conditions, but frequently a risky proposition when the seas grew heavy. On one occasion in April… Continue reading The Kaptain’s Kolumn #4

Kaptain's Kolumn · Keepers · News

The Kaptain’s Kolumn #3

March 17, 2018July 18, 2019 Wickie from NHLeave a comment

I thought you might like to hear a little about my good friend, William Converse Williams, who was one of the most respected lighthouse keepers in Maine history. During the years I was at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Hampshire, he was just up the coast at remote Boon Island, a miserable little pile of… Continue reading The Kaptain’s Kolumn #3

Kaptain's Kolumn · News

The Kaptain’s Kolumn #1

February 26, 2018July 18, 2019 Wickie from NH1 Comment

Greetings and ahoy! Captain Joshua Kenney Card here. The nice people at the U.S. Lighthouse Society asked me if I could write some stories about what life was like at New England lighthouses, and I am more than happy to oblige. First things first. You are probably wondering about the title of the column and… Continue reading The Kaptain’s Kolumn #1

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U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian Jeremy D’Entremont is the author of 24 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is a past president of the American Lighthouse Foundation and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he has lectured and narrated cruises throughout the Northeast and in other regions. He is also the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s weekly podcast, “Light Hearted.” He can be emailed at Jeremy@uslhs.org

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