The Kaptain’s Kolumn #2

March 8, 2018July 18, 2019 Wickie from NH3 Comments

I ended my previous column with my resignation as keeper of Boon Island Lighthouse in 1874, as I came to the realization that retaining the position on that tiny, vulnerable pile of rocks was not worth endangering the lives of my family. A short time later, I was informed that the keeper position at my… Continue reading The Kaptain’s Kolumn #2

The Last Lightkeepers

December 29, 2016 Candace Clifford1 Comment

If you have not already viewed these wonderful videos on Facebook, I encourage you to take a look. Documentary-style filmmaker Robert Apse follows modern-day keepers in New England including Jeremy D’Entremont at Portsmouth Harbor, NH; Ford Reiche at Halfway Rock, ME; Paul St. Germain at Thacher Island, MA; and Bob Trapani at Owls Head, ME.… Continue reading The Last Lightkeepers

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The Kaptain’s Kolumn #2

The Last Lightkeepers