To Be a Lighthouse Keeper
By Sue Clark on Jun 27, 2007 in Lighthouse Keeper Jobs 
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Rose Island Lighthouse, a private aid to navigation in the middle of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, will be offering lighthouse tours beginning July 2. But going to the lighthouse for a quick tour is one thing. Staying for a week as a lighthouse keeper is altogether different.
Have you ever wondered what life was like as a lighthouse keeper? Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation offers you a chance to find out. At their website, you can fill out an application to be a working lighthouse keeper for a week. The cost is actually quite nominal, especially if you sign up for the full lightkeeper rotation, the cost of your stay and some expenses are tax deductible. The only requirement is you work 6-8 hours a day, and the lighthouse group promises to link your talents with the special projects they need doing. Right now, most summer weeks are filled up for 2007 (and quite a few for 2008), but there is a late cancellation notice on their site.
If you don’t want to work, and just want to spend a night on the island, they offer the lower floor of the museum for visitors to stay at after the museum closes for the day. Transportation to the lighthouse and museum is by ferry for day visitors, or via the foundation’s boat for overnight or weekly keepers.
If you can’t make it out to Rhode Island, the foundation is also offering supporters a chance to own a piece of the island. This is a fundraiser, where you get a certificate of “proof of ownership” but of course no real rights. But at least you can “prove” you own a piece of Rhode Island waterfront. 
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