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Lighthouse Christmas Stories

By Sue Clark on Dec 25, 2007 in Other Print This Post Print This Post

Lighthouse Christmas

Season’s Greetings

Some delightful Lighthouse Christmas stories for your reading pleasure…

  • Couple’s 70th Anniversary is Christmas
    It was Christmas Day 1937, and as the couple was exchanging wedding vows in the lighthouse that Emily grew up in, something interrupted them…
  • A Beacon At Christmas
    The lighthouse was more than a place of work for Abbott. It was also home for his family - his wife Sarah and 11 children: Sophie, Fred, Joe, Jack, Meta, Phyllis, Elizabeth, Winnie, Una, Hubert Jr. and Ruby. And at Christmas time, their home was a beacon not just for ships at sea, but for the lonely and poor. The lighthouse became an open house as the family celebrated the spirit of Christmas.
  • Shining Christmas Memories
    Whitecaps beat the shoreline and fresh snow frosts the Grand Traverse Lighthouse, festooned in green garland and red bows.
  • New England’s Flying Santa
    In 1929, aviation was in its infancy. Only two years removed from the Trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh, the airplanes of the day were piloted by stout and courageous men.
  • Love From An Airplane
    In case you missed this story the first time around…

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