Historic Lighthouse To Be Moved
By Sue Clark on Apr 1, 2009 in News, The Light Side 
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Today was April 1. In the U.S., it’s commonly known as April Fool’s Day. It’s also the day I take everything I read with more than the usual grain of salt. But this story is too big to keep. And it does come from one of the most respected author, photographer and historian in the lighthouse world, Jeremy D’Entremont, of New England Lighthouses.
Historic Lighthouse Will be Moved to Route 1
Whaleback Lighthouse, a granite tower built in 1872, is perched on a wave-swept ledge just offshore from Fort Foster in Kittery, Maine. It’s a beloved icon of the Seacoast, but very few people have the chance to experience it first hand. “It’s hard to raise funds for a lighthouse that people can’t visit,” laments Ross Tracy, chairman of the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse (FPHL). FPHL is a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, the organization that was awarded ownership of Whaleback Lighthouse last November.
To solve the dilemma, the directors of FPHL have devised a unique plan. The lighthouse, which is about 60 feet tall, will be carefully dismantled by volunteers, block by block.
This story is too long to post in its entirety, besides, it would be totally wrong to do so. Continue reading here. But do come back, because there’s also this following story about Whaleback Lighthouse floating around. Apparently in a surprise move, the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse had it stolen from under them. 
New Owner For Whaleback Ligthouse
The National Park Service, in an unexpected move, selected the proposal from a little-known group called LiteHowz Inc., making them the new owners of Whaleback Lighthouse at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor. Wry Reflections spoke with LiteHowz representative Bea Esser. Continue Reading…
Study Shows Wollongong Lighthouse is Leaning
And in other news from the opposite side of the world, the lovely Wollongong Lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia, has been found to be leaning about 9cm (3.5 in) to the east. While that may not seem to be a lot, tourism officials are hoping it will become as famous as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Continue reading here…
Oh, and by the way, the photo of Wollongong Lighthouse at the right shows it leaning the wrong way, but you have to remember it’s Australia, where water flows clockwise down the drain, as opposed to counterclockwise like in the states.
Hope you avoided any practical jokes this April Fool’s Day 2009. 
- Whaleback Lighthouse at Portsmouth NH by Steelheadwill. Some Rights Reserved.
- Wollongong Lighthouse by Rowen Atkinson. Some Rights Reserved.
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