• Updates and Corrections

    • More Vandalism At Tacking Point - It never ends. According to an article at the Port Macquerie News, vandals have once again hit the Tacking Point Lighthouse, this time by spray painting grafitti on the light. This happened over the night on Monday, 28 January. The author of the article calls for closing off access to the ... - Continued...#
    • Coast Guard Reassurances - The Coast Guard, writing in Military.Com, has issued a note of reassurance to Sanibel Island residents that the lighthouse will not go dark. A recent story here quoted longtime resident Sam Bailey as saying the Coast Guard doesn't know the lighthouse exists, and he fears the fact it's being excessed ... - Continued...#
    • PO Will Reissue Stamp - The Canadian Post Office issued a statement today, January 9, that they will be correcting the misprinted lighthouse stamp when they reissue the next printing, possibly in June. Pachena Point's lighthouse keeper, Iain Colquhoun, was one of several people who'd spotted the error, and he called Sen. Pat Carney about ... - Continued...#
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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Fouth Order FresnelThis site was created to collect and dispense news about lighthouses worldwide to those interested in the history and preservation of lightstations, spiced with opinions and commentary, and an occasional feature article. Comments on the articles are welcomed.

Sue has been interested in lighthouses since she was a little girl living on the Great Lakes of Michigan, and even more so after moving to Maine. She is a charter member of the Maine Lighthouse Museum, a docent and former secretary of the Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, and a member of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Her second marriage took place at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in September of 2000.

SueAs secretary of the FPPL, Sue designed and created the informational brochure, the advertising card, designed, wrote and printed the newsletter, designed and created the docent name badges, put a training program in place for new docents, coordinated the local celebration of National Lighthouse Day, and more.

Sue is married, with two adult children, and currently is employed as a Quality Control Technician at Dragon Cement Products in Thomaston, Maine. Please feel free to contact Sue through the contact page on this site.