Door Vervolg Clark op 25 Mei, 2008 (7 uren geleden) binnen Restauratie | 0 Commentaren
De maatschappij ontvangt Toelage $15.000
Soms, moet de eerste stap in restauratie en behoud zijn totaal niet verwante aan de daadwerkelijke vuurtoren. Zoals het toegang krijgen tot de vuurtoren. Heel wat onze bakens zijn gebouwd in hard om op plaatsen te krijgen, en zulke is het geval met de Vuurtoren Ashtabula (van Ohio). Hoewel het met land heeft verbonden, is de enige toegang een rotsachtige breakwall.
Dat is niet bevorderlijk voor uit het vervoeren van verf, ladders, enz. So with that in mind, the first step the Ashtabula Lighthouse Restoration and Preservation Society is taking is to use the grant money to purchase and install a floating access dock and ramp.
By Sue Clark on May 24, 2008 in For Sale | 0 Comments
NPS Releases List For 2008
Arguably Michigan’s most photographed pair of lighthouses have been placed on the Excess List by the National Park Service for this year. St. Joseph North Pierhead Lights (Inner and Outer) will be offered to a non-profit or municipality for ownership under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. Notices of interest by municipalities and non-profit groups are due by July 19, 2008. The current Announcement and Fact Sheet can be downloaded from the NPS site.
By Sue Clark on May 23, 2008 in Mini News | 0 Comments
The Detroit News has an interactive slideshow on the Michigan lighthouses of the Great Lakes. Check it out, it has some great photos and info on the beautiful lights of Michigan.
Special Interactive: Click Around the Lighthouses.
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By Sue Clark on May 23, 2008 in Featured | 0 Comments
Malaysia Loses Claim to Horsburgh Lighthouse
The United Nations International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands, today announced its decision in the 30 year dispute between Malaysia and Singapore over the island called Pedra Blanca (or Pulau Batu Puteh in Malaysia) and awarded the island to Singapore. The island is home to Horsburg Lighthouse, built in 1851, and is an important navigational aid at the busy entrance to the Singapore Straits.
By Sue Clark on May 23, 2008 in News | 0 Comments
Where the Farmland Meets the Sea
In an unusual alliance, the Table Cape Lighthouse, Wynyard, Tasmania, will be operated by a tulip growing company after renovations to better allow tourist access to the site. Van Diemen Quality Bulbs will take over operations as part of a combined lighthouse and farm tour. The Waratah-Wynyard Council has been working on the project for several years, and at their recent budget meeting, committed $185,000 AUD to help provide the site improvements.
By Sue Clark on May 22, 2008 in Lighthouse Keeper | 0 Comments
Tawas Point Lighthouse Needs Keepers
Well, technically it’s not a job. It would be considered a working vacation, I guess. But for only $275 a week, you can stay in the renovated upstairs of the former lightkeeper’s house at Tawas Point, Michigan. The Tawas Point State Park is looking for people willing and able to work in the lighthouse, for one or two weeks at a time. Tawas Point is located in the Northeastern portion of the state, on Tawas Bay, which is off Lake Huron. This lighthouse beam used to be visible to your editor (that’s me) on a clear night from the opposite side of Saginaw Bay.
