By Sue Clark on Aug 22, 2008 in Featured, Lighthouse Keeper Jobs | 2 Comments
Caretaking Not a Vacation
Even though all lighthouses in the United States are automated, there are still a very few lighthouse keepers. One is Sally Snowman, at Boston Harbor Light. And two others are Lynne Macco and Tim Mount, from New York, taking care of Seguin Island Lighthouse, Maine, for the 2008 season. And though they may not have much in common with Sally in Boston, they are two dedicated keepers of the light. And island. And museum. And lens. Tim, a choir director and music conductor at Stony Brook University on Long Island, and his wife Lynne, a physician in private practice and acupuncturist in New York, were the two lucky people chosen out of 20 or 30 applications to assume the summertime caretaking duties on Seguin. This very personable couple meets and greets visitors to the island, and take them up to the tower for a closeup look at the only first order Fresnel lens in Maine. Sounds like an easy job, almost a vacation, but there’s a lot more to it. In fact, it’s not so dissimilar to time past, when the Keepers in the nineteenth century had to keep the light lit.
By Sue Clark on Jun 11, 2008 in Featured, Lighthouse Keeper Jobs | 0 Comments
Can You Identify This Man?
If you can identify this Maine lighthouse keeper, call Tim Harrison at 207-259-2121 or email him at editor@LighthouseDigest.com.
It’s been two years since Tim Harrison, editor of Lighthouse Digest, came across a photograph of a distinguished looking lighthouse keeper and but the man’s identity still remains a mystery. Harrison, who is nearing completion of a book on the lighthouses of Maine’s Washington County, said he’d like to include the photograph in the book, but he would like to be able to include the man’s name and some information about him and his family. Harrison would also like to know what lighthouse or lighthouses this mystery keeper served at. “When I first discovered the photograph, I thought it should be fairly easy to find someone who might know or recall who he is from old family records or photo albums, but so far I’ve been unsuccessful,” said Harrison.
By Sue Clark on May 29, 2008 in Lighthouse Keeper Jobs, The Light Side | 0 Comments
Reuters India has
a story on Sally Snowman, the civilian lighthouse keeper at Little Brewster Island. Thanks to Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass), the light at Boston Harbor will always be tended to by a keeper. Snowman was hired in 2003 when the Coast Guard decided a civilian could do the job.
By Sue Clark on May 22, 2008 in Lighthouse Keeper Jobs | 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.
By Sue Clark on Mar 17, 2008 in Lighthouse Keeper Jobs | Comments Off
Recent articles crossing the desk of Lighthouse News provided some good reading (and watching). Enjoy.
I Love My Lighthouse
An excerpt from a story at the Fleetwood News:
“I never thought it was possible to love a lighthouse. Then, I became a tour guide at Cape Leeuwin, right where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet, where it is beautiful, wild and remote. Surrounded by granite rocks, ocean swells and unique Australian scrub the Cape is considered by mariners to be one of the most dangerous in the world. It’s well known for its numerous shipwrecks and has a rich seafaring history of English, Dutch and French exploration.
3 days into my new job and I’m still in training to be a Guide. The wind has reached gale force today and I stagger past the old Lighthouse Keepers cottages, muttering to myself and hanging on to what’s left of my tour notes - flapping bits of ripped paper.
By Sue Clark on Jan 17, 2008 in Lighthouse Keeper Jobs, Volunteer | Comments Off
Who wouldn’t want to spend one or two months on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior in the midst of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore? If you can’t resist a volunteer opportunity of a lifetime, read on…
Live In Lightkeepers House
Volunteer apartments in the lightkeepers house at Au Sable Light will be provided for a volunteer Au Sable Lightstation Museum Attendant and a volunteer Au Sable Lighthouse Interpretive Assistant. Both positions run from July 1 through September 1 and you would be expected to either work in the lighthouse museum in the keeper’s quarters or lead tours to the lighthouse.
Even though all lighthouses in the United States are automated, there are still a very few lighthouse keepers. One is Sally Snowman, at Boston Harbor Light. And two others are Lynne Macco and Tim Mount, from New York, taking care of Seguin Island Lighthouse, Maine, for the 2008 season. And though they may not have much in common with Sally in Boston, they are two dedicated keepers of the light. And island. And museum. And lens. Tim, a choir director and music conductor at Stony Brook University on Long Island, and his wife Lynne, a physician in private practice and acupuncturist in New York, were the two lucky people chosen out of 20 or 30 applications to assume the summertime caretaking duties on Seguin. This very personable couple meets and greets visitors to the island, and take them up to the tower for a closeup look at the only first order Fresnel lens in Maine. Sounds like an easy job, almost a vacation, but there’s a lot more to it. In fact, it’s not so dissimilar to time past, when the Keepers in the nineteenth century had to keep the light lit.
If you’re in New South Wales, Australia, on Sunday, October 19, get out your running shoes for the very scenic Run For Breast Cancer. The Coordinator for the event wants to see at least five runners or walkers for each breast cancer patient on the North Coast. That translates to 1000 or so participants.
