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Ready, Set, Row - To the Lighthouse »

By Sue Clark on Apr 28, 2009 in The Light Side | 0 Comments

To most US lighthouse lovers, a Lighthouse Challenge means Signing up to visit and/or climb several lighthouses in a weekend, gaining a token at each one. At the end, you turn your tokens in for a certificate or small prize. Not so in Great Britain. The Eddystone Challenge, sponsored by the Mayflower Offshore Rowing Club gives new meaning to the word Challenge.
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Will It Lens? »

By Sue Clark on Apr 12, 2009 in The Light Side | 0 Comments

Okay, we know the staff at Google, the search engine people, are innovative. But did we know they have way too much time on their hands? Either that, or they get to take extraordinarily long lunch breaks. At their official blog, not a personal one but official,  they’ve posted the results of taking a Fresnel lens, aimed it so the sunlight is concentrated, and see what they could burn. Or cook. It was lunch hour after all.
Will It Lens? Continued...

Lighthouse Director Charged With Theft »

By Sue Clark on Apr 5, 2009 in The Light Side | 0 Comments

The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office arrested Sharon Jones, 57, of Port Ewen, Saturday and charged her with a felony count of third-degree grand larceny. Deputies allege that Jones, who is the acting director and treasurer of the commission, withdrew $5,736.55 from the organization’s bank account and used the funds to pay personal debts.
Lighthouse Director Charged With Theft Continued...

Historic Lighthouse To Be Moved »

By Sue Clark on Apr 1, 2009 in News, The Light Side | 0 Comments

Whaleback LighthouseToday 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 To Be Moved Continued...

Can’t See Sunset? Build a Lighthouse »

By Sue Clark on Mar 17, 2009 in The Light Side | 0 Comments

Cheboygan Crib LighthouseBetween a new bridge built over Interstate 55 in Illinois and trees that have grown too tall, a couple decided to take matters into their own hands and build a lighthouse to see the sunset once again. A little spit of land on Lake Springfield provided a perfect spot to build the structure fashioned after the old Cheboygan Crib Lighthouse (pictured at right).
Can’t See Sunset? Build a Lighthouse Continued...

Half a Million For What? »

By Sue Clark on Mar 6, 2009 in The Light Side | 1 Comment

Frying Pan Shoals Light TowerIn a surprisingly active bidding war, the Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower recently sold for $515,000 dollars. That’s more than half a million big ones. And what did the winning bidder get? A decrepit tower out in the middle of nowhere. Okay, so it’s surrounded by water, as it’s 35 miles out to sea.
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Bones Uncovered At Biloxi Lighthouse »

By Sue Clark on Feb 19, 2009 in The Light Side | 0 Comments

Biloxi Lighthouse, July 2008, Biloxi, MSThe beleaguered Biloxi (Mississippi) Lighthouse is getting a few more delays on its renovations. Workers have uncovered the skeletal remains of a 300 year old man on the lot next to where the visitor’s center will be built. The Department of Mississippi Archives and History has requested the Lighthouse Park site be checked for archaeological significance.
Bones Uncovered At Biloxi Lighthouse Continued...

Irish Lighthouse Temporarily Closed »

By Sue Clark on Feb 19, 2009 in The Light Side | 0 Comments

Hook Head LighthouseHook Lighthouse, near Wexford, Ireland, has been temporarily closed to visitors while a bomb squad deals with a detonator found on the site. The army disposal team is enroute to disarm this relic left from its usage during the years leading up to 1972.
Irish Lighthouse Temporarily Closed Continued...

Lighthouse Saved From Australian Fires »

By Sue Clark on Feb 16, 2009 in The Light Side | 0 Comments

Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse, Western AustraliaFirst a quick disclaimer: There is no way to compare the saving of a lighthouse to the horrific loss of life and property that occurred in Australia last week due to the brushfires. But this is a site about lighthouse news, so I feel compelled to publish this as a tiny tiny bit of good news for lighthouse lovers.
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Man Crashes Truck Into Lighthouse »

By Sue Clark on Feb 16, 2009 in The Light Side | 0 Comments

Okay, so it’s not technically a lighthouse, at least not in the sense it guides mariners into port, but it did stand as a beacon guiding drivers through a busy intersection across from a wharf in Rockport, MA.
Man Crashes Truck Into Lighthouse Continued...
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