Lighthouse News

Press Release from American Lighthouse Foundation

The nonprofit American Lighthouse Foundation is the proud, new “keeper” of Maine’s Whaleback Lighthouse, which stands sentinel on a wave-swept ledge at the entrance to the Piscataqua River, marking the approach to Portsmouth Harbor.

The U.S. Secretary of the Interior accepted the National Park Service’s recommendation that the American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF) be awarded ownership of Whaleback Lighthouse through the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in November 2008.

In a letter to ALF, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne noted, “I applaud the commitment of the American Lighthouse Foundation to the preservation of our nation’s maritime heritage in accepting ownership of Whaleback Ledge Light.”

News Release From Hong Kong Government
The Green Island lighthouse compound has been declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, a spokesman for the Development Bureau says. A notice on the declaration was released November 7, 2008.

The Green Island lighthouse compound comprises an old lighthouse built in 1875, a new lighthouse built in 1905, a former European quarters and a former keeper’s house. Both the old and new Green Island lighthouses have served thousands of vessels from the western approach to Hong Kong for many decades and have played an important role in Hong Kong’s maritime history.

Inspirational Story of Hope, Hard Work Makes New Canal Lighthouse A Winner

Louisiana lighthouse destroyed by Hurricane Katrina touches the public’s heart; earns top spot in JELD-WEN Windows & Doors’ restoration initiative

Released October 29, 2008 —

• New Canal Lighthouse, the winner of the JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative, was selected from a field of 12 worthy finalists and half a million votes.
• New Canal is widely considered the nation’s most endangered lighthouse.*
• The lighthouse will receive a major window and door donation as part of its inspirational rebuilding effort.

Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow introduce legislation to help preserve lighthouses

WASHINGTON - Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today introduced legislation to create a competitive grant program that will help to pay for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouses in Michigan and across the country.

The grants will help nonprofit organizations, which serve as caretakers for the historic landmarks, to maintain the beauty of the lighthouses and keep them accessible to the public.

News Release

The People Have Spoken: Three Lighthouses in the Limelight

Louisiana, Michigan and North Carolina lighthouses move onto the final consideration stage

Klamath Falls, Ore. September 18, 2008 —

• Half a million public votes in the JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative have narrowed 12 lighthouse finalists to three (located in Louisiana, Michigan and North Carolina).
• Winner to receive window and door makeover.
• Three finalists now undergoing thorough evaluation to select final winner by November.
  Photos, videos and interviews with all three finalists are available, more info. accessible via below links

News Release from Tim Harrison

Lighthouses of the Sunrise County

“Never before in the history of lighthouses has such a book ever been published with so many historic images for such as small number of American lighthouses,” says Tim Harrison, author of the new book, Lighthouses of the Sunrise County, which recounts in stories and images of the people who kept the lighthouses in Washington County, Maine. Harrison said Maine’s Washington County has an amazingly rich lighthouse and maritime history that many people know very little about, “and I felt it was time to document and share this part of Maine’s history with the world.”

 News Release from Tim Harrison

And At a Fantastic Price

If you have ever dreamed about spending the night at a remote island lighthouse, your dreams are about to come true. After eight long years of restoration work, the volunteers at the historic Little River Lighthouse, on Little River Island, in Cutler, Maine, beginning July 21, are making the lighthouse available for overnight guests for the first time in history. “You will get a million dollar view and the chance to spend the night in an historic light-station and relive the history of yesteryear,” says Hal Biering, co-chairman of the Friends of Little River Lighthouse, which cares for the historic property as a chapter of the Maine based American Lighthouse Foundation.