By Sue Clark on Dec 24, 2008 in Other | 0 Comments
For those that would like a heartwarming tale of the Flying Santa, and a little girl at a lighthouse, let me reprise last year’s story from Seamond Ponsart Roberts.
Christmas Memories
It was the year 1945 and I was the lighthouse keeper’s daughter at Cuttyhunk Island Lighthouse where my father kept the light located at the western end of the island. My mother had read a story that the Flying Santa, Edward Rowe Snow, would be flying that Christmas, dropping presents to the families at the lights. In October, she wrote him telling of our family and that I was a little five-year-old girl who would really love to get a doll from the Flying Santa. From October to December, every time I saw an airplane I wondered if it was the Flying Santa. I still remember that very special day. All the built up excitement has been etched in my mind forever.
By Sue Clark on Jun 19, 2008 in Other, The Light Side | 0 Comments
Support cancer and take the plunge down the side of a 36 meter (118 feet) tall lighthouse in Scotland this August. After its
successful fundraising effort last August, Macmillan Cancer Support will once again offer the sport of abseiling (rappelling) down the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse. The charity raised more than £18,000 last year ($35,500 USD) and hopes to exceed that this year.
By Sue Clark on Jun 17, 2008 in Featured, Other | 2 Comments
Birthday Giveaway winners have been notified. Congratulations. If you haven’t yet responded to your email, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you.
By Sue Clark on Jun 2, 2008 in Other | 0 Comments
The Mystery Woman Of Cuckmere Haven
What is it about lighthouses that evoke romance? Is it the light guiding the way to those who are lost? Perhaps it’s the perseverance, the stability that brings about such thoughts? Or maybe it’s just their beauty. Whatever it is, countless marriages are performed at lighthouses every year. Overnight stays or vacations at lighthouses count among the most popular for couples seeking to spend time together. But what about a romance that hasn’t happened, but might?
By Sue Clark on May 29, 2008 in Other | 0 Comments
How Come I Never Had Such a Fun Project In School?
Combining Social Studies, Science and Language Arts, students at Palms Elementary School in Fair Haven, Michigan, the fourth grade taught by Patti Adams got to do a really neat project for their Michigan Studies curriculum. They built lighthouses. Well, not full size ones, but little working models that will be on display beginning May 30 at the “Michigan Lighthouse Museum” in their classroom. And they will be viewed in the dark, so the lights can shine just like a real one.
By Sue Clark on Feb 19, 2008 in Other | 1 Comment
I found a great little (11 1/2 minutes) flash show about a lighthouse keeper, produced by Lerro Productions. I thought you might enjoy seeing it (Subscribers: you’ll have to visit Lighthouse News to watch). It includes some lovely photography, historical photos, and best of all, an interview with Harry E. Spencer, Jr., a lightkeeper from the US Lighthouse Service. Enjoy.
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By Sue Clark on Feb 7, 2008 in News, Other | Comments Off
An Odd Combination
What do the Lighthouse of Alexandria and a Muslim Mosque have in common? Nothing, except that’s what the mayor of Cebu, Phillipines, Tomas Osmena, wants as a design for a new lighthouse. His current plans call for a new lighthouse to be built in the center of the South Road Properties. I say current because a couple years ago, he had plans to build a new lighthouse in honor of a murdered official. But apparently it didn’t pan out.
By Sue Clark on Jan 24, 2008 in Featured, Other | Comments Off
Furniture Needed For Restoration
The Lorain (Ohio) Lighthouse may be missing its Fresnel Lens, but the Port of Lorain Foundation is nonetheless working to redo the house in period furniture. Their dilemma right now, though, is what era? According to a story in the Morning Journal, the choice is between the 1920s, from when the lighthouse was first built (1917), or the 1950s, from which they have photos. Two committees are working on collecting donated furniture in good condition to help with the cost. Items like beds, stoves, desks, kitchen tables are needed.
By Sue Clark on Jan 5, 2008 in Other | Comments Off
Lake Havasu City Wins at the Fiesta Bowl
A replica of the Buffalo (NY) Lighthouse and the London Bridge won the Sweepstakes Award for Most Outstanding Float in the recent Fiesta Bowl Parade, held in Phoenix, Arizona on December 28. The float was part of a $40,000 sponsorship package contracted by the Lake Havasu Convention and Visitors Bureau. Walking next to the float in the parade were representatives from the Lake Havasu City Fire and Police departments and Lake Havasu City Magistrate Clyde Andress. According to the walkers, there was a loud, enthusiastic response to the float from the crowd. Photo of the winning float is below, from an unknown submitter to the story at the Havasu News Herald.
By Sue Clark on Dec 25, 2007 in Other | Comments Off
Season’s Greetings
Some delightful Lighthouse Christmas stories for your reading pleasure…
- Couple’s 70th Anniversary is Christmas
It was Christmas Day 1937, and as the couple was exchanging wedding vows in the lighthouse that Emily grew up in, something interrupted them…
- A Beacon At Christmas
The lighthouse was more than a place of work for Abbott. It was also home for his family - his wife Sarah and 11 children: Sophie, Fred, Joe, Jack, Meta, Phyllis, Elizabeth, Winnie, Una, Hubert Jr. and Ruby. And at Christmas time, their home was a beacon not just for ships at sea, but for the lonely and poor. The lighthouse became an open house as the family celebrated the spirit of Christmas.
It was the year 1945 and I was the lighthouse keeper’s daughter at Cuttyhunk Island Lighthouse where my father kept the light located at the western end of the island. My mother had read a story that the Flying Santa, Edward Rowe Snow, would be flying that Christmas, dropping presents to the families at the lights. In October, she wrote him telling of our family and that I was a little five-year-old girl who would really love to get a doll from the Flying Santa. From October to December, every time I saw an airplane I wondered if it was the Flying Santa. I still remember that very special day. All the built up excitement has been etched in my mind forever.
