By Sue Clark on Dec 3, 2007 in Opinion | Comments Off 
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Okay, so it’s almost a million dollars. But it’s still a lot of money to add a bathroom to a lighthouse. Roundout Lighthouse, on the Hudson River at the mouth of the Roundout Creek, was deeded to the city of Kingston, NY back in 2002. The city had grand plans for it at the time, envisioning a site for lighthouse weddings, parties and even eventually as a bed and breakfast. So the city accepted the light with visions of money making schemes to help in the restoration. Last summer, the lighthouse played host to five events which the city feels could be increased dramatically. In the meantime, they leased the running of the lighthouse to the Hudson River Maritime Museum, which offers tours to the public.
By Sue Clark on Dec 3, 2007 in Other | Comments Off Print This Post
A free unique printable lighthouse card for your holiday card sending from Lighthouse News. The file consists of three pdf files and instructions. One file is the entire card in one page, two of the others are the card in separate files. Whichever way to print is covered. It’s in the form of a zip file, and a readme is included.
Credit goes to Mark Allen for the original photo and to Sue Berry for photoshopping it. Card design by Lighthouse News. Inside of the card reads as below (green text on the top of the inside and the red in the signature area).
By Sue Clark on Dec 1, 2007 in Threatened | Comments Off Print This Post
“You have to go out, but you don’t have to come back” was the motto of the United States Lifesaving Service. A lot of people think of lighthouse keepers as lifesavers, and while I can’t say they haven’t performed their fair share of rescues, the real heroes of shipwreck rescues were the US Lifesaving Service. And now one more station is in danger of being lost forever. The Portsmouth Lifesaving Station, built in 1908 on Wood Island in Maine to replace the original from 1888 on Jerry’s Point in New Hampshire, has been subject to the weather, vandalism and the lack of interest of the group formed to preserve and protect it, the Wood Island Preservation Group.
By Sue Clark on Nov 29, 2007 in News | Comments Off Print This Post
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Thanksgiving Weekend - what a perfect time to schedule the relighting of Sankaty Lighthouse after its 400 plus foot move this past October. The light was extinguished during the move by International Chimney and Expert House Movers. The Coast Guard, in conjunction with the ‘Sconset Trust, allowed the relighting ceremony to be delayed until the full moon was rising in the east and the sun was setting in the west, creating the perfect photo opportunity. Perhaps it was a coincidence, but the timing was perfect.
By Sue Clark on Nov 29, 2007 in Lighthouse Keeper Jobs | 3 Comments Print This Post
So many people dream of being lighthouse keepers, harking back to the romance of being on a windswept island, tending the lights and performing heroic acts in between writing poetry. Well, those days are gone (actually, they never existed). But are they? If you want to serve as a lightkeeper, there still are opportunities for you. Unfortunately, these are paid even less than the lightkeepers of yore, and though the work duties may have changed, you still won’t be able to sit around listening to the waves crash on the shore while the gulls wheel overhead. So here are a couple of lightkeeper positions you may be interested in exploring for next year.
By Sue Clark on Nov 28, 2007 in News | Comments Off Print This Post
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Please see the Featured Article for 23 May, 2008 for the current news on this story. Thanks.
For the past month, Singapore and Malaysia have taken a long standing dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, Netherlands, as to which country owns the Pedra Branca Island, home to the Horsburgh Lighthouse. Pedra Branca, which means White Rock in Portugese, is located 24 nautical miles east of Singapore at the entrance to the Straits of Singapore. It is home to the Horsburgh Lighthouse, built by the British between 1847 and 1851. The island also encompasses two clusters of rocks, the Middle Rocks, and the South Ledge, and is called Pulau Batu Puteh (PBP) by the Malaysians.
Okay, so it’s almost a million dollars. But it’s still a lot of money to add a bathroom to a lighthouse. Roundout Lighthouse, on the Hudson River at the mouth of the Roundout Creek, was deeded to the city of Kingston, NY back in 2002. The city had grand plans for it at the time, envisioning a site for lighthouse weddings, parties and even eventually as a bed and breakfast. So the city accepted the light with visions of money making schemes to help in the restoration. Last summer, the lighthouse played host to five events which the city feels could be increased dramatically. In the meantime, they leased the running of the lighthouse to the Hudson River Maritime Museum, which offers tours to the public.
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.
