By Sue Clark on Aug 19, 2007 in Lighthouse Keeper | Leave a Comment 
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Provision Will Transfer One Light to Douglas County and Another to Confederated Tribes
Senator Gordon Smith (R-Oregon) is advancing a provision that will transfer ownership of the Umpqua Lighthouse to Douglas County and the Cape Arago (also known as Cape Gregory) Lighthouse to the Confederated tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians.
“There is a lot of history with these two lighthouses,” Smith said. “They have kept a vigilant eye for over a century, guiding ships safely to shore through fog and storm. Local ownership will help preserve them and ensure better access for future generations.”
By Sue Clark on Aug 18, 2007 in Other | 2 Comments Print This Post
A Scottish lighthouse, Covesea at Lossiemouth, will have a wedding ceremony performed at it for the first time in its 163 year history. Covesea Lighthouse was built by Alan Stevenson, who is a son of Robert Stevenson, a Scottish engineer responsible for building fifteen lighthouses in the country and Engineer to the Lighthouse Board. Alan Stevenson has thirteen lights to his credit, and is the uncle to Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The story mentions the former lighthouse keeper’s cottage as available for renting.
By Sue Clark on Aug 16, 2007 in Other | Leave a Comment Print This Post
A month ago, Lighthouse News wrote about the access problems faced at Port San Luis Lighthouse. Since that time there have been other cases pop up that limit access to historic beacons. One facing that problem is the recently accessed Old Saybrook Lighthouse, featured on Connecticut’s lighthouse license plate. Property owners at the end of the only road leading through the gated commumnity of Fenwick, are resistant to the idea of people coming through their town to view the light. One of the requirements of the National Lighthouse Preservation Act of 200 is to open the lighthouse to the public for educational purposes. Because of the restricted access at this point, the NPS hasn’t put out a property description and application, until the problems of access are worked out.
By Sue Clark on Aug 13, 2007 in Opinion | 2 Comments Print This Post
Execution Rocks, recently excessed by the Coast Guard, is the latest lighthouse to go on PETA’s fishing stringer. Applications for the light, located about a mile offshore in Nassau County near the west end of Long Island Sound, New York, closed July 29. The only two applicants are Historically Significant Structures, based in Philadelphia, PA and (no surprise) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
By Sue Clark on Aug 11, 2007 in Lighthouse Keeper | 5 Comments Print This Post
The Journal Times Online has reported that 159 people have applied for the position of Lighthouse Keeper at Wind Point (Wisconsin) Lighthouse. These candidates will be winnowed down to the ten best qualified, and from there a decision made to hire one to replace outgoing keepers Jeff and Melissa Peterson. The candidates include single people, couples and retired persons. The board will have to decide what it the best fit for the lighthouse.
Senator Gordon Smith (R-Oregon) is advancing a provision that will transfer ownership of the Umpqua Lighthouse to Douglas County and the Cape Arago (also known as Cape Gregory) Lighthouse to the Confederated tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians.
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