By Sue Clark on Jul 24, 2007 in Opinion | Comments Off 
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Lighthouse-News spoke with Matt Prescott, PETA representative, today regarding PETA’s letter of interest in Penfield Reef Lighthouse. It was confirmed by him, that the lighthouse has definitely been applied for, just under the wire for the deadline. According to Prescott, the decision to apply for a lighthouse was a spur of the moment thing, based on the fact that it would be perfect to spread the word on their fish empathy project. Why a lighthouse? “It would be perfect, with a lighthouse’s history of saving lives, to use it in honor of the billions of fish that have been harmed by man.”
By Sue Clark on Jul 24, 2007 in For Sale | Comments Off Print This Post
You’re a small island country, your Coast Guard no longer maintains the automated twenty-one lighthouses scattered around your archipelago, and you don’t want to rely on foreign grants to maintain these historic beacons, so what do you do? Create an Adopt-A-Lighthouse program, where corporate or private individuals enter into an agreement with the Coast Guard for use of the property in exchange for fixing it up. Sounds like a good deal? That’s what the Phillipines government is doing to try to preserve their maritime heritage.
According to a story in the Asian Journal online, the following are the lighthouses in the Phillipines, relics of the past in need of care and restoration:
By Sue Clark on Jul 23, 2007 in Restoration | Comments Off Print This Post
According to the Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, work to stabilize the badly eroded Morris Island Lighthouse has begun. A barge has been placed next to the lighthouse to allow for the completion of a coffer dam, which will allow for the blocking of seawater from the base of the lighthouse, and enable it to be stabilized with cement and the base to be capped.
The preservation effort was funded by a $500,000 grant from the state, federal funding and local cities, especially the nearby Folly Beach.
By Sue Clark on Jul 20, 2007 in Threatened | Comments Off Print This Post
Almost two weeks ago, I posted a little blurb about Point Abino Lighthouse leading the pack in the “race” for one of the Seven Wonders of Fort Erie, Ontario, CA. The Niagara Falls Review is running a little competition, for nominating and voting for those seven wonders, along with a similar competition for Niagara Falls. Since that intrigued me. I decided to learn a bit more about Point Abino Lighthouse.
By Sue Clark on Jul 19, 2007 in For Sale | 1 Comment Print This Post
PETA Applies To Take Ownership of Penfield Reef Lighthouse; Seeks National HQ For Its Fish Empathy Project
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Press Release:
For Immediate Release:
July 19, 2007
Contact:
Matt Prescott 757-622-7382
Norfolk, Va. - Yesterday, PETA sent a letter to Saundra A. Robbins of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) expressing interest in acquiring the Penfield Reef Lighthouse located in Black Rock Harbor offshore of Fairfield Beach and Bridgeport which the group plans to convert into the national headquarters of its Fish Empathy Project. Wednesday was the final day that the GSA would consider applications by nonprofit organizations and other qualified entities to take ownership of the 51-foot-high granite-and-wood landmark free of charge under the Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000.
By Sue Clark on Jul 19, 2007 in For Sale | Comments Off Print This Post
Taking a tip from several other cities that have done this, the Little Point Sable Lighthouse Seekers, in conjunction with the Hart, Silver Lake, Mears Chamber of Commerce have had local artists create twelve “Guiding Lights,” which are six and a half feet tall lighthouse replicas. These lights are on display at participating businesses throughout Oceana County through September, when they will be auctioned to the highest bidder. Bids can be placed at each lighthouse, with minimum amounts of $125 USD.
