By Sue Clark on Jun 7, 2008 in News, Opinion | Discuss This 
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Or Rather the Lantern Room
The latest issue of Lighthouse Digest contained a story about the discovery of a supposedly destroyed lighthouse in Cape Cod, MA, that was found doing duty as the Point Montara Lightstation south of San Francisco, CA. The story was published in the Cape Cod Times and caught the eye of the national and online news, including Yahoo, MSN, Fox, the Washington Post and the Associated Press. Unfortunately, the original story is not available in the Lighthouse Digest online edition, but you can read the full story here by Colleen MacNeney.
By Sue Clark on Jun 3, 2008 in Featured, For Sale | Discuss This Print This Post
Offshore Lighthouses (And a Lightship) Up For Sale
Get out your checkbooks and get ready for another set of lighthouses going up for sale to the general public via auction. The USA General Services Administration has put up West Bank Lighthouse and Old Orchard Shoal Lighthouse on the market. The auction will open June 5, 2008, with a minimum bid of $10,000. You will need to put up an earnest money deposit of that $10,000, because you will need beaucoup bucks to afford to rehab these stations according to the usual guidelines for historic preservation. Bid increments are the standard $5,000. And as always, the Coast Guard requires access anytime as both lights are still active. The map at the left shows the locations of these two towers, circled in red. Click the map image for a larger view. If you were thwarted in buying Point No Point due to its cancellation, here’s your chance to get your own private retreat.
By Sue Clark on Jun 2, 2008 in Featured | Discuss This Print This Post
New Owners May Move Light Away From Cliff
Although the Belle Toute Preservation Trust didn’t become the owners of the Sussex lighthouse, at least their goal of having the lighthouse as a bed and breakfast will become a reality. The new owners of this lightstation near Beachy Head, Eastbourne have indicated they will be fulfilling the dream of Rob Wassell and the Trust to have it opened to the public, and preserved for generations to come. And that may include moving it away from the crumbling cliffs near which it resides. The final selling price of this landmark light was £500,000 ($991,295 USD), a far cry from the original asking price of £850,000.
By Sue Clark on Jun 2, 2008 in Other | Discuss This Print This Post
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 | Discuss This Print This Post
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.
The latest issue of Lighthouse Digest contained a story about the discovery of a supposedly destroyed lighthouse in Cape Cod, MA, that was found doing duty as the Point Montara Lightstation south of San Francisco, CA. The story was published in the Cape Cod Times and caught the eye of the national and online news, including Yahoo, MSN, Fox, the Washington Post and the Associated Press. Unfortunately, the original story is not available in the Lighthouse Digest online edition, but you can read the full story here by Colleen MacNeney.
