By Sue Clark on Jul 2, 2009 in Events | Comments Welcome 
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American Lighthouse Foundation’s Lighthouses of Casco Bay Cruise
Saturday, August 29, 2009
10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Join the American Lighthouse Foundation for a special cruise of Maine’s picturesque Casco Bay on Saturday, August 29, 2009. All proceeds benefit the foundation’s lighthouse preservation efforts.
Sail with us aboard the Casco Bay Lines, Bay Mist leaving Portland Harbor, Maine for the opportunity to see 7 lighthouses in Casco Bay. Includes a box lunch.
This cruise will give you the opportunity to see Portland Head , Portland Breakwater (Bug Light), Spring Point, Ram Island Ledge, Cape Elizabeth, Little Mark Island & Halfway Rock Lighthouses.
By Sue Clark on Jul 2, 2009 in News | 4 Comments Print This Post
Underwater At Lighthouse
Toledo Lighthouse Society members and architects preparing to do restoration work found one of the presumed stolen boat ramps that disappeared from the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse this past April. As they dropped anchor in the waters next to the light, they hit something, and not the bottom. Divers from Toledo Fire and Rescue Operations and Jerusalem Township were in the area went in and found the 4 foot by 40 foot ramp that had been missing since April 11, slightly damaged but still in usable condition after some repairs. The ramp was thought to be removed for its aluminum content. The other 8 foot by 28 foot dock is still missing.
By Sue Clark on Jul 1, 2009 in News | Comments Welcome Print This Post
Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Light to Maintain Whaleback
Whaleback Lighthouse in Maine was transferred to the American Lighthouse Foundation and Friends of Porstmouth Harbor Lighthouse in a ceremony held at Portland Head Light on June 30. At the same time, Maine’s governor John Baldacci, in conjunction with the Maine Office of Tourism, the US Coast Guard and the American Lighthouse Foundation, announced the first ever Maine Open Lighthouse Day, to be held on Saturday, September 12. Fifty two of Maine’s lighthouses will be open for visiting. More on this below, but first about Whaleback, which will be among those open on that day.
By Sue Clark on Jun 30, 2009 in Events | Comments Welcome Print This Post
Fifty-two of Maine’s 63 lighthouses will be open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 12, as part of the first Open Lighthouse Day. The event is designed to attract visitors to the state’s lighthouses and raise public awareness of Maine’s maritime heritage.
Maine Governor John Baldacci, representatives of the Coast Guard and state tourism officials will announce details of the day at a press conference at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth June 30 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
As details become available, check back for more info.
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By Sue Clark on Jun 30, 2009 in News | 1 Comment Print This Post
South Africa’s Kowie River Breakwater Light Disappeared
High water and huge waves pounding the West Pier at Port Alfred, South Africa, for the past three days caused horrific damage to the concrete and washed away the little red navigational lighthouse at the end of the breakwater. Besides the loss of the iconic lighthouse, the storms caused the shifting of massive concrete blocks and rocks, and the end of the pier started tilting and cracking. The banks of the river were also damaged, with huge sinkholes appearing where the waves had scoured out the rocks.
By Sue Clark on Jun 24, 2009 in News | 1 Comment Print This Post
Bids Being Accepted For Work
The Rondout Creek Lighthouse, New York, informally known as the Kingston Lighthouse, will be getting new windows as soon as bids are closed on the project. The lighthouse on the Hudson River will also have work done on the front portico. Years of harsh weather have battered the windows, but at least not as badly as the time the lighthouse itself was battered by a schooner. The project is expected to being in mid to late summer, and should take about 70 days to complete.
By Sue Clark on Jun 23, 2009 in News | 1 Comment Print This Post
Bureaucracy In Action - Or Inaction?
Point Lowly Lighthouse, near Whyalla in South Australia, has been deemed to be unsafe and the Whyalla Council (its owner and operator) must not turn the light on anymore, according to recent correspondence received by them from the Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. The reasoning for this decision is that the light itself has been decommissioned and that the station has been delisted from the Admiralty publications for navigation purpose.
