By Sue Clark on Dec 26, 2007 in Featured, News | Leave a Comment 
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Three Groups Combine Efforts
Whaleback Ledge Lighthouse in Maine (but off the coast of Portsmouth, NH), may have some saviors after all. The Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, have agreed to take over stewardship of the lighthouse if the ALF is awarded the deed to this historic lighthouse sitting on an outcropping of rocks at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor. Other groups that have expressed interest in the lighthouse are Beacon Preservation in Ansonia, CT and Lifewise Community Service Projects in Hampton, NH. The lighthouse is currently in the process of being excessed by the government to interested non-profit groups.
By Sue Clark on Dec 25, 2007 in Other | Leave a Comment Print This Post
Season’s Greetings
Some delightful Lighthouse Christmas stories for your reading pleasure…
- Couple’s 70th Anniversary is Christmas
It was Christmas Day 1937, and as the couple was exchanging wedding vows in the lighthouse that Emily grew up in, something interrupted them…
- A Beacon At Christmas
The lighthouse was more than a place of work for Abbott. It was also home for his family - his wife Sarah and 11 children: Sophie, Fred, Joe, Jack, Meta, Phyllis, Elizabeth, Winnie, Una, Hubert Jr. and Ruby. And at Christmas time, their home was a beacon not just for ships at sea, but for the lonely and poor. The lighthouse became an open house as the family celebrated the spirit of Christmas.
By Sue Clark on Dec 24, 2007 in Threatened | Leave a Comment Print This Post
An Ounce of Prevention
Climate change, aka Global Warming, is being blamed for the erosion of dunes at the West Point Lighthouse on Prince Edward Island. The site it has guarded mariners against since 1876 now threatens to approach the light, bringing it down. Although it’s not in any present danger, a call to action was issued by Norm Catto, a geography professor at Memorial University in St. John’s, according to a story at Canada.Com.
By Sue Clark on Dec 23, 2007 in Opinion | Leave a Comment Print This Post
We Don’t Want No Junkyard
Biloxi businessman Hayes Bolton has been ordered to put up an “appropriate” fence to cover the view of his beach vending pawn shop business from visitors to the Biloxi (Mississippi) lighthouse. The property, only 100 feet away from arguably “the most photographed lighthouse in the southeast,” (as described in the story) has been the target of a campaign by the Biloxi Community Development Committee to get rid of or at least cover up the businesses. “We just don’t feel that this is an appropriate location for a junkyard,” said Director Jerry Creel in a story posted at WLOX-TV.
By Sue Clark on Dec 22, 2007 in Featured | Leave a Comment Print This Post
Money Dries Up
What a Merry Christmas present to the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society. Not! The US Senate/House conference committee slashed the $3 million dollar appropriation from the budget to meet the Whitehouse’s demands. The money, proposed and shepherded through the US House budget process by Rep. David Price, D-Winston-Salem was nearly guaranteed. Enough so that the Lighthouse Society had planned to begin the renovations in 2008. Ninety five percent of the design planning has been completed.
By Sue Clark on Dec 19, 2007 in For Sale | 2 Comments Print This Post
Clare Island Lighthouse: A Steal at $2,162,630
Tired of waiting for the GSA to resume bidding on Point No Point Lighthouse? Forget it…that one needs too much work anyway. Haul out your checkbooks and grab one that’s been completely restored, renovated and modernized. Even better, it’s on an island on the Emerald Isle. And for a cool two million, this six bedroom, six bath luxury home can be yours. Clare Island is located in Clew Bay, off Westport, in the West of Ireland. It is known as the green pearl of the west coast and is the largest of the 365 islands in Clew Bay. It is 3.5 miles from the mainland and accessible by ferry.
Whaleback Ledge Lighthouse in Maine (but off the coast of Portsmouth, NH), may have some saviors after all. The Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, have agreed to take over stewardship of the lighthouse if the ALF is awarded the deed to this historic lighthouse sitting on an outcropping of rocks at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor. Other groups that have expressed interest in the lighthouse are Beacon Preservation in Ansonia, CT and Lifewise Community Service Projects in Hampton, NH. The lighthouse is currently in the process of being excessed by the government to interested non-profit groups.
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