The Lighthouse Lowdown

Also known locally as Goat Island Lighthouse, Newport Harbor Lighthouse was extended out onto a breakwater with its original tower being used in Prudence Island. The lighthouse and its city go all out for the holidays!Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Lighthouse Lowdown! We will be back in 2026.References:The Cutters, Boats, and Aircraft of the US Coast GuardNewport Harbor Lighthouse Christmas Lighting EventNewport Harbor Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsKeeper's Log Spring 2016 | USLHS

We are continuing our Green Island series with this Wisconsin gem, which had survived two explosions and a devastating forest fire, but ultimately succumbed to time. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Doomsday List | Lighthouse DigestGreen Island Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsPrivate Islands Inc.

We are starting a fun series with the Green Island Lighthouses of the world, starting with Ohio! It's not often you hear of a lighthouse that burns down twice, and unfortunately this history has put our light on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Green Island Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsGreen Island Light Station | USLHS Archives

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank November 10th, 1975. Gordon Lightfoot's song brought it to posterity in 1976, and we've been talking about it since. Listen in as Vince does a solo-episode about the infamous ship, wreck, and song!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Gordon Lightfoot – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Lyrics | Genius LyricsThe Cruelest Month - Edmund Fitzgerald Newsweek, November 24, 1975 | PDF | Water Transport | ViolenceTIL Gordon Lightfoot was inspired to write "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" when he saw the name misspelled as "Edmond" in Newsweek magazine. He felt the misspelling dishonored the memory of the 29 men who died when the freighter sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975. : r/todayilearnedSS Edmund Fitzgerald - Wikipedia#105 - Marine casualty report : SS Edmund Fitzgerald; sinking in Lake ... - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library

Like most beachy lighthouses, Point Betsie battled shifting sands for its whole lifetime, now shielded by at least three methods of erosion control to keep the light shining! Point Betsie Lighthouse is a standing testament to what a community can do (whether that's saving a lighthouse, building a road, or saving lives) when they work together.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Point Betsie Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsFriends of Point Betsie LighthouseAnnual Reports of the Lighthouse Board| National Archives and Records Administration

Although this was the last lighthouse built in Connecticut, it is the first for us to cover in the state, and the first we've covered that skipped straight to 200 Watt bulbs! Avery Point Lighthouse was built by the Coast Guard in 1944 as a part of their training center, later becoming a physics laboratory for the University of Connecticut.Thank you to all who left us reviews! Merch (and a giveaway) is coming your way.References:Avery Point Light | American Lighthouse FoundationAvery Point Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsAvery Point | USLHSAvery Point Light | Wikipedia

Listener Lighthouse! I'm trying to think of a lighthouse where I have this hard of a time saying it's name out loud... Regardless, Crisp Point Lighthouse was close neighbors with a Life-Saving Station, along with three others built along "Shipwreck Coast" in 1876. This red-capped light still shines today as a private ATON.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Crisp Point Light Historical SocietyCrisp Point Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends Light Lists | Navigational Center USCG

What's prettier than a lighthouse on a cliff edge? Point Bonita lives up to its name, adjacent to a mini version of the Golden Gate Bridge. It shines on to this day with its original second order Fresnel lens!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:https://miladidit.com/2017/12/12/point-bonita/Point Bonita LighthousePoint Bonita Lighthouse - Golden Gate National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)Point Bonita Lighthouse, California at Lighthousefriends.com

In honor of Maine Open Lighthouse Day coming up on September 13, we are covering one of the over a dozen participants! Little River Lighthouse's forest green-turned-mint lantern room is just a plus. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Maine Open Lighthouse Day 2025 | American Lighthouse FoundationLittle River Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsMaine Open Lighthouse Day at Little RiverLittle River Light History | New England Lighthouses

Not many original lighthouses last longer than their replacements, but this is the case for the second oldest brick lighthouse in American history! Sapelo Island Lighthouse was lit in 1820, and still stands today on the island with the last known Gullah community.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Stations | USLSSHAOhio Life Saving Station No. 10 | Belle of LouisvilleSapelo Island Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsUSLHS Keeper's Log 1988

Where is whitefish fishing good? Probably at the Whitefish Township, at Whitefish Point in Whitefish Bay...which is why we needed Whitefish Point Lighthouse! Have I said whitefish too much? This skeletal lighthouse is unique in many ways, with a decagonal lantern room, second floor covered walkway, and a lifeboat station that physically left the grounds to return decades later.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Stations | USLSSHAWhitefish Point Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsWhitefish Point Lighthouse | Great Lakes Shipwreck MuseumWhitefish Lifeboat Station

Vince is back from Sweden, and he brought back tales of a lighthouse that took many daymarks over it's lifetime! The Väderöbod Lighthouse is one of many Swedish lighthouses built on the islands of the Väderö archipelago. Although it is 9 miles off the coast, if you can handle yourself in a kayak you are welcome to visit and even stay on the island!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:David Lyle and his Life Saving Gun - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)About the lighthouse – Föreningen Väderöbod

While Lobster Cove makes me think of a rocky beach and open seas all around, what you'll find in Newfoundland is vastly different! Surrounded by a lush national park, glacier-carved fjords and thundering waterfalls, Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse flashes white over 100 feet above the waves. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsLobster Cove Head Lighthouse | Parks CanadaSun Valve | Go Industrial

If the cute name of this lighthouse doesn't catch your attention, the history sure will! That is, if you like lighthouses that are also a post office.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Nova Scotia Explore PagePeggy's Cove WebsitePeggy's Point WikipediaNova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation SocietyThe Canadian Lighthouse RouteNova Scotia Lighthouse RouteNova Scotia Lighthouse Road trip | Travel Bunny

Unfortunately, the name Cape Fear directly correlates to how mariners felt about the area, dubbing the Frying Pan Shoals almost as fearsome as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. However, efforts to light the area were a struggle, and we ended up with many different lighthouses (and lightships) in an attempt to mark the shoals.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:The Cape Fear Lighthouse's Prism Project | Our State Cape Fear Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsFrying Pan Lightship | Lighthouse FriendsFrying Pan Lightship Restaurant

We've all heard stories here and there of what keepers went through on the job at their lighthouses - the position was rife with danger! Vince takes us on a deep dive of what was really at stake for our lighthouse keepers and the perils they faced in daily life.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:In Memoriam | United States Lighthouse SocietyLighthouse Oil Myths & Folklore - Ponce Inlet LighthouseThe Dangers of Lighthouse Keeping - Lighthouse ExplorersThe Dark Side of Lighthouses | Hakai MagazineStannard Rock: The Loneliest Place on the Continent - Lake Superior Magazine

Didn't get enough of Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse in our last episode? Us either! Listen in as historian Ralph Krugler gives the inside scoop about the lighthouse's restoration project, history, and interesting stories!Please consider donating towards the restoration at https://www.hillsborolighthouse.org/Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com

Like most inlets in eastern Florida, Hillsboro Inlet's waters were filled with wrecked ships. But it wasn't until 1907 that a lighthouse was built there, sturdy enough to withstand hurricanes, shifting sands, and the ocean waves. Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse was home to some of the best lighthouse keepers the US had to offer, and still shines brightly today with it's original Fresnel lens in its lantern room!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Thank you Ralph Krugler!!Cap's Place Island RestaurantHillsboro Inlet Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends Reef LocatorHillsboro Inlet Lighthouse Website

While we cover Walton Lighthouse as our history buoy this time, the meat of this episode covers mercury floats! How did they work? Why were they implemented? Did they really have a negative effect on keepers? Listen in as we answer all these questions and more!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Santa Cruz Breakwater | Lighthouse FriendsSanta Cruz Breakwater Light | WikipediaLights with Mercury Floats | USLHSLens Rotation | USLHSMercury Float Rotation by James WoodwardMercury + Aluminum Reaction | Reddit

Vince takes us to sunny Mexico to look at a golf course that is blessed with not one, but two lighthouses on the tip of the Baja California Sur. While the area beckons with it's pristine golf courses and resorts, the real treasure are the lighthouses hundreds of feet above the thrashing surf.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Quivira Los Cabos Residence El Faro Viejo Cabo San Lucas – Old CaboOne Course, Two Lighthouses: Quivira Golf Club - InMexicoGolf Resorts Mexico | GolfLighthouses near the world's golf coursessymphony.cdn.tambourine.com/quivira-los-cabos-residence/media/old-lighthouse-5dcc571a03cee.mp4https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A51ataq4h/

In honor of WIC week, we are covering the lighthouse with the most years kept by women keepers! Biloxi Lighthouse is also known well in Mississippi as a symbol of resilience after surviving Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Biloxi Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsBiloxi Lighthouse Throughout the Years | City of BiloxiBiloxi Lighthouse | USLHS

Listener Lighthouse! Thank you to Megan for sending this in.Commonly known as the I Love You Lighthouse, Minot's Ledge actually has a deadly history as a strange lighthouse on stilts! When that one failed, engineers used the successful construction tactics from the Eddystone Lighthouse to build a stone tower that still stands today.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Minot's Ledge Lighthouse | Lighthouse StarsMinot's Ledge Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsMinot's Ledge Light history | New England LighthousesMinot's Ledge | USLHSMahan Lens Video

We're headed back over to California today to talk about a lighthouse that, like many others, went dark after the beginning of WWII - however, Point Fermin Lighthouse was never relit. Decades later, its Fresnel lens was found in an unlikely location...Liked this episode? Leave us a review on thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Point Fermin Lighthouse | LA ParksPoint Fermin Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsPoint Fermin | USLHS

If you are one of our wonderful UK listeners, these two names may be familiar to you! Vince is taking us across the pond to one of the oldest lighthouses in the UK, and the first lighthouse to be built on a rock in open sea. While the first two editions of the light were shaky at best, John Smeaton created a version that stood the test of time (and we're convinced even a nuke couldn't bring it down!). Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:The Eddystone Lighthouse • John Smeaton • MyLearning(1) The Lighthouse that inspires the invention of a new cement! | LinkedInAn Eddystone Adventure - Sandeman’s Yachting ChroniclesThe Eddystone Lighthouse | National Coastwatch Institution

Welcome to the second installment of our Christmastime at Lighthouses special! Last year we covered classics like St. Augustine Lighthouse and Nauset Light, and this year we selected five special lighthouses from our 2024 lineup that do something special for the holidays.Listen in for some festive magic and lots and lots of Christmas lights!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:https://www.mainelightstoday.com/nubble-lightlike-no-other-lighthouse-at-christmastime/https://www.mnhs.org/events/2948https://www.christmasinedgartown.com/https://www.vineyardsquarehotel.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-christmas-in-edgartown/https://www.kporttrust.org/flying-santahttps://tworivertimes.com/historic-lighthouse-becomes-christmas-beacon/https://www.skogasafn.is/skogar-museum/artifacts/deck-prism/

You probably wouldn't dream of using a lighthouse for bombing target practice...right? Unfortunately, that was the fate of Waugoshance Lighthouse, built in the 1850s and hanging on by a thread today. Efforts to restore the light were abandoned in 2021, leaving this light to fall to into the waiting arms of Lake Michigan.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Waugoshance Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsWaugoshance Light | WikipediaWe Bombed Waugoshance Light | Restless VikingWhat do the numbers mean on a nautical chart? | National Ocean Service

Many know which lighthouse was the last to be automated in the US, but what about second to last? Goat Island Lighthouse of Kennebunk, Maine was not automated until 1990, and even today there are caretakers who watch over the light and the island it rests on. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our US listeners!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Islands & Lighthouse — Kennebunkport Conservation TrustGoat Island Light | Lighthouse FriendsStation's FacebookGoat Island Lighthouse | Jeremy D'EntremontThanksgiving at The RockThanksgiving Miracle at Tillamook Rock LightThanksgiving at Boon Island Light

You've heard of nuclear bombs and nuclear power plants, but have you ever heard of a nuclear lighthouse? Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse was a pain in the behind to build, but it's troubles didn't stop there! Listen in for the story of the first (and only) US light to be run with nuclear power!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Baltimore Light Station > United States Coast Guard > AllThe Baltimore Light | Lighthouse in Chesapeake BayCaisson (engineering) - WikipediaMeasuring Worth - purchasing power of the dollar.Baltimore Lighthouse, Maryland at Lighthousefriends.com

Happy Halloween everyone! Today we're covering the spooktacular Pensacola Lighthouse, home of the Blue Angels and spirits of long past...Listen in for the story of how this 40 foot lighthouse became a 150 foot beauty.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Pensacola Lighthouse WebsitePensacola Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsPensacola Lighthouse considered one of most haunted in America | WKRG Winslow Lewis: A Nineteenth Century Lighthouse Scalawag | USLHSWinslow Lewis | USLHS ArchivesWinslow Lewis | National ArchivesPensacola Lighthouse TimelinePensacola X | Reddit

It is not often that a lighthouse is built to replace an old tower, only for both to remain in service (and not as range lights)! This is the case for the Cape Romain Lighthouses, very different in color, stature, and light characteristic, but only a few yards apart! Listen in to this episode to hear about their exciting history and how you can visit them today.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Cape Romain Lighthouses | Lighthouse FriendsKeeping the Lights On | The Maine MagCape Romain Lighthouse Boat Tour | Coastal ExpeditionsLight List | USLHSCape Romain Suicide | Lighthouse Digest

Best known for it's annual Christmas lighting ceremony, Cape Neddick Light, or Nubble Lighthouse, sits out of reach of visitors on a tiny island in Maine. Although it can't be visited now, Nubble Light has a rich history of tourism, including by the cat Sambo Tonkus (amazing name!). Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Nubble Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsThe Wreck of the Isadore | NE LightsCape Neddick Nubble Light History | New England Lighthouses

Can't think of anything fun to do next month? Pack up the kids and head to New Jersey! The third weekend of October is the Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey, where anyone can drive the state shoreline to collect lighthouse, museums, and life saving stations!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey (lighthousechallengenj.com)2023 Lighthouse Challenge of NJ Sites - Google My Maps28837 Daboll Fog Alarm Patent.pdf (uslhs.org)

Man, can Vince and I talk!In this lengthy episode, we chat about our trip to Cape Cod from beginning to end. If you're considering visiting the Cape, or just want to hear more about our adventure, listen in!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com

Also known as lightvessels, lightships are lighthouse's little brothers, guarding areas where lighthouses are not easily built. While there are only around 15 lightships remaining in the US today, the history of these ships stretch back hundreds of years!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Lightships | National Park ServiceLightship | WikipediaHistory of Lightships | Nantucket Historical AssociationFirst Lightship | Guinness World RecordsA History of Lightships | US Coast Guard Lightship Sailors Association International

20 miles into Lake Michigan from Mackinac Bridge, White Shoal Lighthouse is the only red-and-white barber shop tower in the US. As the tallest lighthouse on the Great Lakes, it has seen its fair share of action in its relatively short history. However, most of the history is in the making as White Shoal Light undergoes restoration to be unique lodging for adventure-seekers!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:What type of paint is used on your lighthouses? | Trinity HousePreserving America's Lighthouse Legacy | Tnemec Lighthouse Preservation, Masonry | National Park ServiceWhite Shoal Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsVisiting White ShoalSeeing The LightWhite Shoal MI | USLHSWSLHPS Facebook

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse was built in 1874 in the "stick" architectural style, sporting a red light characteristic until changing to a fixed white, then flashing white-red, to the flashing white we have today. While its gardens are considered one of the top 10 things to see in New Jersey, the lighthouse itself is beautiful to see and flush with exciting history!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:- Hereford Inlet Lighthouse (herefordlighthouse.org)Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, New Jersey at Lighthousefriends.comHereford Inlet Lighthouse – North Wildwood, New JerseyNorth Wildwood changes lock on lighthouse, sparking public feud - WHYYThings You Didn't Know About the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse | Galloway, NJ Patch

Now that we covered the first lighthouse in the US to display a Fresnel lens, it's time to "shed light" on the first lighthouse in the world to have one! Cordouan Lighthouse is a beautiful renaissance-style tower over four miles out in the Bay of Biscay. The 221 foot tall light is now a World Heritage Site and became a monument historique at the same time as Notre-Dame de Paris.Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Cordouan Light WebsiteCordouan Lighthouse | WikipediaCordouan Lighthouse | UNESCOCordouan Lighthouse | Gironde TourismePhare de CordouanGardiens Cordouan | FacebookCordouan Youtube

We are covering a mini lighthouse for our mini episode! Deemed the "smallest working light tower in the world", North Queensferry Light still has it's original Argand lamp, lit today by visitors with vegetable oil!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Forth Bridges Lighthouse Museum and PiersNorth Queensferry Lighthouse | Lighthouse AccommodationNorth Queensberry Harbour Light | Visit ScotlandTower History | NQHTInteractive MapInside the world's smallest working 'lighthouse' in the Forth which can shine for three miles and is powered by vegetable oil | The Scotsman

There's a first for everything, and Navesink Lighthouse was there for a lot of them! When it became the first station to have a Fresnel lens in the Unites States, Navesink secured it's position as the guinea pig for a lot of the country's new innovations and technology. Listen in for the story of a lighthouse so powerful, that chickens stopped laying eggs.Liked this episode? Leave us a review on thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:International Code of Signals 1969Twin Lights Historical SocietyNavesink Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsThe Fresnel Affair: Manufacturing, Technology Transfer, Republicanism, and the Adoption of the Fresnel Lighthouse Lens in the United States, 1819 - 1852Fresnel Lens Development Chronology

Okay, we thought we were special having a lighthouse logo with a blue daymark. Absecon Lighthouse is stealing our thunder! This Atlantic City lighthouse has had seven changes to its daymark since it was built in 1856. Listen in to hear about the lighthouse that wasn't deemed necessary in the first place.Liked this episode? Leave us a review on thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=379The Atlantic City Free Public Library - History of Atlantic City (acfpl.org)Absecon Lighthouse – Watch Lessonshttps://photos.tmahlmann.com/Places/North-America/United-States/New-Jersey/Lighthouses/Absecon-LighthouseAdobe Stock Photos

Ever wondered what it might have been like to be sequestered on an island during covid? Desiree Heveroh can tell you! Listen in for the story of how she volunteered to keep the light station company during the pandemic and what it was like to be there without power for two months straight.Note: East Brother Lighthouse was covered in Episode 20 of this podcast if you would like to learn more!Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com

Lahaina Lighthouse went through four different towers before settling on what we see today. Many may recognize the name of this lighthouse due to the terrible fire that ripped through it's town last year, and we go through some of the details from the FSRI report that was released this month.If you feel inclined to donate, you can do so here: Maui Strong Fund | Hawaii Community FoundationCheck out our website: thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Lahaina Lighthouse, Hawaii at Lighthousefriends.comLāhainā Lighthouse - WikipediaThe Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy | KS’ Ho‘okahua Cultural Vibrancy GroupRoyal Family of Hawaii Official WebsiteLight List | USLHSLahaina Harbor Lighthouse | USLHS ArchivesLahaina Lighthouse | Coast GuardLahaina Restoration FoundationAP News ArticleLahaina Comprehensive Timeline Report

That's right, Lady Liberty was an official lighthouse! While only managed by the Lighthouse Board from 1886 to 1902, the colossal statue has an incredible history and is now maintained by the National Park Service. Listen in for the amazing story of how funding was raised, how she failed as a lighthouse, and how she was originally built wrong - and left that way for almost a century!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:The Statue of Liberty | Lighthouse FriendsThe Statue of Liberty | WikipediaChanging Landscapes | National Park ServiceRestoring the Statue | National Park Service

It's easy for people like us to see lighthouses on our trips, because that's usually what we're there to do! But what if you hadn't considered yet if you want to visit a lighthouse on vacation? What if you have never planned a lighthouse-related trip before? In this episode, Vince walks us through easy ways to integrate lighthouses into your vacations or trips, whether you're landlocked like us or live right on the beach!Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:https://uslhs.org/travelhttps://uslhs.org/resources/lighthouse-technology/patentshttps://www.lighthousefriends.com/maps.html

This is the first lighthouse that we have covered that is a replica of a lost original - Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse was haphazardly dumped into the Croatan Sound after being decommissioned in 1955, but the town of Manteo brought it back to life again in 2004!Like this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:USLHS Membership LevelsRoanoke Marshes Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsRoanoke Marshes Light Lists | USLHSCharles W. Pugh | USLHS

Ever heard of a lighthouse that forms its own beach? Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse is another case of a damaged light replaced with an existing light from another town in Massachusetts, just like Nauset Light! Listen in for how a series of hurricanes made our breakwater light into a beach light!Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsEdgartown Harbor Light ListEdgartown Harbor | USLHSNational Park Service, EdgartownMartha's Vineyard MuseumEdgartown Harbor Lighthouse | Wikipedia

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse is another light that may be recognizable to the average American - it graces the Maine quarter! Another case of a rubblestone lighthouse falling apart, Pemaquid was rebuilt in 1835 and has withstood the test of time. Today, it suffers from the effects of the January 10th/13th storm along the coast of Maine, and needs your help to restore its historic fog bell house.USLHS Storm Damage Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inkKRjnvvJsLeave a review on our website: thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Maine town plans to rebuild historic lighthouse damaged by stormPemaquid Point | USLHSLight Lists | USLHSSanibel Lighthouse restored with new leg after hurricane damagePemaquid Point Lighthouse, Maine at Lighthousefriends.comDunham Family NewsletterPemaquid Point LighthouseLessons Learned from Maine's January Flooding | Thornton TomasettiActing in the Wake of Storm Damage to Maine Lighthouses.

Throughout American history, the responsibility of lighthouses have fallen on many different shoulders - it can get confusing, even for us! In this episode, Vince breaks down how lighthouses have changed hands over the years and how the USLHS (which we rely on heavily for our research) came to be! Listen in for how the United States Lighthouse Society, a hub of lighthouse information, does incredible work towards the preservation of our lighthouses today!Liked this episode? Leave us a review on our website thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... U.S.L.H.E. v s U.S.L.H.S.Home | United States Lighthouse Society (uslhs.org)

A lighthouse is often summoned in history by a devastating storm, and this was true as well for Split Rock Lighthouse. Perched on the edge of a 130 ft cliff, the light is one of the most photographed in the US.Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review on our website thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Split Rock Lighthouse | WikipediaMinnesota Historical Society WebsiteSplit Rock Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsFranklin Covell Keeper Bio

The way to a lighthouse on the narrowest point between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron was a long one, and ended with two lighthouses instead of one! Listen in for the story of the 1890 castle-esque Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse and how a bridge took it out of service.Happy New Year to all of our listeners! Leave us a review on our website: thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse | Lighthouse FriendsMackinac State Historic ParksOld Mackinac Point Lighthouse | Wikipedia