http://lighthousestars.com/ Copyright (c)2007-2008 Debbie Dolphin All rights reserved. News reports, photographs, and vacation information about American Lighthouses en-us Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:37:00 EST Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:25:00 EST http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/news/LightStars101.xml Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:25:00 EST News reports, photographs, and vacation information about American Lighthouses http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/news/LightStars101.xml http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/boca-chita-lighthouse-camping.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:09:00 EST Picturesque views of the Boca Chita Lighthouse are a camper's dream at this Florida island paradise! Boca Chita Key is a 32-acre island and the distinctive Lighthouse is a Coral Daymark for vessels entering the Boca Chita Key harbor. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/boca-chita-lighthouse-camping.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/lighthouse-lobster-entrapment.html Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:22:00 EST Machias Seal Island, the nesting place of Atlantic puffins and a working Lighthouse, is in the Grey Zone of a maritime dispute between the American and Canadian governments. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/lighthouse-lobster-entrapment.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/tillamook-rock-lighthouse-dust-in-the-wind.html Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:14:00 EST After 23 years of darkness, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse found new eternal life as a beacon for the Dust in the Wind. In 1980, Portland investors bought the Lighthouse for $50,000 and converted the sealed station into a Eternity at Sea Columbarium, the eternal resting place for the ashes of the deceased. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/tillamook-rock-lighthouse-dust-in-the-wind.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/sanibel-island-lighthouse-beach-fishing.html Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:14:00 EST On Oct 20, 2007, hundreds of dead fish washed ashore at Lighthouse Beach near Sanibel Island Lighthouse. Bowman's and Blind Pass Beaches on the island have been closed for weeks due to a Water Quality issue. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/sanibel-island-lighthouse-beach-fishing.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/huntington-lighthouse-blowing-in-the-wind.html Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:09:00 EST For six days and nights, the Foghorn of Huntington Lighthouse has been Blowing in the Wind! The continuous bellowing blast of the foghorn every 15-seconds has kept waterfront residents of the wealthy enclave awake every night. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/huntington-lighthouse-blowing-in-the-wind.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/sandy-neck-lighthouse-blazing-beacon.html Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:12:00 EST On October 20, 2007, Sandy Neck Lighthouse was reactivated as a Private Aid to Navigation. The solar powered Lighthouse was re-lighted in a festival followed with a fireworks display. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/sandy-neck-lighthouse-blazing-beacon.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/google-lighthouse-the-beacon-of-the-virtual-universe.html Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:07:00 EST There are rumors floating around the digital waterways that Google is secretly working on a new online project called Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/google-lighthouse-the-beacon-of-the-virtual-universe.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/new-jersey-lighthouse-challenge.html Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:43:00 EST Give your children something else to look up to during the 8th Annual New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge this weekend. The two day challenge, sponsored by the New Jersey Lighthouse Society, challenges visitors to visit the 11 historic Lighthouses throughout the Garden State. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/new-jersey-lighthouse-challenge.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/point-no-point-lighthouse-online.html Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EST Searching for a extreme dream home with a 360-degree panoramic open view of Chesapeake Bay? The Real Estate Agent for the federal government opened the online auction on Sep. 26, 2007 and is looking for bidders to bid on Point No Point Lighthouse! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/point-no-point-lighthouse-online.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/beavertail-lighthouse-residential.html Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EST After 30 years of leasing the Keeper's house to Lighthouse Caretakers, Jamestown Administrator Bruce Keiser has recommended terminating the town's License of Beavertail Lighthouse. In recent months, the Coast Guard, the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, and the Beavertail State Park Advisory Committee have been concerned about using the Lighthouse as affordable housing for families with children. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/beavertail-lighthouse-residential.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/sandy-neck-lighthouse-150th-celebration.html Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:37:00 EST On October 13, 2007, Sandy Neck Lighthouse was dedicated on the 150th anniversary of the construction of the Lighthouse and the 75th anniversary of its decommissioning to celebrate the restored Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/sandy-neck-lighthouse-150th-celebration.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/lighthouse-spiderman.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:30:00 EST A Superhero Spiderman spun a 3,5oo-mile long web from Manhatten to Leasowe Common, England and plunged off Leasowe Lighthouse to raise money for the British Stroke Association. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/lighthouse-spiderman.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/lighthouse-levity.html Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:20:00 EST Since 1996, the following humorous story has been a urban legend circulating around the web. Ironically, the story was part of a Presidential speech ten years earlier! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/lighthouse-levity.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/sankaty-head-lighthouse-has-landed.html Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:40:00 EST The Blazing Star Lighthouse was lowered the final few inches onto the new foundation at 1:13 pm yesterday.The only original(1) Lighthouse on Nantucket has been relocated 405-feet northwest inland to a safe sanctuary next to the 5th hole of Sankaty Head Golf Club. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/sankaty-head-lighthouse-has-landed.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/lighthouses-of-the-rich-and-famous.html Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:34:00 EST Two Lighthouses located on Martha's Vineyard are receiving vital restorations. Martha's Vineyard was made famous in the 1800s by the rich whaling captains who sailed from Edgartown Harbor guided by the Edgartown Lighthouse. In recent memory, the island became famous after the Movie Jaws, the two Kennedy accidents, Belushi's overdose, and the island home of former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/lighthouses-of-the-rich-and-famous.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/white-island-lighthouse-guardian.html Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:25:00 EST Sue Reynolds, a retired North Hampton school teacher, is the inspirational guiding Light of the Lighthouse Kids, whose goal is restoring and preserving White Island Lighthouse! The Lighthouse Kids have raised $300,000 to repair the Light Station and a new marine landing ramp to continue the restoration and to repair the damage caused by the Patriots Day Nor'easter. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/white-island-lighthouse-guardian.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/smith-point-lighthouse-extreme-makeover.html Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:20:00 EST The dream of being a modern Lighthouse Keeper can be realized by purchasing a extreme home with a 360-degree view of the bay and a Night Light visible to 22 nautical miles! Smith Point Lighthouse, built 110 years ago to mark the shoals off Smith Point in the Chesapeake Bay, was purchased by Dave McNally as his dream vacation home! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/smith-point-lighthouse-extreme-makeover.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/the-blogosphere-beacon-2.html Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:32:00 EST A Beacon shining a Light on interesting posts around the Blogosphere! A deeply moving Love Song left me charged for the digital life to seek some Diamonds in the sky not realizing I should have been Meme-ing my own business! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/the-blogosphere-beacon-2.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/gamma-ray-lighthouse-discovery.html Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:32:00 EST A Gamma-ray Lighthouse shining from the edge of our Universe has been discovered by Astronomers using the European Space Agency's orbiting gamma-ray observatory, Integral. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/gamma-ray-lighthouse-discovery.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/point-cartwright-lighthouse-in-the-pink.html Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:25:00 EST In October, Point Cartwright Lighthouse will be illuminated by a pink glow to raise awareness of breast cancer for the eighth annual Global Illumination Initiative. The Lighthouse is located at the mouth of the Mooloolaba River in Queensland, Australia. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/point-cartwright-lighthouse-in-the-pink.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/portsmouth-harbor-lighthouse-open-house.html Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:25:00 EST This past Sunday was beautiful Fall day for visiting scenic Portsmouth Harbor, Fort Constitution, and two historic Lighthouses! During the Open House of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, we climbed the 44 spiral steps and a 7 rung ladder to the Lantern Room of the Lighthouse to see the working 1877 Fourth-order Fresnel Lens exhibiting a Fixed Green Light, the spectacular scenic harbor and Whaleback Ledge Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/portsmouth-harbor-lighthouse-open-house.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/the-blogosphere-beacon.html Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:22:00 EST A Beacon shining a Light on interesting posts around the Blogosphere! This Beacon meme was inspired by Debo Hobo as a creative way to share interesting, entertaining or humorous posts! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/10/the-blogosphere-beacon.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/gillette-stadium-lighthouse.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:07:00 EST The 12-story high Lighthouse is a bright Beacon welcoming 68,756 New England Patriots Fans! Since September 9, 2002, every New England Patriots home game has been sold out. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/gillette-stadium-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/sankaty-head-lighthouse-ready-to-roll.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:17:00 EST Rob Benchley is the official photographer for the move of the Blazing Star Lighthouse. Rob has prepared a excellent online photo slideshow to chronicle this rare historic event! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/sankaty-head-lighthouse-ready-to-roll.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/cape-hatteras-lighthouse-the-jewel-of-north-carolina.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:04:00 EST As a guest author for Paula the Surf Mom's Outer Banks Surfing Blog, I wrote a two part post about Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the jewel of North Carolina. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/cape-hatteras-lighthouse-the-jewel-of-north-carolina.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-kids-save-white-island-light.html Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:50:00 EST The Lighthouse Kids continue to raise funds to rescue White Island Lighthouse from storm damage. Recently, they donated $100,000 to rebuild the marine landing ramp that was washed away during the Patriots Day Nor'easter of April 16, 2007. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-kids-save-white-island-light.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/whaleback-ledge-lighthouse-tour.html Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:52:00 EST On Sep 18, 2007, the Coast Guard opened Whaleback Ledge Lighthouse for tours to the nonprofit organizations interested in acquiring the Light. The tours are a part of the application process provided by the General Services Administration, the real estate agent for the Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/whaleback-ledge-lighthouse-tour.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-quagmire.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:32:00 EST For one Legal Eagle, Lighthouses are a vacation paradise yet, Old Saybrook Town Attorney Michael Cronin views 30-year old abandoned Lighthouses as insurmountable legal problems! Hmm... wonder who the Prosecutor and Defense Attorneys are? http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-quagmire.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/cape-hatteras-lighthouse-guest-post.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:52:00 EST I was recently honored by Paula the Surf Mom who asked me to be a guest author on her Outer Banks Surfing Blog! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/cape-hatteras-lighthouse-guest-post.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/florida-lighthouse-day.html Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:12:00 EST Governor Charlie Crist proclaimed September 15, 2007 as Florida Lighthouse Day to celebrate, promote, and support the 30 Lighthouses still standing in the State, 21 of which continue to shine their beacons bright at night! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/florida-lighthouse-day.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-caretakers.html Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:50:00 EST After ten weeks of reviewing 185 applications for the job as Lighthouse Caretakers for Wind Point Lighthouse, the Village Board hired two Lighthouse Lovers who met at a Lighthouse, were later married at a Lighthouse, and now a dream come true, they will live in a Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-caretakers.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-festival.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:37:00 EST Pancakes and Postcards will be served at the Summer Lighthouse Post Office located on scenic rocky Peggy's Cove during the three day "Lights Along the Shore" Lighthouse Festival this weekend, Sept. 14 to Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-festival.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-boasting.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:03:00 EST For years, Door County, Wisconsin has boasted it has more lighthouses than any other county in the nation. According to Brian Kelsey, executive director of the Door County Maritime Museum, Suffolk County of New York has the most regional Lighthouses with 15 of its 26 lighthouses still standing. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-boasting.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-walk-for-peace.html Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:08:00 EST Today, local Fire Island residents walked for world peace reflecting on the past terrorist attacks and the 2,974 victims. The event begins at the No Name Walk in Lonelyville, Fire Island and ends at Fire Island Lighthouse, a 168-feet high brick Landmark viewed by many European travelers and immigrants as the first sight of land during the nineteenth century. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-walk-for-peace.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-laughter.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:22:00 EST The Frogster was surfing the digital waterways of the internet and sailed by New England Lighthouses looking for a job as a Lighthouse Keeper. Sorry I said, the only official Lighthouse Keeper in New England has a job at Boston Harbor Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-laughter.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/franks-island-lighthouse-mystery.html Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:25:00 EST Franks Island Lighthouse was designed by the Benjamin Henry Latrobe, a renowned architect and engineer of famous historical buildings, as a monumental Lighthouse to mark the entrance to the Mississippi River for President Thomas Jefferson, who had recently acquired the Louisiana Territory. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/franks-island-lighthouse-mystery.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/fourteen-foot-bank-lighthouse-buyer.html Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:10:00 EST In strange Lighthouse news, the buyer of Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse has never visited the Lighthouse and had no idea his future summer Getaway was eleven miles offshore! The federal description of the location of the Lighthouse was listed incorrectly as 3-miles offshore from Bowers Beach. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/fourteen-foot-bank-lighthouse-buyer.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-race.html Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:25:00 EST The 8th Soundkeeper's Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race is scheduled for this Saturday, September 8. Competitors with human powered seaworthy vessels will race around Pecks Ledge Lighthouse and paddle south passing by Sheffield Island Lighthouse to Greens Ledge Lighthouse where the racers will return following the same course to the finish line at Compo Beach in Westport, Connecticut. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-race.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-locomotion.html Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:40:00 EST In literally ground-breaking news, the Blazing Star of Nantucket, better known as Sankaty Head Lighthouse, will be slowly moved 390-feet to the northwest and 250-feet from Sconset bluff's edge to a safer location inland next to the fifth hole of the Sankaty Head Golf Course. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-locomotion.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-treasure.html Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:07:00 EST Buffalo Lighthouse, the Harbor Guardian and Gateway to Buffalo, New York, has been closed to the public since 9/11 for the security of a working Coast Guard base which protects the ports of Lake Ontario and the eastern harbors of Lake Erie. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-treasure.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-darkness.html Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:12:00 EST After 37 years of darkness, Great Captain Island Lighthouse is one step closer to becoming a restored Light of the Night. According to the "Return the Light" organization, $300,000 was donated in memory of the late Bennett "Ben" Fisher who was murdered by the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-darkness.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-charity-swim.html Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:12:00 EST On Aug 25, 2007, Jeffrey Patten completed a 7-mile "Light 2 Light" swim from Boon Island Lighthouse to Nubble Lighthouse located offshore from Cape Neddick, Maine in six hours and 38 minutes. Jeff's swim raised over $15,000 for York Hospital's "Caring For All" charity program to help the uninsured and underinsured people living in the York community. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/09/lighthouse-charity-swim.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-support.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:52:00 EST From June 17 to Aug 17, 2007, the federal government announced the Whaleback Ledge Light was available to eligible non-profit organizations expressing interest in owning the Lighthouse. Several news stories and blog posts reported the sensational headline campaign of PETAs War on Fish after PETA submitted a letter of interest to acquire the historic granite Lighthouse marking the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-support.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-scouts.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:27:00 EST Local Boy Scouts from Troop 23 in South Portland, Maine have been helping with the ongoing restoration of Little River Lighthouse for the past two years. A innovative idea to learn camping survival skills and community service on a remote island where the boys are helping to repair the historic Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-scouts.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-moonlight-tours.html Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:49:00 EST During the summer after the sun sets and a full moon rises, romantic moon lovers can climb 257 steps to the top of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to gaze at the moonlight. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-moonlight-tours.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-gold.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:03:00 EST Go west young men, there's gold in 'them' Lighthouses! The California State Parks Foundation needs $5 million to renovate Pigeon Point Lighthouse. Perhaps, the Lighthouse will be restored using golden bricks. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-gold.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-humor.html Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:57:00 EST A terrified Lighthouse Keeper has trouble switching on the lamp to divert disaster at sea. (animation video, feed readers may have to click post to view the video) http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-humor.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-vandalism.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:05:00 EST Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse was vandalized on Monday night, Aug 20. Defacing the Lighthouse has maliciously ambushed the volunteer work efforts in restoring the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse over the past nine years. Without Light-keepers tending the Light, abandoned Lighthouses are destroyed by neglect and vandalism. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-vandalism.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-privacy.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:15:00 EST The possible ownership of Old Saybrook Outer Lighthouse is a growing concern for the Board of Selectman. Besides ensuring public safety on the half-mile long Breakwater, the other major issue is providing public access for visitors and Lighthouse maintenance workers. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-privacy.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-stars.html Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:34:00 EST Google has announced that their latest version of Google Earth now includes Google Sky, a impressive Star Map with 200 million galaxies and images from the Hubble space telescope. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-stars.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-bidding-battle.html Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:20:00 EST A Bizarre Bidding Battle for Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse, located in the Delaware Bay, has surprisingly extended the federal government's online auction. On this past Friday, private bids poured in postponing the close of the auction until Monday at 2:00 pm. If the unusual bidding continues than the auction could be extended further. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-bidding-battle.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-backlinks.html Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:05:00 EST Kassper has a contest for Bloggers to introduce his SEO Optimization tips. His "Blogging Tips" like "Get In The Google Top 10 - Post Title Optimization" has been helpful to visitors from search engines find a Lighthouse post. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/lighthouse-backlinks.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/a-taste-of-history-wine-on-the-water.html Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:10:00 EST Yesterday, the Black River Historical Society held a festival of local wineries with wine tasting and tours of the tall ship, "Niagara" at Black River Landing. The U.S. Brig Niagara is a reconstruction of the ship used by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to win the Naval Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/a-taste-of-history-wine-on-the-water.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/boston-harbor-lighthouse-cruise.html Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:20:00 EST Approaching Boston Harbor Lighthouse with a scenic ocean view of Old "Bean Town" aboard a Lighthouse Cruise last summer sponsored by the Friends of Plum Island Light, Inc. One of our best Lighthouse Cruises with cool ocean breezes as we viewed 12 historic and active Coast Guard Lighthouses from Plum Island to Boston Harbor. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/boston-harbor-lighthouse-cruise.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/stepping-stones-lighthouse-adoption.html Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:05:00 EST Recently, the Town of North Hempstead submitted a revised application to adopt Stepping Stones Lighthouse which became available last summer under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. The ownership of the Lighthouse could be transfered to North Hempstead early next year if approved by the Secretary of the Interior. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/stepping-stones-lighthouse-adoption.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/haunted-lighthouse-weekend.html Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:20:00 EST Yesterday, the Norwalk Seaport Association haunted Sheffield Island Lighthouse with ghost Esmerelda and witch Hazel offering tours to young visitors. The historic Lighthouse was decorated as a child-friendly haunted attraction to provide youngsters with chills and thrills for Halloween in August. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/haunted-lighthouse-weekend.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/step-into-the-past.html Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:00:00 EST Lodging at Rose Island Lighthouse is a rare vacation experience. As a Lighthouse Keeper for a week, you will live in a working Lighthouse that has been restored and furnished to the Victorian era of 1912 without any modern conveniences. For those who can not live without a coffee maker and running water, they may reserve the second floor of the Keeper's quarters and live by the guiding light to conservation. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/step-into-the-past.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/a-beacon-to-save-fish.html Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:43:00 EST In the pursuit of reeling in another offshore New England Lighthouse, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) submitted a letter of interest on August 6 to acquire Whaleback Ledge Lighthouse for the National Headquarters of their Fish Empathy Project. PETA is trawling in the seafood friendly waters of New England, the home of clambakes and Maine lobsters, in a sensational media campaign to end what PETA calls fish abuse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/a-beacon-to-save-fish.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/nantucket-lightship-mystery.html Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:25:00 EST Graham McKay, a grad student studying marine archaeology at the University of Bristol, England, has been exploring the shipwreck of Nantucket Lightship, LV-1 as a thesis to earn his master's degree. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/nantucket-lightship-mystery.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/peta-trolling-for-another-lighthouse.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:21:00 EST In the pursuit of reeling in a offshore Lighthouse, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) submitted a letter of interest on August 6 to acquire Cleveland East Ledge Lighthouse for the National Headquarters of their Fish Empathy Project. PETA is casting a 198-mile long net trawling for four offshore Lighthouses from New York Harbor to Buzzards Bay hoping the public will take the bait of their Vegan campaign. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/peta-trolling-for-another-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/running-around-nobska-point-light.html Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:52:00 EST The 35th annual Cigna Falmouth Road Race is scheduled for Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 at 10am. The 7-mile Road Race will start at the Woods Hole Community Center near the drawbridge on Water Street and runners will race towards picturesque Nobska Point Lighthouse at the one-mile mark and run around Nobska Point to the finish line near the Falmouth Heights Ball Field. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/running-around-nobska-point-light.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/cape-cod-lighthouse-150th-celebration.html Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:43:00 EST Today on National Lighthouse Day, the Truro Historical Society is celebrating the 150 years of the current Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse built in 1857. The Gift Shop will offer discounts, cake, and other goodies. Climbing the 66-feet high Lighthouse Tower to the Lantern Room provides spectacular vistas of the ocean and coastline. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/cape-cod-lighthouse-150th-celebration.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/new-dungeness-lighthouse-150th.html Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:42:00 EST Yesterday, the New Dungeness Light Station Association celebrated 150 years of continuous operation for their New Dungeness Lighthouse with a community picnic at Pioneer Park in Sequim, Washington. The Celebration was held at the park because to visit the Lighthouse requires visitors to walk 5-miles across the sand from the Dungeness State Park or paddle a canoe or kayak from Dungeness Bay. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/new-dungeness-lighthouse-150th.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/dutch-island-lighthouse-restoration.html Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:21:00 EST The Dutch Island Lighthouse Rehabilitation Project is moving forward to the construction phase. After five years, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has approved a $120,000 federal/state Transportation Enhancement Grant for the restoration of Dutch Island Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/dutch-island-lighthouse-restoration.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/racing-to-portland-head-light.html Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:44:00 EST On August 4, 2007, the 10th annual Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race started near the Crescent Beach State Park entrance on Route 77 and finished at the historic Portland Head Lighthouse at Fort Williams Park, perhaps the most photographed Lighthouse in the United States. 4,839 runners from all parts of the U.S. and elite athletes from around the world ran the 6.2-mile scenic ocean view course to the Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/racing-to-portland-head-light.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/saving-george-washingtons-lighthouse.html Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:50:00 EST On Wednesday Aug 1, a House-Senate conference committee approved a conference report that included $7 million to build a 840-foot-long 12.6-ton quarry stone revetment around the Montauk Point Lighthouse to protect George Washington's Lighthouse from sea erosion. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/saving-george-washingtons-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/pemaquid-point-light-restoration.html Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:34:00 EST Since June 25, 2007, the icon of Maine's commemorative Quarter has been encircled with scaffolding for work on a exterior Restoration project scheduled to last six to eight weeks. J.B. Leslie Masonry Contractors has removed the layers of paint to repair the fine-cut granite and re-point the mortar joints. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/pemaquid-point-light-restoration.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/national-lighthouse-day.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:22:00 EST Since August 7, 1989, National Lighthouse Day has been celebrated and where feasible Lighthouse grounds are open to the public. August 7, 1989 was the 200th anniversary of the federal Lighthouse Act that gave Congress authority over the nation's Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/08/national-lighthouse-day.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/followup-to-peta-lighthouse-fishing.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:25:00 EST Yesterday, PETA released a statement that they submitted a letter of interest for two New York Lighthouses, West Bank Light and Old Orchard Shoal Light. PETA only published the letter sent for Old Orchard Shoal Lighthouse. Today, West Bank Lighthouse was also verified as being available as of May 29, 2007 to eligible organizations. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/followup-to-peta-lighthouse-fishing.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/fishing-for-a-new-york-lighthouse.html Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:48:00 EST PETA hopes to catch Old Orchard Lighthouse after submitting their second letter of interest on July 27, 2007 in their quest to establish a National Headquarters for their Fish Empathy Project promoting the protection of fish and aquatic animals from human abuse and slaughter. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/fishing-for-a-new-york-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/bodie-island-lighthouse.html Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:41:00 EST Bodie Island Lighthouse will be reopened to partial Public Tours on Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The Lighthouse has been closed to visitors since August 9, 2004 after large pieces of cast iron fell from the balcony and the window of the Lantern Room. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/bodie-island-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/peta-fishing-for-a-lighthouse.html Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:33:00 EST News about the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) submitting a letter of interest to Saundra A. Robbins, U.S. General Services Administration on July 18, 2007 to acquire Penfield Reef Lighthouse for the national headquarters of its "Fish Empathy Project" is a extreme peculiar use of the historic Lighthouse. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/peta-fishing-for-a-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/win-a-lighthouse-vacation.html Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:20:00 EST Cape Neddick Lighthouse, locally known as the Nubble Lighthouse, could be the vacation dream of a lifetime if a proposed raffle plan is approved. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/win-a-lighthouse-vacation.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/lighthouse-lovers-dream-house.html Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:35:00 EST Braddock Point Lighthouse was placed on the market for $1.9 million in 2006. Currently, the restored 8-room Victorian Keepers home and attached Lighthouse is being offered at $1.5 million fully furnished. At this bargain price, the Victorian Lighthouse could be someone's dream home or vacation paradise. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/lighthouse-lovers-dream-house.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/haunted-lighthouse-lodging.html Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:30:00 EST The Lighthouse retreat at Big Bay Point Light Station is reputedly haunted by the blue-uniformed red-haired ghost of its first Light-keeper, William Prior who became despondent after his son died from gangrene and he hung himself in 1901. InnKeepers Jeff and Linda Gamble claim the ghosts are banging doors after guests are in bed and the lights are turned off in vacant rooms. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/haunted-lighthouse-lodging.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/abandoned-lighthouse-is-a-wonder.html Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:40:00 EST News about the crumbling concrete Point Abino Lighthouse being nominated with the most votes as one of the Seven Wonders of Fort Erie, Canada is exceptionally peculiar considering the controversy over increasing public access to a private road leading to the Lighthouse which the provincial government claims prevents funds being released to restore the deteriorating concrete Tower. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/abandoned-lighthouse-is-a-wonder.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/guest-lighthouse-by-the-sea.html Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:48:00 EST The brick Fog Whistle House at Race Point Lighthouse has been renovated as a two bedroom weekly Vacation Rental. The Whistle House is a new opening for the 2007 season and will be available from July 28 to Sep 8. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/guest-lighthouse-by-the-sea.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/lighthouse-auction-online.html Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:22:00 EST The Online Public Auction of Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse was opened on July 16, 2007. Someone dreaming of owning the 3-story cast-iron Classical Revival Victorian Lighthouse bid 10 thousand dollars yesterday. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/lighthouse-auction-online.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/gansett-cruises-fall-schedule.html Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:40:00 EST Gansett Cruises has scheduled 9 narrated Historic Lighthouse Cruises for Coastweeks, the Celebration of Rhode Island Coast. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/gansett-cruises-fall-schedule.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/newport-harbor-lighthouse-cruises.html Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:43:00 EST Viking Tours of Newport has closed the Lighthouse Cruises and tours of historic Newport Harbor aboard the Viking Queen. Viking Tours of Newport continues to provide Sightseeing Bus Tours of Newport. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/newport-harbor-lighthouse-cruises.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/saybrook-breakwater-light.html Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:55:00 EST Saybrook Breakwater Light, has been scheduled to be available in 2007 for new ownership if property rights and access issues at the end of a private road can be resolved. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/saybrook-breakwater-light.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/free-presidential-lighthouse.html Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:10:00 EST Cleveland East Ledge Light, named after former President Grover Cleveland who frequently fished the area, has been determined to be excess by the U.S. Coast Guard and was made available on July 5, 2007 to eligible organizations able to comply with the guidelines of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/free-presidential-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/whaleback-ledge-lighthouse-for-sale.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:52:00 EST A Maine landmark off the coast of Kittery is available to local governments and non-profit organizations at no cost. The U.S. Coast Guard has determined that the Lighthouse is excess due to expensive maintenance costs yet, they will continue to keep access for maintaining and operating the automated beacon. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/whaleback-ledge-lighthouse-for-sale.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/pigeon-point-lighthouse.html Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:12:00 EST Phenomenal photograph captured by (New Zealand) Dave on Nov 18, 2006 during the 134th anniversary celebration of Pigeon Point Light after the Fresnel lens was re-lighted radiating a beam of light 148-feet above sea level. The original photo is suitable as Desktop Wallpaper to a 3611 x 2320 screen resolution. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/pigeon-point-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/lighthouse-cinema-at-port-isabel.html Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:34:00 EST A unique outdoor Movie experience using the conical Lighthouse Tower as a 20 by 12-feet projection screen debut on July 1, 2005 as 500 people watched the premiere movie. The movie and mosquitoes are free to anyone attending the third season of the Lighthouse Film series. Mosquito repellent, beach towels, blankets, or lawn chairs are recommended for this old fashioned Texan adventure! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/lighthouse-cinema-at-port-isabel.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/haunted-lighthouse-for-a-dollar.html Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:23:00 EST Penfield Reef Lighthouse is a two-story granite house with a 35-feet high Light tower extending above the roof built at the end of a submerged ledge in Long Island Sound located 1.1 miles offshore from Fairfield Beach, Connecticut near the entrance to Black Rock Harbor. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/haunted-lighthouse-for-a-dollar.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/camping-at-a-lighthouse.html Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:50:00 EST For adventurous Campers, Thacher Island Lighthouse best known as Cape Ann's Eyes offers a rare opportunity to camp offshore under the protection of the Twin Lighthouses. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/camping-at-a-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/gloucester-is-a-new-port-of-call-for-cruise-liners.html Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:43:00 EST America's oldest Fishing port and oldest art colony has become a Cruise ship destination after the Port of Boston was closed during 9-11. The Gloucester Marine Terminal, located on the old Perkins Wharf, opened in Spring 2007 as a Cruise Port. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/gloucester-is-a-new-port-of-call-for-cruise-liners.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/point-reyes-lighthouse-at-sundown.html Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:40:00 EST Phenomenal photograph captured by Mathew Spolin and available as Computer Desktop Wallpaper sized to 9 Screen Resolutions from 1024 x 768 to 2560 x 1600. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/point-reyes-lighthouse-at-sundown.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/sky-high-lighthouse-tour.html Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:40:00 EST Flying over Massachusetts Lighthouses is a exceptional vacation experience. Helicopter Services Boston is offering a unforgettable journey to view 11 Lighthouses from Cape Ann to Marblehead Harbor during a 30 minute helicopter tour. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/07/sky-high-lighthouse-tour.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/nubble-rock-and-lighthouse-damage.html Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:00:00 EST On June 26, 2007, Engineers inspected the Lighthouse site to assess the damage to Nubble Rock and the Lighthouse. The damage to York, Maine Nubble Rock and Cape Neddick Light Station from the April 16, 2007 Patriots Day Nor'easter has been estimated at $1 million to repair. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/nubble-rock-and-lighthouse-damage.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/northwest-lighthouses.html Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:30:00 EST Flying over Massachusetts Lighthouses is a exceptional vacation experience. Helicopter Services Boston is offering a unforgettable journey to view 11 Lighthouses from Cape Ann to Marblehead Harbor during a 30 minute helicopter tour. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/northwest-lighthouses.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/planning-a-lighthouse-trip.html Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:07:00 EST Guides to all existing New England Lighthouses from Portland, Maine to Rhode Island have been reviewed and updated with Google Map High-def Satellite Imagery links showing the location of your favorite Lighthouses. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/planning-a-lighthouse-trip.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/point-judith-park.html Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:52:00 EST On June 21, 2007, The Rhode Island Trust for Public Land signed an agreement to purchase 5 acres to protect Point Judith Park popularly known as the Rose Nulman Park. The Park, with 700-feet of shoreline, is adjacent to the historic Point Judith Lighthouse and offers scenic oceanfront vistas and a distant view of Block Island. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/point-judith-park.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/piclens-full-screen-photos.html Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:22:00 EST PicLens, a free plugin for Safari and Firefox Web Browser, Media RSS has been added to our New England Lighthouse Wallpaper photo albums allowing visitors to browse our Lighthouse photos in full screen and play a Full-screen slideshow. A impressive Cinematic View for viewing photos on the Web! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/piclens-full-screen-photos.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/minots-ledge-lighthouse-underwater.html Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:40:00 EST On June 18, 2007, the U.S. Coast Guard began a expedition to search and explore the remains of the original Minots Ledge Lighthouse destroyed by a violent Nor'easter on April 17, 1851. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/minots-ledge-lighthouse-underwater.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/sandy-neck-lighthouse.html Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:44:00 EST On June 18, 2007, the Headless Lighthouse at Sandy Neck, Barnstable Harbor has a new cast iron Lantern Room. The reconstructed Lantern Room restores Sandy Neck Lighthouse to appear as a Lighthouse after being decommissioned in 1931 and beheaded in 1932 by the Coast Guard. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/sandy-neck-lighthouse.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/photo-sharing.html Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:09:00 EST BetterPhoto.com is another source of Excellent Lighthouse Photography without the small thumbnail photos and expensive photo buying options! http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/photo-sharing.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/lighthouse-family-photos.html Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:52:00 EST We also enjoy family Lighthouse photography in addition to our New England Lighthouse Wallpapers Website. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/lighthouse-family-photos.html http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/regional-lighthouse-maps-updated.html Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:37:00 EST Lighthouse Photo Maps were created using Google Maps API technology to easily view Lighthouse locations by region. A convenient way to plan Lighthouse trips. Each Lighthouse Photo Links to a Lighthouse Guide with travel directions. http://lighthousestars.com/2007/06/regional-lighthouse-maps-updated.html