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Stunning Nighttime Image
This stunning photo of the Nobska Point Lighthouse in Woods Hole, Massachusetts was taken by Marilyn Mizen. The 1876 tower is leased to the Town of Falmouth, but cared for by the Friends of Nobska Light, who have done an amazing job of restoration. Under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, ownership of the lighthouse is likely to soon be transferred to the Town of Falmouth.
A Reminder from Cape Florida
After seeing some of the historic photos of the Cape Florida Lighthouse that we recently published, Neil Hurley was reminded to send us this photo taken on Nov 10, 2022, showing Eric Martin standing in floodwaters inside the base of the lighthouse tower. Hurricane Nicole had passed to the north the day before, and a high tide and strong winds from the south caused seawater to overtop the seawall. The water inside the lighthouse was ankle-deep, and large areas of the lighthouse grounds were covered in water, sand, and seagrass. Fortunately, the waters didn’t damage the keepers’ quarters or cause any lasting damage inside the lighthouse. Eric Martin, along with Nathan Hurley and Neil Hurley, were at the lighthouse to work on several projects, including an ultimate goal of replacing the glass in the lantern.
Splendid Replica
Shown here is a replica of the original keepers’ house that now stands by Florida’s Crooked River Lighthouse (shown on the cover). It is managed as a museum and gift shop by the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association. (Photo by Ron Foster)
The Aurora Borealis over the 45th Parallel
This spectacular image of the Northern Lights over Michigan’s 1870 Mission Point Lighthouse near Traverse City, Michigan, was taken by Tyler Leipprandt of Michigan Sky Media. Deactivated in 1933, the lighthouse is now owned by the State of Michigan and, with its volunteer keeper program, is open to the public. The lighthouse is also known as the Old Mission Point Lighthouse. Stories about the Mission Point Lighthouse can be found in the March 2021 and September 2018 issues of Lighthouse Digest and are also available in our free online archives. Prints of this outstanding photo can be purchased at michiganskymedia.com
A Winding Drive to the Light
The 1863 Cabo de Formentor Lighthouse is one of fourteen Spanish lighthouses on the autonomous island of Mallocra (Majorca), which is the seventh-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is a popular tourist destination for people from the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom, who visit the island’s beautiful lighthouses.
Lens at Crooked River
Shown here, in the lantern of Florida’s Crooked River Lighthouse, is the acrylic replica of the lens, which was lighted on December 8, 2007. In 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard returned the original lens, that had once been in the lantern, for display in the replica of the keepers’ house that is now a museum and gift shop. The Crooked River Lighthouse is now managed by the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association. (Photo courtesy of Dennis and Gayle Stemac)
A Graffiti-Covered Abandoned Lighthouse
The 1828 Leith West Pier Lighthouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was abandoned in 2008, has been heavily vandalized, in spite of the fact that it is surrounded by a high fence to keep intruders away. As well as the extreme vandalism, nearly every inch of the interior and exterior has been covered in graffiti. In an effort to deter the vandals, the exterior of the lighthouse was given a fresh coat of white paint. But before long, the idiots were back and covered the lighthouse again with graffiti. Unless someone, or some group, steps forward to help protect and oversee it, the future of the lighthouse looks bleak. The lighthouse is also known as the Point of Leith Lighthouse and the Western Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse. (Photo by David Futcher)
Maine’s Food Court Faux Light
This very tall red and white striped lighthouse facsimile stands in the middle of the food court at the I-95 Service Plaza in Kennebunk, Maine. Although the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec, Maine has red and white stripes, there are no lighthouses that look like this in Maine. (Photo by Debra Baldwin)
Proudly Flying
Not much more could show patriotism on display than the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the old United States Lighthouse Service proudly flying together from the lantern deck of Wisconsin’s Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse. (Courtesy of the Friends of Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse)
Wow – That’s a Lot of Newspapers!
We’re sure that most of us would love to be the person standing on the lantern-room deck of the 1960 Porphyry Point Lighthouse, in the color photo taken by Max Forgues. The lighthouse is located on Porphyry Island in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. An interesting story about the original Porphyry Point Lighthouse, shown in the old black-and-white photo, pertains to when Joseph Bosquet took over as the lighthouse keeper in 1910. He discovered thirty years of Toronto newspapers in the attic of the keeper’s house that had been saved there by Andrew H. Dick, who was the previous keeper from 1880 to 1910. In 1960, the old 1873 lighthouse was demolished and replaced by the 48-foot-tall structure shown in the color photo.
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