August 1998

This month's cover photo was not back from the printers in time for our web site! But here is a photo of the Absecon light, which survived a fire that destroyed the keepers' residence

Fire Sweeps Absecon Lighthouse

By Rich and Elinor Veit

In Memory of Charles Hoffman

Keeper's Korner

Last Chance for Hatteras Light

Lighthouse Tour of South Africa

Memory Lane

By Ellen Taussig

Michigan Governor Releases Statement on Lighthouse Museum Decision

Port Washington Lighthouse changes owners

Rock Island's Lost Light

Staten Island Chosen for Site of National Lighthouse Museum

The Popularity of Harbour Lights Metal Structures

By Matt Rothman

Two Lights on the River

By Joe Kiebish

U.S. Lighthouse Service Lights the Way For Navigators of the Sea & Sky

By Cheryl Shelton-Roberts