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h U.S. Lighthouse Society News In support of lighthouse preservation, education, history and research Menu Society Home Join the Society Shop Light Hearted 277 – Horton Point, NY, and The Lady Lighthouse Keeper” Light Hearted Light Hearted 277 – Horton Point, NY, and The Lady Lighthouse Keeper” May 12, 2024 May 12, 2024 Wickie from NH 2 Comments Horton Point Lighthouse is on the north side of eastern Long Island, New York, in the area known as the North Fork. The granite and brick building consists of a two floor keeper’s dwelling attached to a square, 59-foot-tall lighthouse tower. The building was nearly demolished after World War II, but the Southold Historical Society… Continue reading Light Hearted 277 – Horton Point, NY, and The Lady Lighthouse Keeper” Light Hearted ep 276 – Maine Maritime Museum and Sounds of the Maine Coast Light Hearted Light Hearted ep 276 – Maine Maritime Museum and Sounds of the Maine Coast May 5, 2024 May 5, 2024 Wickie from NH Leave a comment Located in the historic shipbuilding city of Bath, Maine, the Maine Maritime Museum includes exhibits dedicated to the past, present, and future of Maine’s storied waterways. For lighthouse buffs, there’s an exhibit called Into the Lantern: A Lighthouse Experience.” Opening this past February, the exhibit Lost and Found: Sounds of the Maine Coast” is a… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 276 – Maine Maritime Museum and Sounds of the Maine Coast Light Hearted ep 275 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 2 of 2 Light Hearted Light Hearted ep 275 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 2 of 2 April 28, 2024 April 28, 2024 Wickie from NH 1 Comment This is part two of a two part interview with Wayne and Sally Wheeler, recorded in Washington state in March 2024. Wayne is a former Coast Guard officer who founded the U.S. Lighthouse Society in San Francisco in 1984, and he is now the president emeritus of the Society. The idea for the formation of… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 275 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 2 of 2 Light Hearted ep 274 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 1 of 2 Light Hearted Light Hearted ep 274 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 1 of 2 April 21, 2024 April 21, 2024 Wickie from NH Leave a comment The name Wayne Wheeler has become synonymous with lighthouse preservation and education. He’s one of the pioneers of the lighthouse preservation movement and one of the foremost experts on lighthouse history in the U.S. A 1962 graduate of Syracuse University, Wayne spent 23 years in the Coast Guard in the aids to navigation field. In… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 274 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 1 of 2 Light Hearted ep 273 – Edward Peppitt, author and host of the Keeping Watch” podcast Light Hearted Light Hearted ep 273 – Edward Peppitt, author and host of the Keeping Watch” podcast April 14, 2024 April 14, 2024 Wickie from NH Leave a comment Edward Peppitt is the southeast England representative for the Association of Lighthouse Keepers, or ALK, and he produces and hosts a podcast called Keeping Watch. He’s also a fundraising ambassador for Shift MS, a charity aimed at keeping multiple sclerosis sufferers as active as possible. Ed has written a new book called The Beacon Bike.… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 273 – Edward Peppitt, author and host of the Keeping Watch” podcast Light Hearted 272 – Gene Davis, director of Coast Guard Museum Northwest Light Hearted Light Hearted 272 – Gene Davis, director of Coast Guard Museum Northwest April 7, 2024 April 7, 2024 Wickie from NH Leave a comment The Coast Guard Museum Northwest, located on an active Coast Guard base on the waterfront in Seattle, Washington, opened in 1976. The museum serves as a showcase for some of the Coast Guard’s most important stories, lessons, and accomplishments, and the museum’s extensive archives are available to researchers. The guest in this episode, Gene Davis,… Continue reading Light Hearted 272 – Gene Davis, director of Coast Guard Museum Northwest Light Hearted ep 271 – Tony Ashdon, Coast Guard lightkeeper Light Hearted Light Hearted ep 271 – Tony Ashdon, Coast Guard lightkeeper March 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Wickie from NH Leave a comment The guest in this episode, Tony Ashdon, spent 22 years in the Coast Guard including some time as a lighthouse keeper. Tony spent some years on an aids to navigation team that serviced lighthouses and other aids in District One, in the northeastern U.S. He was also part of an inspection team for a while.… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 271 – Tony Ashdon, Coast Guard lightkeeper Light Hearted ep 270 – Emily Straight and Vince Bailey, The Lighthouse Lowdown” Light Hearted Light Hearted ep 270 – Emily Straight and Vince Bailey, The Lighthouse Lowdown” March 25, 2024 March 25, 2024 Wickie from NH Leave a comment The podcast The Lighthouse Lowdown” was launched in 2022 by two residents of Kansas City, Missouri, Emily Straight and Vince Bailey. To date they have published almost 50 episodes, covering history, spooky stories, and all the things that make lighthouses cooler than your average tower.” Emily is a nautical-loving, lighthouse enthusiast who is excited to… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 270 – Emily Straight and Vince Bailey, The Lighthouse Lowdown” Light Hearted ep 269 – Buzz Hoerr and the Michigan Lighthouse Alliance Light Hearted Light Hearted ep 269 – Buzz Hoerr and the Michigan Lighthouse Alliance March 17, 2024 March 17, 2024 Wickie from NH Leave a comment The Michigan Lighthouse Alliance (MLA), founded in 2003, encompasses more than 50 preservation groups and lighthouse stakeholders from around the state of Michigan. The purpose of the Alliance is to advocate for the preservation of the historic aids to navigation on the Great Lakes. The MLA holds a conference every two years, and this year’s… Continue reading Light Hearted ep 269 – Buzz Hoerr and the Michigan Lighthouse Alliance Light Hearted Lite #2 – Joseph Smith & his portrayal of Augustin Fresnel Light Hearted Light Hearted Lite #2 – Joseph Smith & his portrayal of Augustin Fresnel March 13, 2024 March 13, 2024 Wickie from NH Leave a comment This is an edited version of an interview that was featured in Light Hearted episode 44 in January 2020. Joseph Smith has been a theatrical performer based in New York City since 1995. His passion is to create excitement and curiosity about history by giving voice to stories that celebrate the human spirit. 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