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Light Hearted

Jeremy D"Entremont, U.S. Lighthouse Society

The official podcast of the U.S. Lighthouse Society

society & culture places & travel

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Light Hearted ep 167 – David Appleby, English...

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2022/04/03

David Appleby was a lighthouse keeper in England for 32 years. After he was hired by Trinity House in 1965 and trained at Harwich, he spent some time as a supernumerary keeper at various light stations. His first assignment as an assistant keeper was at isolated Eddystone, one of the most famous lighthouses in the world. Eddystone Lighthouse, England. USLHS photo. David Appleby Other stations where David worked included Wolf Rock off Cornwall and Longstone in the Farne Islands. His longest

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Light Hearted ep 166 – Andrew Tingler, Sabine Pass,...

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2022/03/27

The body of water known as Sabine Lake is actually a bay on the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas, about 90 miles east of Houston. Funds were first appropriated for a lighthouse at Sabine Pass, an outlet of the bay into the Gulf of Mexico, in 1849, but the project was shelved for a few years. It was first lighted in 1856. The appearance of the tower is unique, with eight buttresses supporting it near its base. Sabine Pass Lighthouse, Louisiana. USLHS photo. A marsh fire destroyed the keeper’s

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Light Hearted ep 165 – Terry & Jeri Cole, Fort Point,...

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2022/03/20

Fort Point Lighthouse is in Stockton Springs, Maine, near the mouth of the Penobscot River. The light station was established in 1836 and the square brick lighthouse tower and attached keeper’s house that stand there today were built in 1857. Terry Cole was a keeper at Fort Point when he was in the Coast Guard for three years in the 1970s. The lighthouse is within Fort Point State Park, and Terry became involved as a park manager while he was in the Coast Guard. Fort Point Light Station, Maine

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Light Hearted ep 164 – Terry and Jeri Cole, Fort...

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2022/03/13

Listen to the podcast with this player: Fort Point Lighthouse is in Stockton Springs, Maine, near the mouth of the Penobscot River. The light station is part of Fort Point State Park and is adjacent to the remains of Fort Pownall, which was built in 1759 to guard against the French. Fort Point Light Station was established in 1836, and the 31-foot square brick lighthouse that stands today was built in 1857. Fort Point Light Station, Maine. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Terry and Jeri

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Light Hearted ep 163 – Larry and Marolyn Becker,...

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2022/03/06

Circa late 1800s photo of Pointe aux Barques Light Station, Michigan. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Pointe aux Barques, on Lake Huron at the northeastern tip of the part of Michigan known as “The Thumb,” takes its name from a French phrase meaning “point of little boats.” A dangerous reef extending almost two miles from the point was a hazard to shipping traffic heading north along the Lake Huron shore. The first lighthouse on the point was constructed of stone in 1848, on a

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Light Hearted Special Edition – Tetiana Manziuk,...

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2022/02/27

In this special episode, Light Hearted host Jeremy D'Entremont interviews Tetiana Manziuk of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. Tetiana -- or Tanya, as she's known -- is the Alumni Officer at House of Europe, a non-governmental organization fostering professional and creative exchange between Ukrainians and their colleagues in European Union countries. Tetiana Manziuk at the Lower Berdiansk Lighthouse in Ukraine In this conversation, Tanya and Jeremy discuss what life in Kyiv is like

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Light Hearted ep 162 – Sarah Wassberg Johnson, Hudson...

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2022/02/27

Located on the historic waterfront of Rondout, New York, the Hudson River Maritime Museum was established in 1979 and is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and related industries. The museum's collections include historic vessels, objects, archival material, and art related to Hudson River transportation, industries, and recreation, with paintings, prints, photographs, artifacts, ship models, boats, and more. The Hudson

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Light Hearted ep 161 – Amy Maxwell Chase and Mark...

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2022/02/20

Listen to the podcast with this player: The Port of Galveston, Texas, which was established in 1825, eventually became the busiest port on the Gulf Coast and the second busiest in the country after New York City. Bolivar Point is at the southwestern end of the Bolivar Peninsula, marking the east side of the entrance to Galveston Bay. The first lighthouse on the point began service in late 1852. In 1870 Congress appropriated funds for a new 117-foot-tall cast-iron lighthouse. Mark Boyt and

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Light Hearted ep 160 – Megan Beck, Noble Maritime...

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2022/02/13

The mission of the Noble Maritime Collection, an art and history museum on Staten Island, New York, is to present exhibitions and programs that celebrate the working waterfront of New York Harbor in the tradition of the distinguished artist John A. Noble. The museum is located on the former grounds of the retirement home known as Sailors' Snug Harbor, on Staten Island's North Shore. Robbins Reef Lighthouse, New York Harbor. Photo by Peter Yuschak, courtesy of Noble Maritime Collection. The

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Light Hearted ep 159 – Rear Admiral Dan May, U.S....

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2022/02/06

Retired Rear Admiral Daniel R. May U.S. Coast Guard photo Retired Rear Admiral Daniel R. May graduated with a degree in ocean engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1979. He spent more than three decades working on many lighthouse-related projects from the Carolinas to Maine. In part two of this two-part interview, Dan talks about more lighthouses he worked on, including Plum Island in New York, Watch Hill in Rhode Island, Mount Desert Rock in Maine, Isles of Shoals in New Hampshire,

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Light Hearted ep 158 – Rear Admiral Dan May, U.S....

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2022/01/30

Daniel R. May graduated with a degree in ocean engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, in the Class of 1979. After time aboard the Coast Guard cutter Ingram, based in Portsmouth, Virginia, Dan became the ocean engineer for the Fifth Coast Guard District. He earned a master’s degree in ocean engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1982. Retired Rear Admiral Dan May with his wife, Leslie, at Boston Light. Courtesy of Dan May. Block Island Southeast

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Light Hearted 157 – Neil Hargreaves, English light...

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2022/01/23

Neil Hargreaves Listen to the podcast with this player: Neil Hargreaves was a light keeper for Trinity House in England from 1974-1988, and he is the founder and chairman of the Association of Lighthouse Keepers. Neil, who was originally from Lancashire, spent the first two years of his light keeping career on light vessels, mostly the Newarp lightship off the Norfolk coast in southwest England. Neil’s first appointment as an assistant lighthouse keeper was at the Smalls Lighthouse, a

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Light Hearted 156 – Bob, Ann, and Dominic Trapani,...

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2022/01/16

The growing limestone trade in Midcoast Maine led to the establishment of a light station at Owl's Head, at the entrance to Rockland Harbor, in 1825. A tall lighthouse wasn’t necessary because of the height of the promontory. The light is exactly 100 feet above sea level. The present 30-foot brick lighthouse tower replaced the original one in 1852. Owls Head Lighthouse. Photo by Dominic Trapani (do not use without permission). The station was automated in 1989 and the last Coast Guard keeper

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Light Hearted ep 155 – Mike Leonard’s five tips for...

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2022/01/09

Photographer Mike Leonard lives in Yarmouth, Maine. His work is frequently seen in books, magazines, and on television, including the Weather Channel. His photos have also been seen on the National Geographic Wild program. He enjoys shooting landscapes and seascapes, including lighthouses, as well as nighttime scenes. Mike offers workshops on digital photography, which you can read about on his website at phototourismbymike.com. He leads a Photoshop User Group in Portland, Maine. He’s also

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Light Hearted 154 – Toby Smith, Paradise Island, Bahamas

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2022/01/02

Paradise Island in the Bahamas was formerly known as Hog Island. With an area of about 685 acres, it's located just offshore from the city of Nassau. The island was bought by the A&P supermarket heir Huntington Hartford in 1959, and the name was changed from Hog Island to Paradise Island. The island was heavily developed and is best known today for the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort. Paradise Island Lighthouse, Bahamas. Courtesy of Toby Smith. Paradise Island Lighthouse, courtesy of Toby

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Light Hearted ep 153 – Joel Cadoff, Cockspur Island,...

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2021/12/26

Tiny Cockspur Island is located at the mouth of the south channel of Georgia’s Savannah River. An unlighted day beacon tower built on the island in the 1830s, later converted into a lighthouse in the late 1840s, was destroyed by a hurricane in 1854. The 46-foot-tall lighthouse that still stands today was built in 1856 on the old foundation. The tower is made of Savannah Grey brick. Cockspur Lighthouse, USLHS photo by Ralph Eshelman. Tybee Lighthouse, about two miles to the east, can be seen in

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Light Hearted ep 152 – The Flying Santa of the...

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2021/12/19

The Flying Santa is a tradition that dates back to 1929, serving to express gratitude to lighthouse keepers, Coast Guard personnel, and their families through Yuletide visits by plane or helicopter. The tradition was started by Captain William Wincapaw, a pioneering Maine aviator. To show his appreciation for the people at the lighthouses in Midcoast Maine, he loaded up his seaplane with packages containing newspapers, magazines, and other gifts, and he dropped them at the lighthouses on Christmas

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Light Hearted ep 151 – Harbour Town, South Carolina

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2021/12/12

Hilton Head Island, or simply Hilton Head, is a barrier island about 20 miles northeast of Savannah, Georgia, and 95 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina. The island features 12 miles of beaches and is a popular vacation destination. It’s also a golf mecca with 33 courses on the island. Harbour Town Lighthouse, South Carolina. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. The Harbour Town Lighthouse at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head was funded by Charles Fraser. designed by architect Kenneth

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Light Hearted ep 150 – Sandy White, St. Simons, GA;...

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2021/12/05

St. Simons is part of a cluster of barrier islands located off the southeastern Georgia coast. The original lighthouse on St. Simons was a 75-foot-tall tower that was built in 1810. When Confederate troops retreated from the area in 1861, they blew up the lighthouse so it wouldn’t serve as an aid to navigation for Union warships. The 104-foot-tall brick tower that stands today was built between 1868 and 1872. St. Simons Light Station, Georgia. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. In 2004, ownership

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Light Hearted 149 – White Island, New Hampshire, and...

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2021/11/28

The Isles of Shoals are a cluster of nine islands located several miles off the seacoast of New Hampshire and southern Maine. A lighthouse on White Island -- the southernmost of the island group -- went into service in early 1821. It was a stone tower, later encased with wood and shingled. A new 58-foot brick lighthouse tower was built on White Island in 1859, and the new tower was fitted with a second-order Fresnel lens. Sue Reynolds (in the blue jacket) with her son Pete Reynolds (rowing)

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