Lighthouse Friends

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This site includes photographs, directions, histories, and GPS coordinates garnered while personally visiting every lighthouse in the United States and nearly every lighthouse in Canada.

Latest U.S. and Canadian Lighthouse News
5/17/21 - Foghorn at Chebucto Head Lighthouse (NS) failed in February and likely will not be replaced
5/13/21 - Restoration plan for Huron Island Lighthouse (MI) will save most structures except Coast Guard barracks
5/12/21 - Same-day reservations for climbing Bodie Island Lighthouse (NC) available starting May 13
5/11/21 - Fourth-order Fresnel lens will be returned to Pomham Rocks Lighthouse (RI) after being displayed at a museum for many years
5/10/21 - 1,000 people need to sign up for Tybee Island Lighthouse (GA) license plate for it to be produced in 2022
5/08/21 - Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse Preservation Society (MI) receives a 2021 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation
5/07/21 - Federal government excessing four lighthouses: Beavertail (RI), Watch Hill (RI), Cleveland West Pierhead (OH), and Duluth North Pierhead (MN)
5/07/21 - GoFundMe page set up to help save East Brother Lighthouse (CA) after its power cable failed
5/07/21 - Restoration of Plum Island Range Lights (WI) set to begin thanks to a $200,000 grant
5/07/21 - Town of Hull continues its efforts to collect taxes from Graves Lighthouse (MA)
5/03/21 - Huron Lightship (MI) should open on May 31 after a few more repairs are finished
5/01/21 - National Park Service to hold two meetings to receive public input on preserving Ocracoke Lighthouse (NC)
5/01/21 - Tours of Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse (MD) will resume June 5 after missing the 2020 season due to COVID
4/30/21 - Nantucket Lightship back at Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina after 7 months in dry dock
4/30/21 - City of Warwick has applied for grants to restore Conimicut Lighthouse (RI)
4/29/21 - Testing for lead contamination will be extended beyond Coast Guard owned land at East Chop Lighthouse (MA)
4/27/21 - Tours of Point San Luis Obispo Lighthouse (CA) to resume May 1 after a year of closure
4/26/21 - Project to protect Montauk Point Lighthouse (NY) from coastal erosion to begin in May
4/26/21 - GoFundMe page set up to support restoration of Titanic Memorial Lighthouse (NY)
4/25/21 - Restoration of Browns Point Lighthouse (WA) to be carried out this summer
4/23/21 - Removal of layers of paint inside Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (NC) is well underway
4/23/21 - Huron County's three lighthouses preparing to open after being closed over a year due to COVID
4/22/21 - Online auction for Penfield Reef Lighthouse (CT) to begin on June 21 with a starting bid of $100,000
4/22/21 - Point aux Barques Lighthouse Society (MI) receives $15,000 grant to help restore its lifesaving station
4/22/21 - Florida Legislature budgets $484,628 for St. Augustine Lighthouse (FL)
4/21/21 - Webcam installed atop Cheboygan Rear Range Lighthouse (MI)
4/19/21 - Webcam installed atop Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (NC)

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