Who says the time-honored duties of the lightkeeper are over? As a recent effort at Avery Point Lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, has shown, today’s modern keepers must still maintain a dedicated vigil, like their predecessors of old, to ensure a light shines forth for mariners at sea. On April 15, 2011, the University of Connecticut […]
Santa makes a Jolly Appearance at Avery Point Lighthouse
As the story goes, Santa Claus gets a lot of practice at going down the chimney of homes to deliver gifts and spread his one-of-a-kind Christmas joy to young and old alike on the eve of December 25th. In light of this, why Santa was recently seen making a grand entrance topside at Avery Point […]
Avery Point Lighthouse – News Archives
Avery Point Lighthouse News Archives
Reflecting on the Relighting of Avery Point Lighthouse…Six Years of Uncommon Devotion
On the evening of October 15, 2006 history was made in a grand and emotional fashion when the Avery Point Lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, was relit for the first time since 1967, capping a six-year, $500,000 restoration that in many ways was nothing short of amazing when considering the adverse odds associated with the project […]
Avery Point Lighthouse Makes History with Carmanah LED Beacon
The ornate masonry light tower at Avery Point in Groton, Connecticut is no longer a darkened beacon standing sentinel at the edge of the University of Connecticut’s beautiful Avery Point campus. With its flashing green light shining forth every 4 seconds once again over Long Island Sound, the 62 year-old lighthouse will now serve mariners […]
Walking Through the Door of History at Avery Point Lighthouse
By Ron Foster When the New England Lighthouse Lovers (NELL) was originally organized in 1998 I was asked to make a presentation about Avery Point Lighthouse in Groton, CT (my hometown) at the very first organizational meeting. You would have thought that my love for lighthouses and the fact I was living in Groton for […]
