The following are reflective thoughts by a modern day “Keeper” at Race Point Light Station. Herb Kinney, the author of these heartfelt words, has dedicated them to the keepers – past, present and future, who through their care and commitment, have preserved Race Point Light Station. And also to their guests who will pass on […]
A Glimpse of Life at Race Point Light
The following excerpted letter was written by Frances Hallett, wife of Race Point Light Station keeper Osborne Earle Hallett (1945-1955). The letter was published in the December 1952 edition of the Maine Coast Fisherman. “Will write a few lines. There really hasn’t been too much to write about. Well, summer has gone, and things are […]
Letter Written by Keeper’s Wife at Race Point Light
The following letter was written by Frances Hallett, wife of Race Point Light Station keeper Osborne Earle Hallett (1945-1955). The letter was published in the September 1952 edition of the Maine Coast Fisherman. P’Town Light Joins Up Race Point Light, Provincetown – “We enjoy reading MCF Magazine,” says Mrs. Osborne Hallett, “especially the doings at […]
Cape Cod Chapter’s John and Joanne Clevenger Presented with an ALF Volunteer Award
John and Joanne Clevenger of ALF’s Cape Cod Chapter was presented with an ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Lighthouse Gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, on April 28, 2019. During the summer of 2007, John and Joanne Clevenger stayed at Race Point Light Station […]
Cape Cod Chapter’s Ron Hewins Presented with an ALF Volunteer Award
Ron Hewins of ALF’s Cape Cod Chapter was presented with an ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Lighthouse Gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, on April 29, 2018. ALF’s Cape Cod Chapter operates one of the finest overnight stay programs in the nation at Race […]
A False Beacon at Race Point Light
Newspaper Articles from the Past… Throughout the history of lighthouses, there are those occasions when mariners mistook a guiding light for another in the vicinity – a mistake that almost always resulted in a shipwreck. There were also times – though much rarer, when either light station equipment malfunctioned or dereliction of duty by the […]
