The following assessment / description of Long Point Lighthouse, Massachusetts, by I.W.P. Lewis, Civil Engineer, is recorded in the House of Representatives, Doc. No. 183: Report of Evidence relating to the Light-House Establishment, 1842… Fixed light if 10 lamps; established in 1826 A wooden tenement of three rooms on a floor, and attic chambers, with […]
I Love This Place – Race Point Light Station
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 […]
Race Point Open House 2018
On May 20, 2018, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation will offer complimentary tours of Race Point Light Station, which is located two miles out over the glistening sand dunes of the Cape Cod National Seashore, near Provincetown. The entire Light Station will be open during […]
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 […]
