Have you ever wondered how a modern beacon in a lighthouse or on a buoy works, or how a fog horn automatically begins sounding when thick weather moves in? The visiting public learned the answers to these questions and more during the 2011 Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge thanks to an educational exhibit by U.S. Coast […]
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 […]
