American Lighthouse Foundation

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
    • Historic Preservation
    • Lighthouse History
    • Programs & Public Access
      • Lighthouse Tours
      • Stay at a Lighthouse
  • Where We Work
    • ALF Interpretive Center
    • Lighthouse Projects
    • ALF Chapters
    • Affiliate Members
  • How to Help
    • Become a Lighthouse GEM!
    • Donate Today
    • Become a Member
    • Memorial Donation
  • Events
    • Maine Open Lighthouse Day
    • Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge
    • National Lighthouse Day
  • Latest News…
  • Shop Online
Whaleback Light in Kittery

A Keeper’s Letter from Whaleback Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 20, 2019

The following letter by an unnamed keeper at Whaleback Lighthouse in Kittery, Maine, appeared in the March 1957 issue of the Maine Coast Fisherman… “Well, here it is the end of January already, and the year is going by so fast that we here at Whaleback can scarcely believe it. In our last letter, I […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: 1957, coast guard, keeper, lighthouse, seal, station portsmouth, Whaleback Lighthouse

Owls Head Lighthouse

Tour Owls Head Light on August 7 – National Lighthouse Day

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 26, 2018

There is no finer way to celebrate National Lighthouse Day than by climbing a lighthouse and basking in the beauty and history that abounds at the venerable guardians of the sea. The public can do just that at Owls Head Lighthouse on August 7th from 11 am to 3 pm. Personnel from the United States […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 2018, aids to navigation team, american lighthouse foundation, coast guard, fresnel lens, lighthouse, maine, national lighthouse day, owls head, southwest harbor, uscg

Gary Sredzienski's support boat

Swim for the Lights – What a Moment for Lighthouses!

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 9, 2011

On February 26, 2011, Swim for the Lights, an event sponsored by the American Lighthouse Foundation and its chapter, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, lived up to its incredible billing and realized its important fundraising potential. Thanks to Gary Sredzienski of Kittery, Maine, and his one-of-a-kind commitment and swimming prowess, as well as to the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: coast guard, gary sredzienski, kittery point, lighthouses, maine, new castle, new hampshire, new hampshire marine patrol, piscataqua river, portsmouth harbor, rye, seacoast science center, swim for the lights, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island lifesaving station

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

Holiday Decorations and a Splendid Green Beam at Portsmouth Harbor Light

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: December 10, 2010

Each night throughout the year, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse faithfully guides mariners along the Piscataqua River to ports of call in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine, but when the calendar turns to the month of December and temperatures trend downward, the beacon does more than guide seafarers – it warms their holiday spirits too. Thanks […]

Filed Under: Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: christmas, coast guard, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, lighthouse, new hampshire, piscataqua river, portsmouth harbor, seafarer

Make A Donation!

Help support the American Lighthouse Foundation by making a donation today!
 
Donate Button with Credit Cards

Sign up for email updates…

Join Our Email List
For Email Marketing you can trust.

News by Category

  • ALF News
  • Avery Point Lighthouse
  • Boon Island Lighthouse
  • Browns Head Lighthouse
  • Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse
  • Dutch Island Lighthouse
  • Halfway Rock Lighthouse
  • Lighthouse History
  • Little River Lighthouse
  • Long Point Lighthouse
  • Nauset Lighthouse
  • New England Lighthouse Lovers
  • New London Ledge Lighthouse
  • Newport Harbor Lighthouse
  • Oswego Lighthouse
  • Owls Head Lighthouse
  • Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
  • Perkins Island Lighthouse
  • Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
  • Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
  • Prospect Harbor Lighthouse
  • Race Point Lighthouse
  • Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
  • Sandy Neck Lighthouse
  • Whaleback Lighthouse
  • Wood End Lighthouse
  • Wood Island Lighthouse
American Lighthouse Foundation Logo

American Lighthouse Foundation

PO Box 565, Rockland, ME 04841
Ph: (207) 594-4174
Celebrating 25 Years!

Copypright © 2021 · American Lighthouse Foundation