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Visitors Talk Lighthouses with the Coast Guard

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 22, 2011

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 […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: 155mm lantern, aids to navigation, carmanah, light emitting diode, lighthouse, maine, midcoast maine lighthouse challenge, rockland breakwater, southwest harbor, united states coast guard, vrb-25 beacon

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