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Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

FPHL Five Lighthouse Cruise Departing Rye, NH

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 22, 2018

ALF’s Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses chapter hosts an annual five lighthouse cruise each year. This fun cruise will take place on September 22 starting at 8:30 a.m. aboard the M/V Granite State, departing from Rye Harbor on Route 1A in Rye, NH and will return at approximately 1:00 p.m. . The cruise will pass close […]

Tagged With: boon island, cruise, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, lighthouse, new hampshire, nubble, portsmouth, tour, Whaleback Lighthouse, white island

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

Gary Sredzienski is preparing to go above & beyond to help lighthouse preservation on Feb. 26, 2011 (Photo by Deb Cram)

Swim for the Lights – The Power of One can be Great!

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 17, 2011

One man’s quest to help save lighthouses is going to lengths few would dare imagine, let alone undertake. On February 26, 2011, Gary Sredzienski, known affectionately along the Piscataqua River region and beyond as the “Creek Man”, will take to the river’s frigid waters to raise funds for the nonprofit American Lighthouse Foundation, based in […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: creek man, gary sredzienski, kittery, maine, new hampshire, odiorne point, portsmouth harbor, rye, swim for the lights, Whaleback Lighthouse

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

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Open House

Hats Off to Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Volunteers

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 27, 2010

For the first time in our organization’s history, FPHL held open houses every Sunday in 2010. We provided educational tours of the lighthouse for about 2,600 people this season. Nearly 40 different volunteers helped at this year’s FPHL events. Visitors from 36 states and 10 foreign countries signed our guestbook.

Filed Under: Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: lighthouse, new hampshire, portsmouth harbor, volunteers

Little River Light

60,000-Plus People Climb ALF Lighthouses in 2010

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 26, 2010

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of ALF volunteers who once again gave countless hours of time to our publicly accessible lighthouses, over 60,000 individuals were able to climb light towers, walk through keeper’s houses and learn firsthand the lure and importance of lighthouses. ALF has seven lighthouses that offer some level of public access each […]

Filed Under: ALF News Tagged With: lighthouse, little river, maine, massachusetts, new hampshire, owls head, pemaquid point, portsmouth harbor, public access, race point, rockland breakwater, visitors, wood island

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