Newspaper Article from the Past… Newspaper article from: The Portsmouth Herald, Friday, June 19, 1931 “Parker Head, Me., June 19 – Caught in the swift-running cross tides at Parker Head, Linwood E. Libby, 64, suddenly lost his balance while out in his boat, fell into the water and was saved from death by Eugene Osgood, […]
Tom and Jaana Sheehan Receive ALF’s “Keeper of the Light” Award
The American Lighthouse Foundation presented Tom and Jaana Sheehan with the “Keeper of the Light” award during the organization’s annual Lighthouse Gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport on May 15, 2016. ALF’s “Keeper of the Light” award honors those individuals in the national lighthouse community who have contributed in a significant […]
Celebrating a 2014 Success Story at Perkins Island Light Station – and Looking to the Future
On Friday, January 23, 2015, project team members and interested individuals from the community gathered in Phippsburg to celebrate the historic and amazing transformation of the keeper’s house at Perkins Island Light Station. The event, hosted by the Maine Island Trail Association, lauded the excellent work that went into the 2014 exterior restoration of the […]
Facelift Planned for Perkins Island Keeper’s House
It peers over you as you drift by on the Kennebec River. Located about two miles upstream from the river’s mouth, it has stood prominently alongside a small light tower and barn since 1898. The keeper’s house on Perkins Island is an unmistakable landmark on the Kennebec, and part of an important group of navigation […]
J.B. Leslie Company is Presented with ALF’s 2012 President’s Award
The American Lighthouse Foundation held its annual lighthouse gala at the Four Points by Sheraton in Eastham, MA, on April 28, 2012. The organization’s signature event featured some wonderful lighthouse camaraderie, fundraising, a great meal and some Cape Cod lighthouses open for climbing (Nauset, The Three Sisters and Highland), but the highlight of the evening […]
Perkins Island Lighthouse – News Archives
Perkins Island Lighthouse News Archives
