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Whaleback Lighthouse

Two Men in Motor Boat Rescued by Whaleback Lightkeeper Amee

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 28, 2020

The following story appeared in the Sanford Tribune on July 28, 1911. The incident and subsequent rescue occurred on July 22, 1911, about a half-mile east of Whaleback Lighthouse on White Island Reef. If not for the vigilance and quick response of Whaleback lightkeeper Walter Amee, the two occupants aboard the wrecked motor boat would […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: 1911, keeper, kittery, lifesaving station, lighthouse, walter s amee, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island

Wood Island Lighthouse

Three Vessels Ashore at Wood Island Light in One Day

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: January 3, 2020

The following news article entitled, “Perils of the Sea” appeared in the Portland Press Daily on December 27, 1872. Three vessels went ashore at Wood Island Light on Christmas Eve. The keeper at the time was Albert Norwood. The article read as follows: “Three vessels went ashore on Wood Island Tuesday the 24th. The schooner […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: albert norwood, keeper, lighthouse, vessels ashore, wood island

The Goal of a Docking System at Whaleback Light Remains Front & Center

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: September 2, 2019

The American Lighthouse Foundation and its local chapter, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, are determined to keep working towards obtaining funds for the repair of the two granite breakwaters and the installation of a much-needed docking system at Whaleback Light. The need for breakwater repairs and a dock were once again made clearly evident during […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, dock, jeremy dentremont, kittery, lifesaving station, lighthouse, sam reid, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island

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Maine Lighthouse Specialty License Plate Announced

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 23, 2018

The Maine Lighthouse Trust has received approval from the Maine Secretary of State to launch a campaign for Maine’s first lighthouse specialty license plate. The Maine Lighthouse Trust is required to have 2,000 Maine residents with active vehicle registrations pre-order the new license plate prior to the Secretary of State drafting legislation and presenting it […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse, Owls Head Lighthouse, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, lighthouse, little river, maine, maine lighthouse trust, owls head, pemaquid point, rockland breakwater, specialty plate, wood island

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Sailor the Fog Bell Ringing Dog at Wood Island

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 2, 2018

Newspaper Article from the Past Wood Island Lighthouse in Maine was once home to a famous dog named Sailor. According to lighthouse author and historian, Jeremy D’Entremont, “Keeper Thomas Orcutt’s dog, Sailor, a mostly-black mongrel (described as a Scotch Collie in one article), was taken to the island as a two-month-old puppy and went on […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: dog, fog bell, keeper, lighthouse, maine, passing vessels, sailor, salute, thomas henry orcutt, wood island

Wood Island Lighthouse Poem by a Keeper’s Wife

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 27, 2017

The following poem was penned by Elmenia P. Lurvey, wife of Wood Island lightkeeper W. F. Lurvey (1917-1923). The poem appeared in the Bar Harbor Times on February 14, 1923. Lines from a Lighthouse I am sitting beside this billowy ocean, And gazing on naught, but the sea and the sky; The crystal waves roll […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouse History, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, friends of wood island lighthouse, keeper lurvey, light station, lighthouse, wood island

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