Little Traverse Light Station to be Opened to the Public Again 8/16/04
LITTLE TRAVERSE LIGHT STATION TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AGAIN The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society in cooperation with the Harbor Point Association will offer tours of the Little Traverse Lighthouse on Saturday, October 2, 2004. Tours will be offered every the half-hour from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission to the fundraising event […]
American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee
The American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee (ALCC) is a consortium of organizations and individuals dedicated to lighthouse preservation, restoration and rehabilitation. It seeks to develop consensus positions on issues of broad and far-reaching significance to the lighthouse community, share knowledge and expertise on lighthouse preservation issues with the Coast Guard and other government and lighthouse organizations, […]
Philadelphia Archives to Host Lighthouse Exhibit
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Mid-Atlantic Region announces the opening of its new exhibit, Beacons on the Shore: Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Region. The exhibit focuses on several themes including the architectural evolution, technological development, and maintenance of lighthouses. Visitors will take a symbolic voyage along the eastern seaboard of the United States […]
Tawas Coast Guard Station 11/02/02
The former US Life Saving/US Coast Guard Station located in Tawas, Michigan is up for sale. The asking price is $750,000. The Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy (MLC) is interested in saving this property from the demolition block. The property has no historic preservation covenants on it. It is one of only a few 1876 stick style […]
Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival 9/20/02
7th Annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival Alpena, MI. October 10-13, 2002 There will be helicopter, bus, boat and plane tours throughout the weekend, area lighthouses will be open. Climb to the top of the tower and gaze across the lake. Visit with lighthouse groups from all over the Great Lakes and beyond. Lots of lighthouse […]
ALCC National Park Service Run Frensel Lens Conference 8/18/02
Forty-two participants from 15 states and all four coasts gathered in Buffalo in mid-October for a state-of-the-art instruction course in the inspection, care and repair of classical lighthouse lenses. Hosted by the Buffalo Lighthouse Association, the three-day course brought together most of the nation’s top lighthouse lens and lantern room experts and students from the […]
6th Annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival Alpena, MI. 9/16/01
There will be helicopter, bus, boat and plane tours throughout the weekend, area lighthouses will be open. Climb to the top of the tower and gaze across the lake. Visit with lighthouse groups from all over the Great Lakes and beyond. Lots of lighthouse exhibits, vendors, food, music, dancing and dinner. October 11-14, 2001 Call […]
American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee 3/6/02
The American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee (ALCC) is a consortium of organizations and individuals dedicated to lighthouse preservation, restoration and rehabilitation. It seeks to develop consensus positions on issues of broad and far-reaching significance to the lighthouse community, share knowledge and expertise on lighthouse preservation issues with the Coast Guard and other government and lighthouse organizations, […]
History Channel Special on Lighthouses 4/4/02
Tim Harrison, American Lighthouse Foundation, recommends we mark our calendars now for the History Channel Special “Saving History-Lighthouses” to air at 8 p.m. EST on April 19, 2002. There will be a number of lighthouses such as St.Helena in Michigan featured and it will include segments on American Lighthouse Foundation lighthouses of Portsmouth Harbor […]
IALA Meeting Scheduled for Sydney, Australia 2/3/02
Roger Lea, Consultant Engineer, United Kingdom, reports that “currently we are arranging an International meeting of USLS with Lighthouses of Australian and the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Preservation Committee in Sydney,12th March 2002. Anyone in the Sydney area on that date might like to contact me and we can email an Invitation with […]