Lighthouses and Lifesaving on the Great Lakes – Page 5

‘Sanibel Island Lighthouse’

Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Moaning’s for October 2, 2023 The “big ones” that hit near Southwest Florida were Donna 1960, Charley 2004, Wilma 2005, Irma 2017, and Ian 2022, not even counting the hurricanes that happened before they started giving them names, which puts in doubt the “every ten years” myth. Created in a metal factoryContinue reading “‘Sanibel Island Lighthouse’”

‘Collecting Your Passions’

Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Mornings for September 4, 2023 What is your collecting passions? We all know someone who loves collecting, something. Whether it’s pottery, books (me), stamps, coins or even comic books. I have always loved anything to do with photography, new images or old vintage images, which lead me to having a lookContinue reading “‘Collecting Your Passions’”

‘Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast’

Linda’s Monthly Monday Mornings Moaning’s for July 3, 20023 The postcards have been secured, the research and writing has been finished, the editing has been done and on Monday July 24, 2023, the latest Arcadia Publishing, Postcard History Series Book, the ‘Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast’ will see the light of day. This willContinue reading “‘Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast’”

‘Princess May’s’ Grounding

Linda’s Monthly Monday Mornings Moaning’s for June 5, 20023 Built in England by the Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. in 1888, the ship was originally named Cass, where in 1901 after thirteen years serving along the Chinese coast, the Canadian Pacific Railway Coastal Service purchased and renamed the Cass, the ‘Princess May’, after Mary of Teck,Continue reading “‘Princess May’s’ Grounding”

Chatham Twin Lighthouse, Massachusetts

Linda’s Monthly Monday Mornings Moaning’s for May 1, 20023 In 1808 two octagonal wooden towers, forty-feet tall and seventy-feet apart were erected, along with a one-story, three room keepers house. These 40 foot brick twin lights, pictured below, were built and established in 1841 to replaced the two wood towers used from 1808. The lanternContinue reading “Chatham Twin Lighthouse, Massachusetts”