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Marshall Point, Port Clyde

Sundown at Marshall Point Light

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 7, 2023

Random thoughts during a visit to Marshall Point Light near sundown... The ebb tide tugged hard on time – pulling hand over hand not only brine, but what remained of daylight into a dark swathe of …

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Goat Island

Giving Back to the Lights

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 4, 2023

The preservation watch over our lighthouses has no end. This fact inspired me to write the following… We don’t know where our lighthouse trails lead in the time ahead, but we do know we won’t be …

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Rockland Breakwater

Rockland Breakwater Intrigue

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 31, 2022

The following was inspired by the circular shape - or "turn" of the granite and a lighthouse steadfast... The turn of time, for certainly there was a time. A grand time. Today tells me so. My eyes …

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Cape Neddick Lighthouse

Pondering the Mystique of Nubble Light

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 30, 2022

A wondrous aspect of Nubble Light is that the sentinel stands just beyond the bounds of the admirer’s enfoldment. On the edge of it all, a vivacious strip of brine serves as a moat to cordon off any …

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Christmas Spirit at West Quoddy Head Light

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 24, 2022

The following was inspired by the sight of a beautiful Christmas tree inside the former keeper’s dwelling – now a visitor’s center, at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse during the holiday season… A …

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Rockland Breakwater

Winter Storm Elliott – One to Remember

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 23, 2022

Winter Storm Elliott brought high winds and big seas to the Maine coast on December 23, 2022. The storm’s impact was enhanced by astronomical high tides that day, along with two to three foot storm …

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Cape Neddick

Nubble Light Inspires Christmastime Thoughts

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 15, 2022

Thoughts inspired by a visit to Cape Neddick “Nubble” Light during the holiday season… At Christmastime, we are all young at heart. The season’s spirit may be a festive one, but there is more to it …

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Monhegan Light

Lighthouses and Our Communities

By Bob Trapani, Jr. October 9, 2022

Some lighthouses were built on desolate, wave-swept ledges or upon remote headlands to mark navigational hazards along important seacoast routes. However, a number of lighthouses were established as …

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Squirrel Point

Lighthouses, Coastal Beauty and the U.S. Coast Guard will Gleam on Maine Open Lighthouse Day

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 28, 2022

Do you love Maine’s lighthouses? If so, then Maine Open Lighthouse Day is the event for YOU! On Saturday, September 10, 2022, the “stars” of Maine Open Lighthouse Day will be the majestic beacons that …

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Little River Light, Cutler

Staying at a Lighthouse

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 4, 2022

I find these long ago comments by Henry Clay Barnabee, an American singer and actor, to be quite insightful. Staying at or in a lighthouse is an experience like no other. And one need not be a …

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