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Fort Point and Flying Santa

Recalling a Flying Santa Visit to Fort Point Light

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 6, 2021

For over nine decades, the beloved Flying Santa made a number of visits to Fort Point Lighthouse in Stockton Springs during his annual Christmastime journey through the skies of Maine. Whether it was …

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Cape Neddick Light Station

Alone on Nubble Light for Christmas until Flying Santa Showed Up

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 4, 2021

Christmastime is always more special when the holiday is shared with family and friends. Though a delicious meal and gifts add nicely to any Yuletide celebration, it is the warm company of those we …

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Flying Santa by Ann-Marie Trapani

Lofty Words for the Flying Santa

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 3, 2021

Following the first time that Flying Santa – the legendary Captain Bill Wincapaw, took to the air to show his appreciation to Penobscot Bay area lighthouse keepers by dropping gift bundles on …

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Matinicus Rock

A ‘Story Kind of Nice’ from Matinicus Rock Keeper

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 2, 2021

The 1950 Christmas season was anything but normal for the keepers on Matinicus Rock. Just one month earlier on November 26, 1950, a storm for the ages battered the Rock with such fury that to this …

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Hendricks Head Lighthouse

A Flying Santa Memory at Hendricks Head Lighthouse

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 1, 2021

When Maine’s light stations were staffed by keepers and their families, Christmastime was more than a heartwarming holiday. Anticipation of Christmas was something that buoyed the lonely spirits of …

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Friends of Flying Santa

Flying Santa’s Lighthouse Connection Still Shines Bright

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 22, 2019

The Yuletide season is like no other time of year. Joy and kindness shine their brightest – and opportunities for memory-making are as boundless as the sparkle that embodies the Christmas holiday …

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