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Buoy tender ABBIE BURGESS

Pondering Abbie Burgess and the ABBIE BURGESS

By Bob Trapani, Jr. March 12, 2023

For well-nigh two decades, I have beheld the splendid scene of the buoy tender ABBIE BURGESS – one of the United States Coast Guard’s finest cutters, steaming to and fro by Owls Head Lighthouse. And …

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Sprial staircase

Spiral of Time

By Bob Trapani, Jr. February 28, 2023

Within this spiral of time much in the way of lighthouse history still traverses. Such an inner sanctum is where the seen and unseen are conjoint evermore – sharing in the majesty of every unfolding …

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Pemaquid Point

A Shroud of Snow upon Lantern Panes

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 21, 2023

Here are some thoughts inspired by a visit to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse on January 20, 2023... Oh keeper of yore, I know there was a time when winter’s storm-sewn curtain of white would not have been …

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Owls Head Light

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lantern Pane Duties

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 3, 2022

Looking back through lighthouse history, you might say that keepers were very good at cleaning windows. Maybe not by choice, but duty called nonetheless. When it came to the panes of a lantern, …

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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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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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St. Croix River Light Station

A Maine Lighthouse and its Connection to a National Christmas Tree

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 25, 2020

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the American people were thrust into a state of shock and fear as a war that was engulfing much of the world had suddenly become all too …

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Cape Neddick Light

Nubble Light…Like no other Lighthouse at Christmastime

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 22, 2020

Some traditions tarry through time and are simply observed, while others rekindle our spirits with a vibrant joy that is undiminished by familiarity. A decorated Cape Neddick Lighthouse – or Nubble …

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