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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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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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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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Matinicus Rock

Thanksgiving at The Rock

By Bob Trapani, Jr. November 26, 2020

I was thinking how very different Thanksgiving 2020 feels compared to holidays in years gone by, and how – in some strange way, it mirrors aspects of many a Thanksgiving Day at offshore lighthouses …

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Doubling Point Light, Kennebec River

Doubling Point: A Light’s Short Move

By Bob Trapani, Jr. October 16, 2020

When one pours over early historical documents related to our nation’s lighthouses, there is ample evidence that a number of lights were considered inferiorly constructed, many were poorly equipped, …

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2021 Maine Lighthouse Calendar

2021 Maine Lighthouse Calendar Released

By Maine Lights Today Staff October 3, 2020

We are excited to announce the release of our 2021 Maine Lighthouse Calendar! Throughout the year, we enjoy sharing many photos with you that shine a spotlight on our beloved Maine lighthouses via …

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