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Beacons of Wonderment: A new book by Bob Trapani, Jr.

New Book Explores How Maine’s Lighthouses Are More than Guiding Lights

By Maine Lights Today Staff December 5, 2023

Lighthouses…they are beautiful, stir our emotions, charm us with their romance and lend character to a coast that mirrors the hardiness of its people. In his seventh book – Beacons of Wonderment: A …

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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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Cape Neddick

Our Lighthouse Past

By Bob Trapani, Jr. March 7, 2023

Reflect upon our lighthouse past every now and then, for there is much to be discovered beyond the constraints of material evidence. During the stillness of the moment, immerse this grand heritage in …

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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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Sealite optic in Fresnel lens

If Only I Could Talk with Augustin Fresnel

By Bob Trapani, Jr. February 27, 2023

If only I could pull up a chair and confer with the great Augustin Fresnel. Just once! Oh, the questions I would ask. His replies would no doubt astound my every query. Light’s prism realm of …

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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

Consider the Lighthouse

By Bob Trapani, Jr. February 15, 2023

Is it possible for something inanimate to possess the esteemed traits of selflessness and humility? If, in our quest to arrive at a fitting resolution to this abstruse query, we must first be willing …

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Mount Desert Rock

Mount Desert Rock Light Stands the Test of Time

By Bob Trapani, Jr. February 14, 2023

There is an outpost along the coast of Maine that is neither hospitable nor snug. A place so remote that its utter isolation evades all measure. A place so imperiled during fits and fury of the sea …

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Bass Harbor Head

The Heart of a Lighthouse

By Bob Trapani, Jr. February 8, 2023

What is light beyond the science? Surely light cannot be adequately defined by the mere limits of applied techniques and subsequent practicalities. For such rationale falls far too short of …

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Bass Harbor Head Light

Worlds within the Lighthouse World

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 29, 2023

Lighthouses have a way of enticing our admiring glances skyward. Stately in appearance and possessing a presence magnified by history, we naturally look up to these radiant sentinels of the sea. Their …

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Squirrel Point

Blissful Hush at Squirrel Point Lighthouse

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 28, 2023

There is a blissful hush that entwines itself with the charm of Squirrel Point Lighthouse. Maybe it is the feeling of remoteness or the inexplicable aura that clings to a light and home once deemed …

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