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Light on High

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 27, 2023

Light on high. But why? History recounts stories of keepers climbing spiral staircases – some quite considerable, to tend to the light aloft. And we too have retraced these very same steps today for …

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Great Duck Island Light

Lighthouses from a Distance

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 18, 2023

A lighthouse admired from any distance is akin to delving into a book and absorbing every page and chapter synchronously. For the plot of the lighthouse story is steeped in seaborne triumphs and …

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Keepers of the Lights

Still Tending the Lights

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 10, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse technicians are not considered lighthouse keepers, though they keep a good light. They do not reside at a lighthouse yet they retrace the keeper’s every step. It is said …

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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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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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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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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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Little River Light and USCG lighthouse technicians

U.S. Lighthouse Service Pennant

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 2, 2022

An eye-catching pennant once flew proudly aboard Lighthouse Service vessels, and later at the best kept light station in each district during the era of the United States Lighthouse Service. This …

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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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