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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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Portland Head Light 2020

Portland Head Light’s Christmas Wreath

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 21, 2020

As Maine’s oldest sentinel, the 1791 Portland Head Light has presided over much in the way of history. Marking the entrance to Portland Harbor, the venerable beacon has stood a faithful watch during …

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West Quoddy Head Light

West Quoddy Head Light’s Crystalline Treasure

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 30, 2020

The stately appearance of a lighthouse is something to behold. Such majesty is magnified even further when a sentinel is still wearing its “crown” of crystalline in the form of a Fresnel lens. The …

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LEDs are the New Wave of Beacons for Lighthouses

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 29, 2020

Climb to the top of a Maine lighthouse and one is bound to be astounded by the breathtaking beauty of the surrounding seascape. However, as time marches on and a wave of change rolls in with the tide, …

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Bass Harbor Head Light Station

Coastguardsman Recalls Storms at Bass Harbor Head Light

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 29, 2020

The picturesque Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, located along the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island in the village of Bass Harbor, exudes a feeling of serenity – presiding over a seascape of pure …

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Squirrel Point

Many Reasons to Love Maine’s Lighthouses

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 28, 2020

The majestic sentinels of the Maine coast, some of the most beautiful and storied in the nation, transcend time as they continue to stand “watch” over the state’s rocky shorelines, remote islands and …

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VLS-46 Sector Light

Portland Head’s Other Guiding Light

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 20, 2020

For the first 182 years of Portland Head Light’s history, the beacon ablaze at the top of the venerable sentinel was the lone focal point for mariners seeking safe passage in and out of Portland …

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Petit Manan Island

Petit Manan’s Puffin Colony is a “Tern-Key” Success

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 18, 2020

All seabirds have a certain beauty and charm – and all are worthy of efforts to respect and protect them, but one – the puffin, may very well be considered the most adorable of the marine bird …

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Libby Island

Outgrowth of the Lighthouse Keeper: USCG Aids to Navigation Teams

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 17, 2020

Lighthouses and their keepers are inseparable - and always will be as long as they continue to stand, shine bright and bellow out their audible warnings into the future to come. For no matter how many …

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USCG...Keepers of the Lights

Keepers of the Lights

By Bob Trapani, Jr. August 16, 2020

Though lighthouses are no longer staffed by resident keepers in this day and age of automation, there are still dedicated professionals watching over them. When a mariner or landlubber sees a …

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