Interviews with Björn Karlström, the curator of a vast online #lighthouse bibliography, and Kevin Arsenault, a former lighthouse keeper from #Massachusetts.
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The Coastside Country #LineDancing group in #California has taken first place in the US #Lighthouse Society's dance-off, winning US$500 to benefit the 1872 Pigeon Point #Lighthouse. 💃🕺🥂🎉
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A view from the stern of red-hulled ship with a white superstructure moored at a dock under an overcast sky. Two masts rise from the ship, each topped with a large lantern, and a US flag flies from the stern. The white capital letters C K E T are on the hull; the rest of the word is obscured.
An interview with is Bob Mannino, founder and president of the United States #Lightship Museum in #EastBoston, #Massachusetts, which maintains the LV-112 "Nantucket" Lightship.
(My 📸, July 2017)
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#uslhs #MaritimeHistory #museumsky #Boston
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An interview with Moses Calouro and Portia Calouro of the company MotionInfo, which has been exploring how to prevent collisions between #whales and seagoing vessels, including by using monitoring equipment installed in #lighthouses.
#maritime #lighthouse #USLighthouseSociety #USLHS #rightwhale
A recap of the #USLHS conference in March; an interview with John Potvin,
the manager of the Thomas Point Shoal #Lighthouse in #Chesapeake Bay, #Maryland; and a talk with Natasha Nash Dixon, author of a children’s book, “Drew’s Grand Advenure,” about the mascot of the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse.
And as Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist has previously reported, the #USLHS will host an online conference on March 25-27 to mark the 25th anniversary of the US National
Lighthouse #Preservation Act.
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The US #Lighthouse Society is hosting a virtual conference in honor of the 25th anniversary of the National Historic Lighthouse #Preservation Act. The conference will take place March 25–27, 2025. Details in the link below.
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#coastalhistory
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