Morris Island Lighthouse, SC, celebrates 150th birthday
John Donne wrote that "No man is an island." But the English poet didn't say anything about lighthouses.
For decades the Morris Island Lighthouse has stood a few hundred feet in the shallows offshore of the north end of Folly Beach surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.
Click here to see more of Morris Island on the USLHS Research Catalog
***
DCNR to host 'Lights Out' events at Erie, PA, lighthouses
Things are about to get eerie at Presque Isle State Park, and park staff are daring you to stop by.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host its annual Lights Out event on October 22 and 23.
Click here to see more of Presque Isle on the USLHS Research Catalog
Click here to see more of Erie Land on the USLHS Research Catalog
***
Exclusive community in CT seeks to take over historic Lynde Point Lighthouse
A plan has been floated to transfer the ownership of a historic lighthouse in the state to an exclusive borough on the shoreline that sits along a high boat traffic area of the Connecticut River.
The plan calls for the United States General Services Administration to transfer the ownership and stewardship of the Lynde Point Light from federal ownership to the Borough of Fenwick, records show.
Click here to see more of Lynde Point on the USLHS Research Catalog
***
NJ Lighthouse Challenge shines light on coastal history
Old Barney serves as an iconic symbol of Long Beach Island, a guiding light for all who step foot onto its shores. All along New Jersey's coast, lighthouses stand tall, beckoning visitors who appreciate their beauty and just as many who appreciate their history.
During the annual Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey on Oct. 17 and 18, the shore's beacons welcomed thousands, shining a light on the history behind the emblematic towers and the communities they illuminate.
Click here to see more of Barnegat on the USLHS Research Catalog
***
LPC will consider landmarking the Coney Island Lighthouse, NY
The historic cast-iron Coney Island Lighthouse that has helped seafarers navigate the New York Harbor for more than 100 years, along with its neighboring Queen Anne-style keeper's dwelling, could become the city's newest individual landmark.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted at its meeting today to calendar the 1890 Coney Island Lighthouse for consideration as an individual landmark.
Click here to see more of Coney Island on the USLHS Research Catalog
***
Gray's Harbor, the tallest lighthouse in Washington has 135 steps you can climb, and it's open four days a week this fall
Most people photograph Washington's tallest lighthouse from the sidewalk and keep walking. That's a missed opportunity, because Grays Harbor Lighthouse in Westport lets you go all the way to the top.
The tower stands 107 feet tall. Inside, 135 cast-iron steps wind up to the lantern room, and the whole climb costs about the same as a coffee.
Click here to see more of Grays Harbor on the USLHS Research Catalog
***
The first Umpqua River lighthouse, OR, was flooded after seven years, and its replacement flashes red and white
Some lighthouses get one shot. The Umpqua River Lighthouse in Winchester Bay got two, because a flood ended the first attempt after about seven years.
The tower you can visit today, lit in 1894, has been flashing red and white ever since.
Click here to see more of Umpqua River on the USLHS Research Catalog
***
The Low Island Lighthouse keeper's wife, Australia
Low Island's lighthouse, about 15km north-east of Port Douglas in Far North Queensland, stands like a red-and-white exclamation mark in a sea of turquoise.
Built in 1878, the lighthouse's first superintendent was Captain Daniel Owen. But it's his first wife, Jane Ann Owen, who has become the main character in a 150-year-old story of love and loss recently uncovered by Australian archaeologists.
***
Belle Tout Lighthouse, England, celebrates 70 years since the Cullinan family saved it
Descendants of the family who rescued Belle Tout Lighthouse from ruin join its current owners and East Sussex dignitaries to celebrate seven decades of preservation, restoration and an extraordinary place in local history.
One of Britain's most remarkable coastal landmarks has celebrated a special milestone, marking 70 years since the Cullinan family began the restoration that saved Belle Tout Lighthouse from ruin.
***
11-meter lighthouse on Jokdo Island prevents accidents, S. Korea
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 18th that it has completed the installation of a lighthouse on Jokdo Island, Sinan County, to enhance the safety of vessels, including passenger ships operation on the Jeju-Mokpo route, and will begin full operations from October 19.
Since last November, when the passenger ship Queen Jenuvia 2, en route from Jeju to Mokpo, ran around near Jokdo Island, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has been operating a temporary lighthouse since February of this year.
***
U.S. Lighthouse Society News is produced by the U.S. Lighthouse Society to support lighthouse preservation, history, education and research.
If you have items of interest to the lighthouse community and its supporters, please email them to Ralph Krugler at ralph@uslhs.org