Lighthouse Keeper's Log

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lighthouses and lightships around the world

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Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
August 2001
National and International Lighthouse Weekends
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(*) Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society — for expedition and event news

(1) Calendar of Lighthouse Keeper Events — open to the public for posting your group's lighthouse events. Just send me an E-mail with the details.

(2) Master Lighthouse List — alphabetical. We are striving to make this the ultimate, most complete list of lighthouse descriptions, locations, and photos. Contributions welcome.

(3) Search — Looking for a particular lighthouse or topic? Go here. A large database of what's to be found on our pages, with more being added each day. Just type in the name of a lighthouse or a topic and our program will search all our pages for every reference to it. Hint: If the name is more than one word, use a plus sign (+) without spaces; for example, Cape+May

(4) Join our Lighthouse Group — an automated E-mail list. Here's where we send announcements of lighthouse events. And here's where you can post ideas, announcements, and inquiries to the rest of the group. Your message is automatically e-mailed to every other member of the lighthouse group. But you have to sign up here to get on the list.

(5) Announcements — updated May 22, 2000 — Post your Announcements here. Send E-mail to Jim Weidner, WebCapt. with the details.

(6) Links and Lists to other lighthouse sites

(7) Lighthouse Societies and Organizations — Is your group listed?

(8) Visiting lighthouses? Traveling to the Bay area? — By special arrangement with our TravelNow agent, you can make all your reservations here.

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(1) Calendar of Lighthouse Keeper Events


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(2) The Weidner Publishing Lighthouse List

We have compiled (and are still compiling) what we believe to be the web's most complete Alphabetical List of the world's Lighthouses, with descriptions, historical backgrounds, and photos where possible. Go here to find your light. If you don't see "your light" listed here, send us the data and we'll try to list it. You can also call us at 856-486-1755 or send by US Post to The Weidner Publishing Group, Box 2178, Riverton, NJ 08077

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(3) Search for Topics or Lighthouse Names

Use a plus sign (+) without spaces if more than one word in the name
Example: Cape+May



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(4) Lighthouse E-Mail Group

We call it our "BeaconBot," and it allows you to post an announcement, inquiry, or message to all the other subscribers on the list. The message is automatically sent to everyone, usually within minutes. We use it to announce current expeditions and lighthouses or islands on the air. It's a good way to keep in touch on a minute-by-minute basis with what's going on in the world of lights. Best of all it's free and easy to sign up. Just go to www.coollist.com and click on "Join." The name of the list is arlhs (case sensitive), and after you fill in your e-mail address, you are added to the list.

By the way, a few reminders: the list is Unmoderated; that means that you control your subscription and postings. If you want to unsubscribe, we can't do it for you., but at the bottom of every message are directions on how to do so yourself. Try to limit your postings to matters of ham radio, maritime communications, or lighthouses.

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(6) Lighthouse Links

  1. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society

  2. Danish Lighthouse Society

  3. Swedish Lighthouse Society

  4. Lighthouse Society of Great Britain

  5. Lighthouses of New Brunswick, Canada — with a very complete chart of descriptive details and separated into reference categories. A very professional presentation, useful to LH enthusiasts and researchers alike.

  6. Lighthouses of Australia — an excellent and thorough presentation

  7. Lighthouses of Scotland -- with some links

  8. Trieste Lighthouses (Italy)

  9. Lighthouses of the New Jersey Shore

  10. Alphabetical list of lighthouses with descriptions and photos for most.
    If you can add to this list, please send us an E-mail here.

  11. Check lists (in geographic order by states from Maine south down the East coast to Florida thence the Gulf Coast and the Pacific Coast:
    Check list of Maine lighthouses
    Check list of Rhode Island lighthouses
    Check list of Connecticut lighthouses
    Check list of Vermont lighthouses
    Check list of Massachusettes lighthouses
    Check list of New York lighthouses
    Check list of New Jersey lighthouses
    Check list of Chesapeake Bay lighthouses
    (Includes DE, MD, and VA lighthouses in the Bay only)
    Check list of Maryland lighthouses
    Check list of Delaware lighthouses
    Check list of Virginia lighthouses
    Check list of North Carolina lighthouses
    Check list of South Carolina lighthouses
    Check list of Georgia lighthouses
    Check list of Florida lighthouses
    Check list of Louisiana lighthouses
    Check list of Mississippi lighthouses
    Check list of Texas lighthouses
    Check list of Washington lighthouses
    Check list of Oregon lighthouses
    Check list of California lighthouses

  12. Public Accessible Lighthouses

  13. Bed and Breakfast Lighthouses

  14. Massachusetts Tourism Bureau Lighthouse Site

  15. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse — the big move

  16. Lighthouse Memorabilia --
    Ornaments, medallions, etc.

  17. Seawear Nautical Jewelry for mariners, divers & Celtics

  18. Cross-stitched Lighthouses by Accents Lights

  19. Lighthouse T-Shirts --
    Custom made with your favorite photos and organization logo or lettering.

  20. K2JXW's Ham Radio Lighthouse Page --
    for those interested in radio communications from and to lighthouses via ham radio

  21. Ham radio participants in the 1999 International Lighthouse / Lightship Weekend (The Year 2000 event is scheduled for 0001 hrs UTC Aug. 19 to 2359 hrs UTC Aug. 20.)

  22. Photo Gallery:
    Chesapeake Bay lighthouses — slide show
    New Jersey lighthouses


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(7) Lighthouse Societies and Organizations


  1. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society

  2. Danish Lighthouse Society

  3. Swedish Lighthouse Society

  4. Lighthouse Society of Great Britain

  5. USCG LIGHTSHIP SAILORS ASSN — open to all who served in a lightship and all others interested in the preservation of the few remaining ships and the history and traditions surrounding them. Contact Jim Gill, 642 Marina Pkwy #63, Chula Vista, CA 91910
    pdp@king.cts.com

  6. List of International and National societies — not necessarily complete

  7. Take this link to a most excellent compilation of links to everything related to lighthouses.
    We feel lucky to have stumbled across this site!

  8. New Jersey Lighthouse Society

  9. New Jersey Lighthouses web site

  10. E-mail address for N2OB -- Old Barney Amateur Radio Club (OBARC)
    (Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island, NJ)
    Web page here.

  11. East Point Lighthouse, Maurice & Delaware Rivers, NJ

  12. Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Society

  13. Web site for Chesapeake Bay lighthouses

  14. Outer Banks (NC) Lighthouse Society

  15. Save the Morris Lighthouse (Charleston, SC)

  16. Official Coast Guard Great Lakes Lighthouse page — District 9

  17. E-mail address for K2JXW (W2L/W3L for Lighthouse Days)-- Jim Weidner
    USA coordinator of LH Days

  18. E-mail address for GM4SUC -- Mike Dalrymple
    International coordinator of LH Day

  19. Complete list of US lighthouses listed by state

  20. Info about the United States Lighthouse Society

  21. Danish Lighthouse Society

  22. Florida Lighthouse Association, 4931 South Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet, Florida, 32127. FLA is a state-wide organization to preserve and promote Florida's lighthouses. A newsletter, "The FLA FLASH," is part of your membership. Phone: (904) 761-1821. Fax: (904) 761-1821. Web site here.

  23. Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, c/o New England Lighthouse Foundation, P.O. Box 889, Wells, Maine, 04090, Phone 207-646-0515. The group is attempting to restore the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse in Rockland, Maine. It is estimated that it will cost $250,000 to restore the lighthouse. There will be no taxpayer money used to restore the lighthouse. All funds for restoration must come from private donations. Joining the Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse will automatically enroll you as a member of the New England Lighthouse Foundation also. Dues at Member ($20), Keeper ($50), Headkeeper ($100) and Commisioner ($500). Donations are tax deductable under 501(c3) of the IRS code.

  24. Friends of Sequin Island, Attention Troy Wallace, P.O. Box 438 Georgetown, ME 04548. The Friends are maintaining the Sequin Island Light Station.

  25. Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper's Association (GLLKA), Henry Ford Estate, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Michigan, USA 49128. A non-profit organization operated almost entirely by volunteers. Phone: (313) 436-9150. Fax: (313) 436-9143. Publishes The Beacon, a quarterly newsletter. Memberships dues are: Individual $20, Family $30, Sustaining $75, Patron $100, Life $500. Grand Keeper-Life $1,000.

  26. Lighthouse Preservation Society, P.O. Box 736, Rockport, Massachusetts, 01966.

  27. National Listing for Lighthouse Employment, P.O. Box 30858, Savannah, GA, 31410-0858. Run by Deanna King, the organization is a centralized data bank of information on employment in the lighthouse field. Web site here.

  28. Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, 210 Gallery Row, Nags Head, North Carolina, USA 27959. Phone: (919) 441-4232. Individual membership $15.00, family $20.00, business membership $40.00. Publishes "Lighthouse News" five times a year. E-mail here

  29. Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, (Rhode Island), Charlotte Johnson, Executive Director, P.O. Box 1419, Newport, rhode Island, 02840. Phone: (401) 847-4242. Fax: (401) 849-3540. Web site

  30. SELC - Save Espous Lighthouse Commission, is working to save the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, one of the 7 remaining navigational warning lights on the Hudson River. Memberships are: Contributor ($5), Individual ($15), Household ($25), Sponsor ($50), Patron ($100), Benefactor ($500). SELC, P.O. Box 1290, Port Ewen, NY 12455, USA.

  31. United States Lighthouse Society (USLHS) - A non-profit Historical & Educational Organization - USLHS, 244 Kearny Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108. Phone: (415) 362-7255. Publishes The Keeper's Log," a quarterly. Membership rates: basic - $25.00, family - $35.00, District Inspector - $60.00, Commissioner's Circle - $250.00, Life - $500.00, Patron of Pharos - $1,000.00. E-mail here
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    • Chesapeake Chapter, E-mail to Henry Gonzalez, President, P.O. Box 11270, Annadale, VA 22003. Web site here
    • New Dungess Chapter, P.O. Box 1283, Sequim, WA 98382. Tel: (360) 683-9166.
    • New York Harbor Lights, Nancy Fiske, President, P.O. Box 40762, Staten Island, NY 10304. Phone: (718) 727-4962, Fax (718) 720-6887.
    • Oregon Chapter, Michael Noack, President, P.O. Box 600, Lakeside, OR 97449.

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