Books – Lighthouse Memories

Mise Tales Forty-Six

October 11, 2014book, Great Bear Rainforest, Italy, lighthouse, litehouse, magazine covers, photos, videArt, Beachcombing, Books, Books, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, Europe, First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Foreign, Information, Italy, Lighthouses, North America, Oceans, Oceans, Oil Spills, Photos, Recreation, Shipwrecks, Souvenirs, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. As mentioned earlier on the front page of my website, any photos or cartoons, or short bits of information, when it is removed from the front page, will also be included again later in the next next Misc Tales posting. That way you can keep track […]

Mise Tales Forty-Four

July 25, 2014book, cartoon, ebay, for sale, lighthouse, litehouse, Poplar Point, The Lighthouse Keepers, water cycleArt, Australia, Books, Books, Coins, Drawings, Drawings, Environment, History, Hobbies, Jewellery, Jewellery, Jigsaw Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouses, Models, Models, Ornaments, Ornaments, Paintings, Paintings, Photographs, Photos, Posters, Souvenirs, Stained Glass, Stained Glass, Stories, Toys, ToysretlkprLeave a Comment

Book – The Nauticapedia List of British Columbia’s Floating Heritage (Volume 1)

April 11, 2014BC, boats, book, British Columbia, Canada, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Advertisement, Art, Boats, Books, Books, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, Fishboats, History, Information, Lifeboats, Rowboat, Ships & ShippingretlkprLeave a Comment

The Nauticapedia List of British Columbia’s Floating Heritage (Volume 1) – A new book by John M. MacFarlane 2014 This is a must have for all BC boat lovers. Click the photo for the webpage.

Mise Tales Thirty-Six

March 13, 2014book review, CCGS, CG, children, Haida Gwaii, lighthouse, litehouse, night, photos, Snowy, videoAdult Memories, Books, Books, Books, British Columbia, Childhood Memories, Children, Coast Guard, Construction, Hobbies, Humour, Icebreakers, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Models, Photos, Photos, Ships, Toys, Videos, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. ***************************** [youtube url=”http://youtu.be/b3e7CDg8a3g”] Here is a great video taken on board the Coast Guard ship CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier as it services the mountain-top radio sites using the onboard helicopter. Great shots of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwai) and the old lighthouse […]

Book – Lighthouses of North America – Beacons from Coast to Coast

January 12, 2014book, Brockton Point, Canada, Cape Mudge, lighthouse, litehouse, NA, North America, photos, Point Atkinson, Sylke Jackson, USAAdvertisement, Books, Books, Canada, Construction, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, Photos, USAretlkprLeave a Comment

Lighthouses of North America – Beacons from Coast to Coast The majority of lighthouses shown in this book are American, but as a friend of mine wrote: I received a lighthouse book for Christmas – from an ex -lighthouse keeper and I groaned when I opened the parcel. “Oh yes, forty photos of Portland bloody Head […]

Book Review – Lighthouse Island Projects a Bleak Future

November 14, 2013book review, lighthouse, Lighthouse Island, litehouseArt, Books, Books, Lighthouses, Reprint, StoriesretlkprLeave a Comment

The new book by Paulette Jiles, Lighthouse Island, projects a bleak future for our piece of the planet. According to Liz Cook in this Kansas City Star book review: Paulette Jiles’ dystopic1 new novel, “Lighthouse Island,” projects a future that may hit a little close to home for area farmers and those dependent on their work: a […]

Mise Tales Twenty-Six

September 17, 2013beach stones, book, Great Bear Sea, lighthouse, litehouse, Pt. Atkinson, review, World Heritage SiteAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Art, Beachcombing, Books, Books, Books, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, Environment, First Nations, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Recreation, Souvenirs, Tourism, Travel, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. August 26, 2013 Vancouver Sun Keeping the light on at Point Atkinson When the Point Atkinson lighthouse was built 130 years ago, it was designed to protect shippers in the Strait of Georgia. Now the lighthouse itself is in need of a […]

A Lighthouse Novel for Young Adults by Nell Wise Wechter

August 27, 2012book review, books, lighthouse, litehouse, Wechter, young adultsAdvertisement, Boats, Books, Books, Books, Children, Christmas, Hero/Heroine, History, Light, Lighthouses, North Carolina, Shipwrecks, Stories, Submarines, USA, WW2retlkprLeave a Comment

Two children’s books by the same author came across my desk today. Both books are available in paperback and in an omnibus e-book collection. The author is Nell Wise Wechter,1 a native of the Carolina Coast. She wrote the young adult novel Taffy of Torpedo Junction and Teach’s Light. Click the links for book reviews from […]

About a Comment Received

July 29, 2012book, book review, comment, lighthouse, Lightkeeper's Menagerie, litehouse, websiteAdvertisement, Books, Books, Information, Lighthouses, StoriesretlkprLeave a Comment

A while ago I wrote a short review on a new book called the Lightkeeper’s Menagerie by Elinor DeWire. After the publication of the review, Elinor wrote in the Comments section of my website: This website is absolutely wonderful! I’ve been spending a lot of time on it of late reading all the posts and stories. […]

Book Review – The Light Between Oceans

April 26, 2012Australia, book, fiction, Janus Rock, lighthouse, lightkeeper, litehouse, review, WW1Australia, Boats, Books, History, Lighthouses, Military, Womenretlkpr8 Comments

A new book has been released about the adventures of a lighthouse family on an Australian lighthouse. The title is The Light Between Oceans. The lighthouse is fictitious as the story is a fictional and moral adventure, but the reviews show that the author, Ms. M. L. Stedman has a masterpiece here. Read some of the reviews […]

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