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Some Canadian Lighthouses Granted Heritage Status

July 3, 2015Heritage lighthouseHeritage Lighthouse Protection Act, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Parks Canada has released a list of 74 lighthouses that have been granted heritage status.Here’s the list of lighthouses:British Columbia (21)Active Pass on Mayne Island.Boat Bluff on Sarah Island in the Kitimat-Stikine area.Cape Beale in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District.Cape Mudge on Quadra Island.Carmanah Point in the Cowichan Valley Regional District.Dryad Point on B.C.’s Central Coast.East […]

Shine Bright Like A Lighthouse. A Love Affair With Maritime History.

May 25, 2014Canada, lighthouse, litehouse, New Brunswick, Prince Edward IslandAdult Memories, Art, Canada, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Lighthouses, Maps, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Photographs, Prince Edward Island, Reprint, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

Shine Bright Like A Lighthouse. A Love Affair With Maritime History. John Sylvester, Country Magazine May 15, 2014 Having grown up in Nova Scotia, I have fond memories of scrambling over the curved granite whaleback rocks below my aunt’s cottage near the community of Peggy’s Cove. Even though that’s the home of Nova Scotia’s most famous […]

Celebrating the Lighthouses of PEI

May 19, 2014lighthouse, litehouse, PEIArt, Canada, Construction, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, Information, Lighthouse Models, North America, Prince Edward Island, Recreation, Reprint, Tourism, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

Machias Seal Island – An Ongoing Border Dispute Between the United States and Canada

May 1, 2014Canada, island, lighthouse, litehouse, sovereignty, USAAutomation, Canada, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Information, Lighthouses, Maine, North America, Nova Scotia, Real Estate, Reprint, Tourism, Travel, USA, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

I have mentioned Machias Seal Island before in my articles here, here, here, and here. Well writer John Farrier published on Neatorama on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 a great article about how MAJOR/insignificant this dispute really is! (Maps: Google Maps) This is Machias Seal Island, a 20-acre island in the Bay of Fundy. You can’t see […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Five

January 21, 2014BC, crash, gallery, Heritage lighthouse, John McCormick, lighthouse, Lighthouses, litehouse, medevac, Michigan, Ottawa, photo, photos, storm, USA, video, Wales, yachtCoast Guard, Communication, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, Humour, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, On The Job, Reprint, Search & Rescue, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. January 07, 2014 – People watch and photograph enormous waves as they break, on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, Monday Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Ben Birchall) . . . more [private] LONDON — What used to be Winter Storm Hercules has moved […]

Lighthouses of Prince Edward Island

January 6, 2014Canada province, lighthouse, ltehouse, PEI, Prince Edward IslandAdvertisement, Automation, Coast Guard, Database, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, Prince Edward Island, Recreation, Reprint, Stories, Tourism, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

Click on the partial map for the website. From the Prince Edward Island Lighthouse Society comes this beautiful descriptive map of ALL the lighthouses (manned and automated) on Prince Edward Island (aka PEI), the smallest of Canada’s provinces. It consists of the main island and 231 minor islands. Altogether the entire province has a land area of […]

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 […]

Lightkeepers to the Rescue – AGAIN!

January 22, 2013Chatham Point, lighthouse, litehouse, Lynn | Hauer, rescue, SAR, Wolfgang LuebkeAnti-Automation, Automation, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, Communication, Equipment, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, Incidents, Keepers, Lighthouses, On The Job, Radio, Search & Rescue, ShipwrecksretlkprLeave a Comment

This is a past and very notable lifesaving rescue by two BC lightkeepers, Lynn Hauer and assistant lightkeeper Wolfgang Luebke who were at Chatham Point lighthouse at the time. ****************************** We sleep with the radios always on, and ‘with one ear open’. At 3 AM on April 30, 2012 I was awakened by the […]

Chris Mills – Canadian Lighthouse Photographs

October 15, 2012BC, Chris Mills, East Coast, for sale, keeper, lighthouse, litehouse, NFLD, NS, photographs, website, west coastAdult Memories, Advertisement, Art, Automation, Books, British Columbia, Canada, Foghorns, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Hobbies, Information, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Old Website, On The Job, Photos, Photos, Travelretlkpr1 Comment

Canadian Lighthouse Photographs New website is coming.http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/ketm/is no longer online. Chris Mills1121 Ketch Harbour Rd.Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia B3V 1K7 British Columbia | Nova Scotia | Prince Edward Island | New Brunswick | Newfoundland Chris Mills served as a lighthouse keeper for the Canadian Coast Guard on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. He is currently co-chair of a committee […]

Three More Lighthouses Saved! Sadly not Canadian

May 14, 2012England, lighthouse, litehouse, preservation, repair, restoration, Scotland, USAAnti-Automation, Automation, Bed & Breakfast, England, Foreign, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Lighthouses, Scotland, Travel, USA, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

New status shines light on landmark from UK News Guardian Published on Thursday 10 May 2012 09:29 A coastal landmark on the borough coastline has been declared a listed building to help preserve it for future generations. St Mary’s Lighthouse, a popular destination for sightseers and school trips, has been given grade II-listed status by English […]

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