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On our lighthouse at McInnes Island we got to see many submarine races. It was usually a random event, and if the weather was good we would sit up at the front of the lighthouse beside the foghorns with our binoculars and radio and notepad waiting for the races to begin. We were […]
If you do not know what Mise Tales is then please see Mise Tales One. One or two things have come to mind. A friend wrote and asked if I had ever heard such and such a story about a crazy lighthouse keeper who killed himself. Reading his story brought to mind another story that I […]
I did not think that Mise Tales Two would come out so soon. If you do not know what Mise Tales is then please see Mise Tales One. January 25, 2012 I received a comment today from Len O’Hara at the Gabriola Georgia Strait Cam website. He said: I just wanted to let you […]
No, it’s not a misprint, but what is a Mise? When I was a teenager I always had stuff to repair, and my Father had drawers of spare stuff that I needed for the repairing. In the wall of small drawers was one labelled Mise. These were very small drawers and the hand-written label on meical […]
– story from Candy-Lea ChickiteMy grandmother loved to tell this one to me. I think she may have had the wrong name of the lighthouse keeper. She said it was her father, or maybe she said her father told her the story – I was young when I heard it but I think it may […]
The Coast Guard Management (red) and the Lighthouse Keepers (green) agreed to engage in a yearly boat race. Each team would contain eight (8) men. Both teams practiced hard to get in the best shape and to reach their peak performance levels. On the big day they both felt ready to win. The Lighthouse Keepers won […]
– Roger Mogg (Assistant keeper on McInnes Island 1983 – 1987) Back in the early 1980’s I was offered the job as a assistant lightkeeper at McInnes Island. I was told at the time that this offer was only for couples, not for singles (this turned out to be false information). I had just broken up with […]
With credit to Robbie Burns for the title quote I will tell a tale of woe that I heard many years ago about the Green Island lightkeepers and how they had run out of tobacco (a common occurence on the lighthouses) and the keepers had pooled their money to charter a float plane from Prince Rupert, 25 […]
The following was supposedly an actual advertisement in an Irish newspaper: 1985 Blue Volkswagen Golf Only 15 km Only first gear and reverse used Never driven hard Original tires Original brakes Original fuel and oil Only 1 driver Owner wishing to sell due to employment lay-off At least according to Dan’s Lighthouse Page!
– Rand Grant (relief keeper on Triple Island June – July 1978) The story is in reference to the photo at right, Rand writes: The large Island is Melville. Prince Rupert lies just beyond this. The tanker is on it’s way into Prince Rupert Port. One of the deepest and busiest on the west coast […]