Information – Lighthouse Memories

Mise Tales Forty-Eight

November 4, 2014crystal, lighthouse, litehouse, ornaments, SwarovskiAdvertisement, Art, Christmas, Information, Jewellery, Jewellery, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouses, Models, Models, Ornaments, Ornaments, Souvenirs, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Well, this page started out as a normal MiscTale page, but ended up more as a Christmas 2014 Shopping List! I am posting this earlier rather than later just in case someone wants to buy that special gift. PS – I have no association with any […]

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 […]

Lighthouses Attract Birds!

June 15, 2014birds, deaths, light, lighthouse, litehouseEnvironment, Equipment, Fog, Incidents, Information, Light, Lighthouses, United Kingdom, Weather, Wildlife, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

It sounds impossible, but the very bright light emanating from a lighthouse at night attracts birds. This happens on the most remote of lighthouses, some far out at sea. What interest would birds have in a lighthouse? Well sometimes it is because the light beacon attracts numerous insects which the birds feed upon. In other […]

What Do They Do With an Old Coast Guard Boat?

June 13, 2014boats, CG, Coast Guard, lighthouse, litehouse, ships, surplus, vesselsCanada, Coast Guard, Government, Information, Lighthouses, Ships & ShippingretlkprLeave a Comment

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has had many ships since it began – the old and the new. CCG is constantly replacing old ships with a newer version as is mentioned below: Newest Canadian Coast Guard ship named for fallen soldier Jun 09, 2014 but what does the CCG do with the old ships? Many are […]

Mise Tales Forty-Three

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Mise Tales Forty-Two

May 27, 2014BC, lighthouse, litehouse, UK, USA, vacationAdvertisement, Beachcombing, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, England, Environment, Foreign, Government, Information, Lighthouses, Photos, Real Estate, Recreation, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

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

Mise Tales Forty-One

May 11, 2014for sale, lighthouse, litehouse, night, photosArt, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, England, Environment, Europe, Foreign, Information, Lighthouses, Night Time, North America, Photographs, Real Estate, Ships & Shipping, Space, Tenders, Travel, United KingdomretlkprLeave a Comment

Guess What!

May 9, 2014lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Beachcombing, Childhood Memories, Environment, Fishing, Information, Oceans, Recreation, Reprint, Travel, Water Samples, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

Back in 1969 on my first lighthouse at Pulteney Point we had a third keeper on station. Wayne and Beth were a very friendly couple who lived the hippie lifestyle. One of the things Wayne used to do every morning at daybreak was wander down to the shoreline right in front of his house, bend […]

Navigation By Lighthouse Stars

May 7, 2014lighthouse, litehouse, starsInformation, Lighthouses, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

Often referred to as Cosmic Lighthouses, neutron stars (also known as pulsars) are incredibly dense stars that shoot out X-rays at a predictable rate, like a lighthouse. Read more on them here: NEW NASA MISSION TO PROBE CELESTIAL LIGHTHOUSES A new NASA mission proposes to examine the nature of these neutron stars as well as […]

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