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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 […]
Halloween: Ghost guide book reveals Wales’ spookiest supernatural hotspots 27 Oct 2013 06:30 from Wales Online website New book, Supernatural Wales, reveals gateways to the underworld, bottomless lakes, UFO’s, werewolves and all manner of ghostly goings-on around Wales South Stack lighthouse: According to legend, the lighthouse, on Anglesey, is haunted by the ghost of assistant […]
The West Coast Trail is a 75 km (47 mi) long backpacking trail following the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was built in 1907 to facilitate the rescue of survivors of shipwrecks along the coast, part of the treacherous Graveyard of the Pacific. It is now part of Pacific […]
I thought that photo above would get your attention. It was shown in an article below which was published on August 7, 2013 to coincide with National Lighthouse Day, in the USA and now all over the world. The article brings attention to the Maine Lighthouse Museum. Here is the article: It’s National Lighthouse Day – […]
Stories and miscellaneous lighthouse news that does not require a story, but may interest the readers. These I will store here for reference. November 19, 2012 – New Point Loma Lighthouse A replacement for the Historic Point Loma Lighthouse, this working lighthouse is used by the U.S. Coast Guard. The lighthouse has been fully […]
I published a report January 04, 2012 on the building of McInnes Island lighthouse in 1953 based on the adventures of Ken Stewart who was part of the construction crew. I updated that post later with more information in the form of a PDF file. When I arrived with my family in the winter […]
We all know what collective nouns are do we not? OK, I had completely forgotten the English language term until I saw the title above. Collective nouns are the names given to collections or groups, be they beasts, birds, people or things. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon in many languages of the world e.g. English, German, […]
For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Build a Redstone Lighthouse in Minecraft This article may be a bit outside the scope of this website, but then maybe not. Everybody loves a lighthouse, whether it is on the sea, in your garden or in your computer as is this […]
For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Power supply resumes at Unoosaki lighthouse in Soma2 November 2012The Unoosaki lighthouse in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, has resumed full operations after power was restored 19 months after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. As a result, the lighthouse is now fully able […]
Lighthouse Tour? Province of Ontario? If it interests you take a look at the article below and follow the links to the Bruce Coast Lighthouse Tour. ******************************* LIFE from Paris Star Online Deals on travel in Ontario By Bob Boughner, Chatham Daily News Friday, October 26, 2012 12:00:00 EDT AM The Bruce Coast Lighthouse Tour […]