Tourism – Lighthouse Memories

Nootka Island

October 29, 2014BC, British Columbia, Kyuquot, lighthouse, litehouse, Nootka Island, Vancouver IslandArt, British Columbia, Canada, Ferries, First Nations, Lighthouses, North America, Photos, Photos, Recreation, Tourism, Transportation, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

Facebook (FB) is a great place for finding lighthouse photos, and many marine related sites such as West Coast Fisherman are also a big help. Yesterday a man I had never met before posted the photos above and below. Please give many thanks to Gordon Tolman for the photos of the MV Uchuck III with a […]

Amphitrite Lighthouse

October 26, 2014Amphitrite, BC, Canada, Ghislain | Bonneau, lighthouse, litehouse, photosArt, Automation, British Columbia, Canada, Lighthouses, North America, Paintings, Photos, Photos, Tourism, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

Amphitrite Lighthouse is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is automated and closed to the public, but one can get close enough for photos. The photos above (all 80 of them) were taken by my friend Ghislain Bonneau, a west coast painter and photographer.

Mise Tales Forty-Five

September 14, 2014lighthouse, litehouseAnti-Automation, Art, Drawings, Environment, Equipment, Europe, Light, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouses, Tourism, Travel, Visitors, WildliferetlkprLeave 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 […]

Machias Seal Island Photos

August 22, 2014border dispute, Canada, lighthouse, litehouse, Machias Island, Maine, New Brunswick, Seal Island, USAAutomation, Canada, Coast Guard, Environment, Fishing, Government, History, Lighthouses, Maine, New Brunswick, Photos, Tourism, Travel, Visitors, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

Machias Seal Island is located on the East coast of Canada between New Brunswick and Maine. It is best known for its bird populations – especially puffins – and also for its ongoing border dispute between Canada and the USA. Thi taken s morning I was notified of a lovely photo album taken this month […]

Mise Tales Forty-Three

June 7, 2014anniversary, boat, British Columbia, contest, lighthouse, litehouse, photos, tours, Trinity HouseAdvertisement, Art, Boats, British Columbia, Coins, Coins, England, Foreign, Government, History, Information, Lighthouses, Photographs, Photos, Souvenirs, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

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

Dreams of Being a Lighthouse Keeper

May 15, 2014automation, lighthouse, litehouse, Trinity House, UKAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Automation, Bed & Breakfast, Construction, England, Europe, Foreign, Government, History, Ireland, Lighthouses, On The Job, Operators, Real Estate, Recreation, Reprint, Scotland, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, WalesretlkprLeave a Comment

For years past, adults and children of all ages had dreams of growing up to be an adventurous lighthouse keeper. That dream is slowly dimming as the world automates its lighthouses. The following article from The Guardian brings to our attention the dimming of the dream in the UK The lure of the lighthouse for […]

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 […]

A Lighthouse For Aircraft

April 29, 2014aircraft, lens, lighthouse, litehouseAutomation, Construction, Equipment, Europe, Foreign, France, History, Information, Lighthouses, Night Time, Tourism, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

What a beautiful lens! What a unique story. On Facebook the United States Lighthouse Society page shared a photo of the Brittany (Bretagne), France St. Mathieu lighthouse lens. It was borrowed from the Bretagne Phare St-Mathieu Facebook page. In French the page says: La saison démarre bien, j’ai déjà accueillit beaucoup de monde. Et qui dit nouvelle saison , […]

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