Boats – Lighthouse Memories

Refuelling a Lighthouse

September 23, 2014diesel, Facebook, helicopter, hovercraft, Ivory Island, lighthouse, litehouse, refuelling, Scarlett Point, shipAdult Memories, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, Environment, Equipment, Helicopters, Hovercraft, Icebreakers, Keepers, Lighthouses, On The Job, WorkboatsretlkprLeave a Comment

British Columbia (BC) lighthouses mostly have diesel generators unless they are close enough to a large town or city to allow a power cable to run to them. So how does one refuel a lighthouse as most of them are sitting fairly high above the water line and very distant from a local gas station? Well, thanks to […]

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

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 Misc Tales. That way you can keep track of […]

Book – The Nauticapedia List of British Columbia’s Floating Heritage (Volume 1)

April 11, 2014BC, boats, book, British Columbia, Canada, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Advertisement, Art, Boats, Books, Books, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, Fishboats, History, Information, Lifeboats, Rowboat, Ships & ShippingretlkprLeave a Comment

The Nauticapedia List of British Columbia’s Floating Heritage (Volume 1) – A new book by John M. MacFarlane 2014 This is a must have for all BC boat lovers. Click the photo for the webpage.

Mise Tales Thirty-Seven

March 23, 2014CCGS, CG, lighthouse, litehouse, lyrics, song, USLS, vacation, video, VimeoBed & Breakfast, Boats, British Columbia, Construction, Information, Ships, Tourism, Travel, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. *****************************

Once Upon a Foggy Night . . .

March 21, 2014fishboat, fog, lighthouse, litehouse, nightAdult Memories, Audio, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, Equipment, Fishboats, Fishing, Foghorns, History, Information, Lighthouses, North America, On The Job, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

Imagine you are a lighthouse keeper on the graveyard shift on a foggy night. All you hear are the diesel engines running, the foghorn blowing at intervals. As you stare out into the gloomy mist you hear this sound. It is a boat, but what kind of boat? What kind of motor? Many old-timers will recognize […]

Animated Map of Global Wind Conditions

January 19, 2014lighthouse, litehouse, weather, winds, worldwideAircraft, Boats, Environment, Equipment, Information, Lighthouses, Weather, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

One of the duties of a lighthouse keeper is the reporting of the weather for the boats, aircraft and also for forecasting. One of the things reported is the wind speed. From all around the world the wind speed is recorded and reported from countless weather stations. Below are two screenshots of a new webpage […]

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 […]

Columbia III – Another Mission Boat, Another Missionary

November 20, 2012Anglican Church, BC, coast, Columbia III, Indian villages, isolated, kayaking, lighthouse, litehouse, logging camps, mission boatAdult Memories, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, First Nations, History, Information, Lighthouses, Medical, Medical Emergency, Mission Boats, Recreation, Reprint, Seaplanes, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

On October 14, 2011 I wrote the article Thomas Crosby V – One of the “Bookboats” which described the church mission boat from the United Church of Canada. Now, a good friend Carol Jeffrey found a reference to a new mission boat, the Columbia III which worked for the Columbia Coast Mission from the Anglican […]

Tides

October 11, 2012BC, British Columbia, Canada, coast, England, extremes, high, lighthouse, litehouse, low, Michael | Martin, photographer, tidesAdult Memories, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, England, Equipment, Groceries & Mail, Information, Lighthouses, Photos, Recreation, Reprint, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

One of the reasons for the establishment of a lighthouse is to mark the dangers from the effect of extreme tides (low and high) on surrounding lands, islands, waterways, and beaches. Look at the photo on the left of my old lighthouse at McInnes Island at low tide (click for a larger version). We can […]

A Lighthouse Novel for Young Adults by Nell Wise Wechter

August 27, 2012book review, books, lighthouse, litehouse, Wechter, young adultsAdvertisement, Boats, Books, Books, Books, Children, Christmas, Hero/Heroine, History, Light, Lighthouses, North Carolina, Shipwrecks, Stories, Submarines, USA, WW2retlkprLeave a Comment

Two children’s books by the same author came across my desk today. Both books are available in paperback and in an omnibus e-book collection. The author is Nell Wise Wechter,1 a native of the Carolina Coast. She wrote the young adult novel Taffy of Torpedo Junction and Teach’s Light. Click the links for book reviews from […]

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