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Do You Have a Photo of Me Mid-1978?

November 29, 2011Alaska, BC, Canada, cruise ship, lighthouse, lightkeeper, litehouse, photo, Prince | Rupert, Rand | Grant, TripleAdult Memories, Boats, Cruise Ship, Humour, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, PhotosretlkprLeave a Comment

– 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 […]

My Rowboat On Langara Island

November 13, 2011Ed | Hartt, Jeannie, Langara, lighthouse, litehouse, misadventures, rowboatAdult Memories, Beachcombing, Boats, Childhood Memories, Equipment, Fishing, Incidents, Keepers, Old Website, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

by Jeannie (Hartt) Nielsen (daughter of Ed Hartt, Senior Keeper on Langara 1957 – 1963) My dad built me a 8 foot plywood rowboat on Langara. It was my pride and joy. I often rowed it in the “cut”. This was a sheltered cove where the supply workboat brought our groceries and fuel, and hooked […]

Don’t You Get Bored?

November 11, 2011bored, lighthouse, litehouse, play, workAdult Memories, Boats, Children, Fishing, Lighthouses, Medical, Medical Emergency, On The Job, RecreationretlkprLeave a Comment

You know those email jokes that go around saying things like: “How Old is Grandpa?“ And Grandpa replies, “I was born before television, penicillin, polio shots,frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees, and the pill. There were no credit cards, laser beams, or ball-point pens. Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, or clothes dryers, and man hadn’t yet walked on the moon, etc. . . .” ********************************* Now let’s switch to an isolated lighthouse in […]

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