Ferries – 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 […]

Cruising the Inside Passage

September 13, 2014BC, BC Ferries, British Columbia, Inside Passage, lighthouse, litehouse, Northern ExplorerAlaska, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, Ferries, Lighthouses, North America, Travel, USAretlkprLeave a Comment

Many of the British Columbia lighthouses, manned and unmanned, are along BC’s world-famous Inside Passage. Today I came across a new story on the Internet about this fabulous trip and it is onboard the new BC Ferries vessel vessel MV Northern Expedition (aka NorEx). MV Northern Expedition The article is called Cruising the Inside Passage from explore […]

Inside Passage Ferry Trip to Visit Some of the Lighthouses

September 27, 2013BC, BC Ferries, Boat Bluff, ferries, Inside Passage, lighthouse, litehouse, Scarlett Point, tourism, tripAdvertisement, Anti-Automation, Automation, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, Ferries, First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Information, Lighthouses, Maps, Photos, Recreation, Tourism, Travel, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

The idea for this story came from an article in the Vancouver Sun newspaper. I asked for permission to reprint it here for all to see, and they said I would have to pay them. This was an article about the Inside Passage ferry trip with mention of a couple of lighthouses – very few […]

“MV Queen of Prince Rupert” Aground in Gunboat Pass 1982

May 24, 2012accident, aground, BC Ferries, ferrry, keepers, lighthouse, litehouse, navigational exercise, Queen of Prince Rupert, Queen of the North, sunkAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, British Columbia, Communication, Ferries, In Memorium, Incidents, Keepers, Lighthouses, News, Old Website, On The Job, Radio, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

“MV Queen of Prince Rupert” Aground in Gunboat Pass August 25, 1982 Before you read the story, I must fill in a few details. My wife Karen and I were on McInnes Island lighthouse at the time of the incident. A week before the incident below we picked up the voice of the lightkeeper Henry Bergen at […]

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