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Not Beachcombing

January 9, 2012beachcombing, Finnish, glass bottles, homesteads, lighthouse, litehouse, Malcolm Island, not beachcombing, pulteney, Pulteney Point, searching, settlers, SointulaAdult Memories, Beachcombing, Equipment, Hobbies, Keepers, Lighthouses, Recreation, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

No, the title does not mean I have gone a wee bit balmy. This article is about finding things but not on the beach. It is also not really about lighthouses, but does take place on, or near a lighthouse where my wife Karen and I were first stationed. When I saw the photo below […]

Santa Claus Visits Lighthouses Too!

December 16, 2011helicopter, lighthouse, litehouse, reindeer, Santa, Santa Claus, ship, visitChildhood Memories, Children, Coast Guard, Old Website, On The Job, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

Besides the mail, the other most important event on the lighthouses was the arrival of Santa Claus! 1 One cannot imagine the excitement of the kids during the week before the scheduled Santa arrival. Depending on the station, this could take place anywhere from December 6th to December 18th. Couldn’t leave it much later otherwise […]

Reprint – Sentinels of Heritage Guide Philippine’s Progress, Light its Soul

September 1, 2011Faros, lighthouse, litehouse, PH, Philippines, restoration, SpanishAutomation, Coast Guard, Construction, Foreign, Government, History, Information, Lighthouses, Philippines, Reprint, Tourism, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

By Jerome AningPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 02:05:00 01/09/2011 MANILA, Philippines—The future of the “lonely sentinels of the sea”—as architectural historian Manuel Maximo Noche Lopez del Castillo calls the network of 19th-century lighthouses in the Philippines—is looking brighter with the much-improved finances of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). With an increased budget this year, the PCG […]