Boat Bluff – Lighthouse Memories

New Lighthouse Photos of Boat Bluff Lighthouse

May 13, 2015Boat Bluff, David F. Pearce, lighthouse, lightstation, litehouse, newArt, British Columbia, Canada, Light, Lighthouses, North America, Photographs, PhotosretlkprLeave a Comment

The following photos were sent to me by David F. Pearce for publication here. Please respect his copyright. You may download the photos for your own photo collection, but they are NOT to be reposted to another website. Thanks – retlkpr Click on the photos for a larger version.

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 […]

Illness at Boat Bluff Lighthouse 1970s

May 3, 20121970s, baby, Boat Bluff, emergency, illness, lighthouse, litehouse, travelAdult Memories, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, Children, Coast Guard, Communication, First Nations, Helicopters, Keepers, Lighthouses, Medical, Medical Emergency, Old Website, On The Job, Seaplanes, Storms, Transportation, Travel, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

The following memory was passed on to me by Margit Losel. It happened during their time at Boat Bluff in the years 1977 – 1980. They were lucky! They were able to get off and on the lighthouse. Some stations were too isolated for this method to work. – retlkpr ************************* We were living on […]

Weather Reporting at Boat Bluff c. 2004

April 25, 2012automated, automatic, Boat Bluff, Central Coast, Inside Passage, Internet, lighthouse, litehouse, Mike | Higgins, weather reports, WXAutomation, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Communication, Equipment, Government, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Radio, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

The Lightkeeper – many years ago he had no contact with anyone – now the whole world can communicate with him and through him! Around 2004 the Canadian government decided to limit the weather report information put out by the lighthouse keepers to a very restricted set of criteria. Wind detecting devices (anemometers) were removed, pressure […]

Derrick Operation at Boat Bluff c. 2004

April 18, 2012BC, boat, Boat Bluff, British Columbia, derrick, hoisting, lighthouse, litehouse, suppliesBritish Columbia, Coast Guard, Construction, Equipment, Fishing, Groceries & Mail, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Photos, Recreation, Search & Rescue, WorkboatsretlkprLeave a Comment

The derrick is another lifting device used on stations that do not have a rock in the sea for a highline and where seas were also relatively calm. It was used like the highline to lift and lower items to and from the work boats or lower the keeper’s boat or station boat in and […]

Memories of Boat Bluff c. 1980s

September 10, 2011Boat Bluff, humour, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Humour, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Recreation, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

– Ray MacKenzie (Assistant Keeper on Boat Bluff 1982 – 1986) My wife Petra and myself and our dog Butch arrived on Boat Bluff Lightstation on the 2nd day of October, 1982 aboard the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker “CCGS Wolfe”, having been picked up in Port Hardy by Capt. Mellis on the CCGS WOLFE whilst it […]

Illness at Boat Bluff – c. 1970s

August 24, 2011BC, Boat Bluff, British Columbia, doctor, Dryad Point, emergency, hospital, lighthouse, litehouse, medicalLighthouses, Medical, Medical Emergency, Old WebsiteretlkprLeave a Comment

The following memory was passed on to me by Margit Losel. It happened during their time at Boat Bluff in the years 1977 – 1980. They were lucky! They were able to get off and on the lighthouse. Some stations were too isolated for this method to work. – JAC ********************************* We were living on […]

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