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Mise Tales Thirty-Six

March 13, 2014book review, CCGS, CG, children, Haida Gwaii, lighthouse, litehouse, night, photos, Snowy, videoAdult Memories, Books, Books, Books, British Columbia, Childhood Memories, Children, Coast Guard, Construction, Hobbies, Humour, Icebreakers, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Models, Photos, Photos, Ships, Toys, Videos, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. ***************************** [youtube url=”http://youtu.be/b3e7CDg8a3g”] Here is a great video taken on board the Coast Guard ship CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier as it services the mountain-top radio sites using the onboard helicopter. Great shots of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwai) and the old lighthouse […]

Book Review – Lighthouse Island Projects a Bleak Future

November 14, 2013book review, lighthouse, Lighthouse Island, litehouseArt, Books, Books, Lighthouses, Reprint, StoriesretlkprLeave a Comment

The new book by Paulette Jiles, Lighthouse Island, projects a bleak future for our piece of the planet. According to Liz Cook in this Kansas City Star book review: Paulette Jiles’ dystopic1 new novel, “Lighthouse Island,” projects a future that may hit a little close to home for area farmers and those dependent on their work: a […]

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 […]

About a Comment Received

July 29, 2012book, book review, comment, lighthouse, Lightkeeper's Menagerie, litehouse, websiteAdvertisement, Books, Books, Information, Lighthouses, StoriesretlkprLeave a Comment

A while ago I wrote a short review on a new book called the Lightkeeper’s Menagerie by Elinor DeWire. After the publication of the review, Elinor wrote in the Comments section of my website: This website is absolutely wonderful! I’ve been spending a lot of time on it of late reading all the posts and stories. […]

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