British Columbia – 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 […]

Mise Tales Forty-Three

June 7, 2014anniversary, boat, British Columbia, contest, lighthouse, litehouse, photos, tours, Trinity HouseAdvertisement, Art, Boats, British Columbia, Coins, Coins, England, Foreign, Government, History, Information, Lighthouses, Photographs, Photos, Souvenirs, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. As mentioned earlier on the front page of my website, any photos or cartoons, or short bits of information, when it is removed from the front page, will also be included again later in the next Misc Tales. That way you can keep track of […]

Book – The Nauticapedia List of British Columbia’s Floating Heritage (Volume 1)

April 11, 2014BC, boats, book, British Columbia, Canada, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Advertisement, Art, Boats, Books, Books, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, Fishboats, History, Information, Lifeboats, Rowboat, Ships & ShippingretlkprLeave a Comment

The Nauticapedia List of British Columbia’s Floating Heritage (Volume 1) – A new book by John M. MacFarlane 2014 This is a must have for all BC boat lovers. Click the photo for the webpage.

Mise Tales Thirty-Two

December 3, 2013BC, Bishop Rock, British Columbia, Cornwall, Georgetown Lighthouse, Guyana, helicopter, infographic, lighthouse, litehouse, Marriott hotel, NGS, Portugal, storm wave, tour, UK, underwater, water levelsConstruction, England, Europe, Foreign, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, News, Portugal, Reprint, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Click the image or use this link to see the National Geographic article If All the Ice Melted. **************************** Navigational Light to be Fixed Atop Marriott HotelMay 16, 2013 by KNEWS filed under news Port Georgetown Lighthouse, GuyanaThe Marriott Hotel […]

Something Even Better?

September 15, 2013AB, Alberta, BC, British Columbia, Fire Tower, lighthouse, litehouse, LookoutAlberta, Environment, Information, Lighthouses, On The Job, Operators, Tourism, Travel, Visitors, Weather, Wildlife, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

Something Even Better than working on a lighthouse? In an email with an ex British Columbia (BC) lighthouse keeper he mentioned that he was going to work in Alberta, Canada as a Fire Tower Lookout! What does that have to do with lighthouses? A lot from many people’s perspective! Both jobs have the isolation and romance […]

The West Coast Trail

September 5, 2013BC, British Columbia, Canada, Carmanah, hiking, Lifesaving Trail, lighthouse, litehouse, Pachena, trail, Vancouver Island, VI, West Coast TrailBeachcombing, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, Genealogy, Government, History, Information, Lighthouses, Maps, Recreation, Shipwrecks, Stories, Tourism, Travel, Videos, Visitors, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

The West Coast Trail is a 75 km (47 mi) long backpacking trail following the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was built in 1907 to facilitate the rescue of survivors of shipwrecks along the coast, part of the treacherous Graveyard of the Pacific. It is now part of Pacific […]

Mystery Lighthouse!

May 11, 2013BC, British Columbia, Canada, Lennard Island, lighthouse, litehouse, Tofino, Ucluelet, Vancouver IslandAdvertisement, Beachcombing, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, First Nations, Information, Light, Lighthouses, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

The photo above was in a website for a Canadian west coast (Vancouver Island, British Columbia) resort. This is the actual view from one of the rooms. I could just imagine being there myself and seeing the waves beat up against the lighthouse island as I relaxed in comfort within the resort. I even knew […]

Picture BC – a New Website

May 5, 2013BC, British Columbia, lighthouse, litehouse, tourism, UBCM, videoAdvertisement, Beachcombing, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, Fishing, Government, Information, Lighthouses, Maps, North America, Photos, Recreation, Tourism, Transportation, Travel, Videos, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

My website here is about British Columbia (BC) lighthouses and the environment surrounding them. Just recently a good friend sent me an email to a website called Picture BC, a delightful photo and video tour of the province of British Columbia, Canada – as beautiful now as when it was created in 2008. According to […]

Lighthouse History – 51 (1927-02-04 – 1927-06-29)

December 22, 20121927, Active Pass, Amphitrite, BC, British Columbia, Canada, fire, history, Lennard, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Coast Guard, Construction, Foghorns, History, Information, Keepers, Lifeboats, Lifeboats, Lighthouses, Newspapers, Search & Rescueretlkpr

The following extracts taken from early Victoria, British Columbia (BC) newspapers are credited to Leona Taylor for her excellent work in indexing the papers. Full information can be found here: ”Index of Historical Victoria Newspapers“, 2007-09. Please Note: December 20, 2012 – I am continuing the series with this Lighthouse History #51 because the newspapers have now been indexed up […]

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