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Mise Tales Twenty-Two

May 9, 2013Bed & Breakfast, CA, California, clay pot, lighthouse, litehouse, model, movie, OR, Oregon, Pinterest, USA, WA., WashingtonBed & Breakfast, California, Lighthouses, Oregon, Tourism, Travel, USA, WashingtonretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Lighthouse B&Bs let guests play keeper for a night Chris Wadsworth, special for USA TODAYJanuary 27, 2013 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Most lighthouses are automated, and most ships are guided by satellites, radar and computers today Many old lighthouses are finding new life as […]

Recycling Glass as Sea Glass aka Mermaids Tears

January 18, 2013beach, bottles, California, glass, lighthouse, litehouse, recycled, sand, tumbledBeachcombing, California, Environment, Equipment, Glass Balls, Hobbies, Information, Lighthouses, Recreation, USAretlkprLeave a Comment

A long time ago back in 1969 on my first lighthouse at Pulteney Point, we used to recycle glass bottles by taking them out in the boat or canoe, and breaking the washed glass bottle over the side of the boat and letting the fragments settle onto the ocean floor. It was not pollution […]

Legoland Lighthouses

October 17, 2012CA, California, LEGO, Legoland, lighthouse, litehouse, park, USAAdvertisement, California, Children, Construction, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouses, Models, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

Probably most of you have heard of Legoland Parks. Like the Disney parks, they seem to be all over the world, but the one I am going to speak about is Legoland Park California at 1 Legoland Drive, Carlsbad, California, 92008, USA I have mentioned Lego lighthouses as model kits before in posts, but in […]

Foghorns and the Changing Coastal Soundscape

April 27, 2012CA, California, diaphone, East Brother Island, Fanning, fog signal, foghorn, lighthouse, litehouse, USAAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Audio, Automation, Bed & Breakfast, Equipment, Fog, Foghorns, Lighthouses, On The Job, Operators, Radio, Ships & Shipping, Videos, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

Foghorns and the Changing Coastal Soundscape Technology and politics are changing the tune of the maritime chorus April 20, 2012 | 3:46 PM | By Craig Miller and with thanks to Climate Watch Read the full text version of this story at KQED’s QUEST site. (more photos – retlkpr) East Brother Island, with the 19th-century lighthouse on the left and fog signal […]

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