fog – Lighthouse Memories

Once Upon a Foggy Night . . .

March 21, 2014fishboat, fog, lighthouse, litehouse, nightAdult Memories, Audio, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, Equipment, Fishboats, Fishing, Foghorns, History, Information, Lighthouses, North America, On The Job, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

Imagine you are a lighthouse keeper on the graveyard shift on a foggy night. All you hear are the diesel engines running, the foghorn blowing at intervals. As you stare out into the gloomy mist you hear this sound. It is a boat, but what kind of boat? What kind of motor? Many old-timers will recognize […]

Removal of Foghorns on the BC Coast c. 2003

October 20, 2011Addenbroke, Egg, fog, foghorns, Ivory, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes, removalAdult Memories, Automation, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Equipment, Foghorns, History, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

The article below was written in 2003 by Sherrill Kitson, wife of the lightkeeper Rene Kitson, and herself a qualified lightkeeper at the time. This story will illustrate why lightkeepers, and not electronic sensors, are better weather observers. We can smell the fog, and many a mariner will back us up on that statement. Now, […]

Fishing in the Fog – Pulteney Point c. 1970s

September 26, 2011fishing, fog, foghorn, lighthouse, litehouse, Pulteney Point, recreation, TanskyAdult Memories, British Columbia, Equipment, Fishing, Foghorns, Lighthouses, On The Job, Recreation, Shipsretlkpr2 Comments

The following story came to mind when a friend of mine from Victoria made a comment on this website. The water on the Inside Passage called Queen Charlotte Strait is know for its enveloping fogs which cover all land and sea, sometimes for days at a a time. In the early 1970s I was stationed […]

A Return to Foghorns a Boon to Safety Even in Age of GPS

September 9, 2011automation, fog, foghorns, GPS, lighthouse, litehouse, navigationAutomation, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Equipment, Foghorns, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

A return to foghorns a boon to safety even in age of GPS by Glen Farrough, Vancouver Sun, September 08, 2011 It’s been roughly eight years since the Coast Guard silenced most of the foghorns on our coastal lighthouses, for a saving of $75,000 per year. The main reason used to justify this move was […]

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