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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]