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Where Bambi Goes Nothing Grows

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In 1969 when I came on my first lighthouse at Pulteney Point it was a three man station. I was the new man on shift so I got the night shift. One of the first things I noticed when I came on shift were the number of deer on the lawn, even at eleven o’clock […]

Aiding and Abetting* at Pulteney Point c. 1970

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* see Wikipedia for a definition One of our responsibilities as a lighthouse keeper was to assist mariners in distress. This was not a written rule. The written rule was to maintain the light and foghorn. There was one stipulation in our Rule Book where we could assist a mariner who ran out of gas […]

Not Beachcombing

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No, the title does not mean I have gone a wee bit balmy. This article is about finding things but not on the beach. It is also not really about lighthouses, but does take place on, or near a lighthouse where my wife Karen and I were first stationed. When I saw the photo below […]

Fishing in the Fog – Pulteney Point c. 1970s

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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 […]