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Reprint – In the Sanctuary of the White Bear

November 20, 2013Kermode bear, lighthouse, litehouse, nature, sanctuary, spirit bear, tourism, travel, white bearBeachcombing, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, First Nations, Foreign, Lighthouses, Recreation, Reprint, Tourism, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

A rare white ‘spirit bear’ in the BC temperate rainforest. Photo: Ian McAllister / pacificwild.org. [su_quote cite=”To many who live here, this singular being is an emblem of the sacredness of the rain coast and its vulnerability. “][/su_quote] In the sanctuary of the White Bear by Canadian Poet Lorna Crozier 17th November 2013 Poet Lorna […]

Mise Tales Twenty-Eight

October 22, 2013CCW, CW, Great Bear Rainforest, Lennard Island, lighthouse, litehouse, movie, National Geographic, photos, rotation, spirit bear, The Lovely Bones, Tofino, tourism, travelAdvertisement, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, First Nations, Fishing, Game, Lighthouses, Oil Spills, Photos, Recreation, Tourism, Travel, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Has anyone seen the movie released in 2009 entitled The Lovely Bones? It features a fictitious lighthouse marking the entrance way to heaven in a thoroughly entertaining film. “Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family […]

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 […]

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 […]

My Philippine Lighthouses

February 1, 2013Faros, lighthouse, litehouse, modern, old, PH, Philippines, restoration, Spanish, tourismAnti-Automation, Automation, Coast Guard, Construction, Equipment, Foreign, Government, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, Philippines, Shipwrecks, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

As most of you know I am living in the Philippines now. There are lighthouses in the Philippines, and some of the ancient structures are being rebuilt as historical monuments by the Coast Guard. As far as I know there are no manned lighthouses here. Most of the lighthouses are automated beacons of low […]

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