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Mise Tales Forty

April 23, 2014blog, Canada, Canadian, Coast Guard, hovercraft, lighthouse, litehouse, lyrics, movie, photos, religion, videoAdvertisement, Art, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, History, Hovercraft, Jewellery, Lighthouses, Movies, Photographs, Photos, Real Estate, Recreation, Tourism, Transportation, Travel, Videos, Videos, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. As mentioned earlier on the front page of my website, any photos or cartoons, or short bits of information, when it is removed from the front page, will also be included again later in the next Misc Tales. That way you can keep track of […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Nine

April 9, 2014Boston Harbour, Enduring Lights, for sale, history, lighthouse, litehouse, SOLD, Split Rock, tsunami, USA, video, wave simulationAdvertisement, Art, Automation, Bed & Breakfast, Construction, Earthquake, History, Information, Lighthouses, News, Real Estate, Tsunami, USA, Videos, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. As mentioned earlier on the front page of my website, any photos or cartoons, or short information will also be included again later in the next Misc Tales when it is removed from the front page. That way you can keep track of […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Eight

March 29, 2014Canada, lighthouse, litehouse, night, ocean, photo, photos, song, videoAdult Memories, Audio, Canada, Lighthouses, Ontario, Photographs, Photos, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

Mise Tales Thirty-Seven

March 23, 2014CCGS, CG, lighthouse, litehouse, lyrics, song, USLS, vacation, video, VimeoBed & Breakfast, Boats, British Columbia, Construction, Information, Ships, Tourism, Travel, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. *****************************

Mise Tales Thirty-Six

March 13, 2014book review, CCGS, CG, children, Haida Gwaii, lighthouse, litehouse, night, photos, Snowy, videoAdult Memories, Books, Books, Books, British Columbia, Childhood Memories, Children, Coast Guard, Construction, Hobbies, Humour, Icebreakers, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Models, Photos, Photos, Ships, Toys, Videos, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. ***************************** [youtube url=”http://youtu.be/b3e7CDg8a3g”] Here is a great video taken on board the Coast Guard ship CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier as it services the mountain-top radio sites using the onboard helicopter. Great shots of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwai) and the old lighthouse […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Five

January 21, 2014BC, crash, gallery, Heritage lighthouse, John McCormick, lighthouse, Lighthouses, litehouse, medevac, Michigan, Ottawa, photo, photos, storm, USA, video, Wales, yachtCoast Guard, Communication, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, Humour, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, On The Job, Reprint, Search & Rescue, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. January 07, 2014 – People watch and photograph enormous waves as they break, on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, Monday Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Ben Birchall) . . . more [private] LONDON — What used to be Winter Storm Hercules has moved […]

Vanishings – The Missing Lighthouse Keepers

January 10, 2014lighthouse, lightkeepers, litehouse, missing, story, tale, video, YoutubeCommunication, England, History, Incidents, Lighthouses, On The Job, Operators, Radio, Stories, Storms, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

These two tales on Youtube were brought to my attention. Quite the mystery!

Mise Tales Thirty-Four

January 8, 2014Aniva Rock, automated, Cambridge in Colour, Costa Concordia, graphic, lighthouse, litehouse, nuclear, overfishing, photos, Russia, The SArt of assassin's Creed IV:Black Flag, unmanned, video, websiteAdvertisement, Anti-Automation, Art, England, Environment, Equipment, History, Information, Italy, Light, Lighthouses, News, On The Job, Operators, Photos, Stories, Tourism, Travel, Videos, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Jaw-dropping animated video on overfishing… It’s time for change! **************************** The Costa Concordia rests on its side on the morning of January 14, 2012 (click for larger photo) Yes, it is a photo of the Costa Concordia, aground on the rocks, but […]

What a Nice Christmas Present

December 25, 2013Colin | Toner, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes Island, videoAdult Memories, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Environment, Equipment, Helicopters, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, On The Job, Storms, Travel, Videos, Videos, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

What a nice surprise! Today on Facebook the lighthouse keeper, Colin Toner, who is residing at my old workplace at McInnes Island posted a fantastic video of the lighthouse. Please watch in full screen to get the full effect. Watch as the MBB105 helicopter approaches the island in the rain. You can see the rain […]

Reprint – Ocean Requiem

August 8, 2013film, lighthouse, litehouse, Ocean Requiem, oceans, protect, videoAdvertisement, Anti-Automation, Art, Environment, Fishing, Information, Movies, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

Please take a look at this short video called Ocean Requiem Amazing short film shows why we must protect our oceans It is hosted on the TreeHugger website and is well worth watching, especially in full screen mode. A quote from the website: Ocean Requiem is a short film by Howard Hall, with original music by Alan Williams. […]

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