The Lighthouse Gazette

Grindle Point Lighthouse was originally built in 1851. Made of brick, the square shaped tower is white with black trim. The light was deactivated in 1934, but reactivated again in 1987.
The town of Islesboro owns the lighthouse and the buildings surrounding it. The keeper’s house is the Sailor’s Memorial Museum. The lighthouse is located on the west side of Islesboro […]

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A new 84-foot wooden walkway leading out to the foundation of the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse was dedicated Sunday October 22nd.
Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse (FPHL) volunteers, Kaye and Pat Heffernan, donated $16,000 for the project. The new walkway was reconstructed in September by Ricci Construction Company of Portsmouth, NH, who also restored New Hampshire’s White Island Lighthouse last year. The money […]

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We have a new look here at the Lighthouse Gazette!
This changed happened for several reasons, but the main reason is that we were hacked. I am now using WordPress, which is a lot more secure than the other blogging software that I used.
You will notice that all previous posts have been lost, thanks to the hacker. […]

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