Episode 42 - Christmastime at Lighthouses

100:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,840Hi everyone, I'm Emily.200:00:01,840 --> 00:00:02,800And I'm Vince.300:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,600And this is the Lighthouse Lowdown.400:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,640Christmas Day Edition.500:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,640Christmas Day, how about that new logo?600:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,560Yeah, happy holidays everybody.700:00:18,560 --> 00:00:19,840We do have a new logo.800:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,480Most of you can't see it because we're a podcast.900:00:23,680 --> 00:00:24,640But it's pretty cool.1000:00:24,640 --> 00:00:32,000So instead of a history buoy, just going to say happy holidays.1100:00:32,000 --> 00:00:37,120Hope everyone has a good Christmas Day and anything else you're celebrating this time of year.1200:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,960And we're going to announce the winner of our giveaway.1300:00:40,960 --> 00:00:45,520And instead of shouting it out here to the whole world on our podcast,1400:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,040the winner will get an email.1500:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,600And if they're comfortable, they can let us know if they're all right with us sharing,1600:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,080or if they have a picture of the Tumblr or...1700:00:54,080 --> 00:00:54,640Oh yeah.1800:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,160If not, that's totally cool.1900:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,280But check your e-ball.2000:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,520Just announcing that the giveaway is over and we have selected a winner.2100:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,680So check your inbox and make sure you check your spam folder as well.2200:01:07,680 --> 00:01:12,640Because when I signed up for our own emails, it went to my spam folder.2300:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,960So just keep that in mind.2400:01:14,960 --> 00:01:15,840It may be there.2500:01:15,840 --> 00:01:16,480Yeah.2600:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,880Apparently that's where our emails like to nestle.2700:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,080We do have a new logo though.2800:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,120I gotta shout it out.2900:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,360Emily made it herself.3000:01:23,360 --> 00:01:24,000Pretty neat.3100:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,440Drew it in Procreate.3200:01:25,440 --> 00:01:26,880Shout out to Procreate.3300:01:27,440 --> 00:01:28,400Yeah, we have a new logo.3400:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,080You can head to our Instagram or our YouTube to take a look at it.3500:01:32,080 --> 00:01:33,120I think it's pretty cool.3600:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,440It's on our very first piece of swag.3700:01:35,440 --> 00:01:39,120I chose blue because one, I like it.3800:01:39,120 --> 00:01:43,280And two, you're unlikely to see a lighthouse in that color.3900:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,040And so we can't possibly be copying any sort of lighthouse.4000:01:47,840 --> 00:01:48,160Nice.4100:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,800It's our own lighthouse lowdown lighthouse.4200:01:51,360 --> 00:01:51,840Very good.4300:01:51,840 --> 00:01:56,000So our episode today is going to be super jolly, hopefully super short,4400:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,960but just a little pick me up, something fun.4500:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,760And if anyone lives near the lighthouses I talked about today,4600:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,680you can look forward to these things around the Christmas season4700:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,800because we're doing Christmas time at lighthouses.4800:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,800Thank you.4900:02:10,800 --> 00:02:11,520Thank you.5000:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,960I actually chose lighthouses that we have already covered this year.5100:02:14,960 --> 00:02:19,200So if there's any particular lighthouse you liked throughout this year,5200:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,440I may be covering it Christmas time.5300:02:21,440 --> 00:02:22,640Christmas edition.5400:02:22,640 --> 00:02:25,680So we're just doing a survey of lighthouses that we've talked about.5500:02:25,680 --> 00:02:26,560So how it's happening.5600:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,320I'm doing Christmas time at lighthouses that we've covered this year.5700:02:30,320 --> 00:02:30,820Okay, cool.5800:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,720The first one that I'm going to cover is Nosset Lighthouse.5900:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,680They have a little tradition that they do every year and it's less of a public event.6000:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,760It's like volunteer run and by the Nosset Light Preservation Society,6100:02:45,760 --> 00:02:50,240but spectators are allowed and you can come and watch this whole spectacle unfold.6200:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,400So it's the annual hanging of the Christmas wreath.6300:02:54,400 --> 00:02:59,360Pull up a picture of Nosset Light there with the Christmas wreath that it has every year.6400:02:59,360 --> 00:03:00,800We know Nosset Light.6500:03:00,800 --> 00:03:01,680Yeah.6600:03:01,680 --> 00:03:02,400Losset Night.6700:03:04,320 --> 00:03:05,920This coffee is delicious.6800:03:05,920 --> 00:03:07,920This is our friend Captain Cecil, right?6900:03:07,920 --> 00:03:12,800Yes, Captain Cecil's Coffee is based here in Eastham, I think.7000:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,560And, or is it East Ham?7100:03:14,560 --> 00:03:15,600I'm going to say Eastham.7200:03:15,600 --> 00:03:16,320Now I can't remember.7300:03:16,320 --> 00:03:22,800I'm pretty sure I remember saying that normally you would say Eastham and now it's actually Eastham.7400:03:23,520 --> 00:03:23,760Well.7500:03:25,200 --> 00:03:25,680Whatever.7600:03:28,160 --> 00:03:33,120So this wreath is now called the David M. Gray Christmas Wreath.7700:03:33,840 --> 00:03:40,800It's in honor of the president of the Nosset Light Preservation Society who has now passed.7800:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,880So now it's like a memorial kind of thing.7900:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,400And they started calling it that in 2017.8000:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,600He was president until 2013 and then retired.8100:03:49,600 --> 00:03:55,120And to honor how much he did for the light, the board of directors of NLPS voted unanimously8200:03:55,120 --> 00:03:56,240to name the wreath after him.8300:03:56,240 --> 00:04:00,560So they have had this tradition for around 20 years.8400:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,680So only recently did they start naming it after somebody.8500:04:04,320 --> 00:04:05,040That's nice.8600:04:05,040 --> 00:04:05,920Yeah, they do.8700:04:05,920 --> 00:04:06,720They do an event.8800:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,600So this year it was 10 a.m. of December 2nd.8900:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,200They had to postpone it, I think, just a little bit for inclement weather.9000:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,200It looked pretty foggy there.9100:04:15,200 --> 00:04:16,720They hoisted it from the gallery.9200:04:16,720 --> 00:04:21,600So they have I think it was three tethers that they pull up from the gallery and then9300:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,840secure the wreath from the top and the bottom of the lighthouse.9400:04:25,840 --> 00:04:27,040So it kind of wraps around.9500:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,080It looks like a table going on.9600:04:28,080 --> 00:04:29,040Yeah, I think they're ropes.9700:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,400Pretty extreme.9800:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,240They only last, I think, two months.9900:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,160So they don't worry too much about the integrity of the tethers.10000:04:36,160 --> 00:04:36,400Cool.10100:04:36,400 --> 00:04:37,200Looks nice.10200:04:37,200 --> 00:04:42,320It's funny because in pictures you look at it and it looks like not a very big wreath.10300:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,960You know, it's just kind of it's not very big compared to the height of the lighthouse.10400:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,800It's got a good scale to the lighthouse size.10500:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,040So this wreath is actually six feet tall.10600:04:53,040 --> 00:04:53,760Oh, my God.10700:04:53,760 --> 00:05:00,000I put up a little picture of them working on lifting it up onto the side of the lighthouse.10800:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,440This was on December 2nd.10900:05:01,440 --> 00:05:02,480So this was this year.11000:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,600Had a lot of they said they had a good turnout for volunteers.11100:05:05,600 --> 00:05:11,520I talked to Susan Abbott, who is the vice president of the Nosset Light Preservation Society.11200:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,240And so she told me a lot about this wreath.11300:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,280She said it's real.11400:05:15,280 --> 00:05:19,840So they make it every year and normally they have to get a new bow.11500:05:19,840 --> 00:05:20,720Hang on one second.11600:05:20,720 --> 00:05:21,600I like that bow.11700:05:21,600 --> 00:05:22,880It's a big old bow.11800:05:22,880 --> 00:05:30,400Yeah, she said they feel this year that they found a terrific bow supplier from Christmas Designers.com.11900:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,960And it's the biggest bow they could find at 36 inches.12000:05:32,960 --> 00:05:33,600Shout out.12100:05:33,600 --> 00:05:33,920Yeah.12200:05:33,920 --> 00:05:38,320So she's hoping that they'll be able to reuse this year's bow depending on how it holds up,12300:05:38,320 --> 00:05:43,200because this is not like a tender area for weather.12400:05:44,400 --> 00:05:45,760This bow is going to go through some.12500:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,160Yeah, some lighthouse stuff.12600:05:48,160 --> 00:05:48,400Yeah.12700:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,880So they're hoping they can reuse it, but we'll see.12800:05:50,880 --> 00:05:51,360That's cool.12900:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,400I don't even know how a real wreath is made.13000:05:54,400 --> 00:05:55,440I think so.13100:05:55,440 --> 00:06:00,160She said it's made with heavy wire or heavy wire frame.13200:06:00,160 --> 00:06:06,560And then the natural wreath part comes from a local farm that sells trees and wreaths in the wintertime.13300:06:06,560 --> 00:06:07,600OK, so they make it.13400:06:07,600 --> 00:06:13,600Yeah, so I bet it's just kind of like woven through this wire frame and fluffed up and whatnot.13500:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,680Some evergreen material.13600:06:15,680 --> 00:06:16,480Yeah.13700:06:16,480 --> 00:06:17,040That's cool.13800:06:17,040 --> 00:06:18,080Six feet tall.13900:06:18,080 --> 00:06:18,640Six feet tall.14000:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,000Three foot bow.14100:06:20,000 --> 00:06:20,480Yeah.14200:06:20,480 --> 00:06:21,120Impressive.14300:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,440She doesn't know the exact weight of it, but.14400:06:23,440 --> 00:06:23,920Heavy.14500:06:23,920 --> 00:06:24,420Yeah.14600:06:26,240 --> 00:06:27,120That's really cool.14700:06:27,120 --> 00:06:27,840I'm glad they do that.14800:06:27,840 --> 00:06:30,160And it's a big ceremony, it sounds like.14900:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,560Yeah, it's like, yeah, you can come and watch.15000:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,400And there's a lot of volunteers that participate.15100:06:35,120 --> 00:06:36,320Captain Cecil's Coffee.15200:06:36,960 --> 00:06:38,880He participated in.15300:06:39,600 --> 00:06:40,720The captain himself.15400:06:40,720 --> 00:06:40,960Yeah.15500:06:40,960 --> 00:06:41,600Very nice.15600:06:41,600 --> 00:06:42,100Cappy.15700:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,560So, yeah, that's Nosset Lighthouse at Christmas time.15800:06:49,360 --> 00:06:54,560The next one we're going to talk about is Montauk Point Lighthouse.15900:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,080They have a fantastic Christmas time.16000:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,680So usually it's the first Saturday after Thanksgiving at 4 p.m.16100:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,120They post about it on their Instagram.16200:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,120Montauk Point has a very active Instagram.16300:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,080So if you're into lighthouses and you should be because you're listening to us,16400:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,560then you should go follow them on Instagram.16500:07:10,560 --> 00:07:15,280But the first Saturday they have free hot chocolate courtesy of Hampton's Coffee.16600:07:15,280 --> 00:07:16,320Damn, we missed it.16700:07:16,320 --> 00:07:16,820I know.16800:07:17,520 --> 00:07:18,560We don't live there.16900:07:18,560 --> 00:07:25,120They do a sing along holiday music by Sarah Conway and the Playful Souls Band, I would presume.17000:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,400I was going to look up some of their songs, but you know, time just keeps on ticking.17100:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,880Each year they also name an honoree for the event.17200:07:32,880 --> 00:07:39,520And this year was Admiral in quotes, Ed Mitchell's, I think his name is.17300:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,880Maybe it's M-I-C-H-E-L-S.17400:07:42,880 --> 00:07:44,880Sounds like Mitchell's.17500:07:44,880 --> 00:07:45,680Mitchell's?17600:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,440There's no T in there, huh?17700:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,760No, and no A, so it can't be Michael's.17800:07:49,760 --> 00:07:54,080But he was he was listed as a Montauk Harbor legend.17900:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,240So I looked a little bit more into him.18000:07:56,240 --> 00:08:03,520He served at the Montauk Coast Guard Station and worked as Master Chief Petty Officer from 1973.18100:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,200This was according to his LinkedIn.18200:08:05,200 --> 00:08:06,320So he is on LinkedIn.18300:08:06,320 --> 00:08:07,120Let's go.18400:08:07,120 --> 00:08:14,320He was hired as a harbor master in 1993 and promoted to the Chief of the Army.18500:08:14,320 --> 00:08:19,760And since then, he has been working hard to make CPR and AED training certification and18600:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,680equipment available to all in the community.18700:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,720And I'm sure he did a bunch of other stuff, but it was hard to find.18800:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,560That's a nice caption.18900:08:26,560 --> 00:08:33,280Yeah, but apparently he's very well loved in the community and this honor was well deserved.19000:08:33,280 --> 00:08:34,000That's cool.19100:08:34,000 --> 00:08:35,280So he's on LinkedIn.19200:08:35,280 --> 00:08:35,840Yeah.19300:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,280I wonder if he's a follower of the Lighthouse Lowdown on LinkedIn.19400:08:39,280 --> 00:08:40,160I don't know.19500:08:40,160 --> 00:08:40,880I don't know.19600:08:40,880 --> 00:08:45,200I wonder if he's a follower of the Lighthouse Lowdown on LinkedIn.19700:08:45,200 --> 00:08:46,240It's unlikely.19800:08:46,240 --> 00:08:47,200We'll have to connect with him.19900:08:47,200 --> 00:08:51,920Yeah, I think we should, especially since we're shouting him out on the pod.20000:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,960After dark at this event, the lighthouse is lit.20100:08:56,960 --> 00:08:58,800And I think it's at like 6 p.m.20200:08:58,800 --> 00:09:03,200But all edges of the lighthouse and Keepers Cottage are lined in lights.20300:09:03,200 --> 00:09:04,400Oh, that's really cool.20400:09:04,400 --> 00:09:11,200And that includes the lantern room and the red brown band that Montauk Point has.20500:09:11,200 --> 00:09:12,080Red brown?20600:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,960It's like a brownish red.20700:09:14,960 --> 00:09:15,680Reddish brown.20800:09:16,560 --> 00:09:17,060Nice.20900:09:18,400 --> 00:09:19,440It looks cool.21000:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,040Yeah, all the windows.21100:09:21,040 --> 00:09:22,480They surround all the windows.21200:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,400They have a big lit up Christmas wreath.21300:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,920So yeah, even the path to the lighthouse is lit up with lights.21400:09:29,920 --> 00:09:30,480It's nice.21500:09:30,480 --> 00:09:30,960It's crazy.21600:09:30,960 --> 00:09:32,240They go all out.21700:09:32,240 --> 00:09:33,840I feel like I've seen this one before.21800:09:33,840 --> 00:09:34,000Yeah.21900:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,360We talked about this maybe last year.22000:09:35,360 --> 00:09:36,320We talked about this.22100:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,520We did talk about this on our Montauk Point episode.22200:09:39,520 --> 00:09:44,240Or at the end, I shouted out, I put up a picture of Montauk Point in the Christmas time22300:09:44,240 --> 00:09:45,200because it was very exciting.22400:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,960I'm pretty sure it was like not even close to Christmas time.22500:09:49,680 --> 00:09:50,880But yeah, that's Montauk Point.22600:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,600The event is free, but you can donate.22700:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,400Donations are encouraged whenever you go and visit.22800:09:56,400 --> 00:10:00,880And the Sunday after that Saturday at 2 p.m., you can bring your kids to meet Santa22900:10:00,880 --> 00:10:02,640and enjoy more hot chocolate.23000:10:02,640 --> 00:10:03,120Nice.23100:10:03,120 --> 00:10:03,600Yeah.23200:10:03,600 --> 00:10:04,400That's awesome.23300:10:04,400 --> 00:10:05,840I like free lighthouse events.23400:10:06,400 --> 00:10:06,900Yeah.23500:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,640If you have time for time for one more.23600:10:12,640 --> 00:10:13,120I think so.23700:10:13,120 --> 00:10:13,760More coverage.23800:10:16,720 --> 00:10:21,920The screen is a lot brighter on our logo than that nice sunset image.23900:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,880Next one I'm going to cover is St. Augustine Lighthouse.24000:10:24,880 --> 00:10:26,160So this is the one that you did.24100:10:26,160 --> 00:10:26,960Let's go.24200:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,160Pretty recently, actually.24300:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,040St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in the United States.24400:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,680They go all out for Christmas time.24500:10:33,680 --> 00:10:35,040It's not just the lighthouse.24600:10:35,040 --> 00:10:39,040This is like the lighthouse is part of an event for the city that goes on.24700:10:39,040 --> 00:10:39,520Really?24800:10:39,520 --> 00:10:40,240Yeah, it's wild.24900:10:40,240 --> 00:10:41,280I'll talk about it.25000:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,080But very little decorating happens on the tower itself.25100:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,360They have like some garland and lights going on around the gallery.25200:10:47,360 --> 00:10:54,960But the grounds are just like totally transformed in their event tides, tidings and trees.25300:10:55,680 --> 00:10:57,120Wait, was this one that I covered?25400:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,120Yeah, you mentioned this one.25500:10:59,120 --> 00:11:00,400I forgot her name.25600:11:00,400 --> 00:11:01,440The contact that I made.25700:11:02,000 --> 00:11:02,960She was super nice.25800:11:02,960 --> 00:11:07,440So this event goes on from November 22 to January 21.25900:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,080So you have a lot of time to check out this event.26000:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,920It's part of the Knights of Lights, which is a St. Augustine tradition.26100:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,720I don't know how long it's been going on, but it's very exciting.26200:11:17,760 --> 00:11:18,400A little picture.26300:11:18,400 --> 00:11:19,120That is cool.26400:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,640It's a really nice photo of the lighthouse during Christmas time.26500:11:23,360 --> 00:11:28,160But the lighthouse itself, I think this year it's called Lighthouse Illuminations or something.26600:11:28,160 --> 00:11:29,920Maybe it's the company that does it.26700:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,520But they have 20 different Christmas trees spread out over the ground.26800:11:33,520 --> 00:11:38,080So it's like a Christmas tree hunt that you can go do and each has its own theme.26900:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,040And I can list them all if you want to.27000:11:41,040 --> 00:11:41,520No way.27100:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,880I was just at Disney in Orlando and they do a similar thing.27200:11:44,880 --> 00:11:45,360Oh, really?27300:11:45,360 --> 00:11:49,360They give you a little map so you can hand out and go find the trees.27400:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,600I won't say where each of these trees is because I feel like if you're going to go do this,27500:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,920you don't want to really want to know where each one is.27600:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,280So there is a welcome tree.27700:11:59,280 --> 00:12:04,080So this one's decorated black, white and red to match the tower's stripes.27800:12:04,800 --> 00:12:11,200They have shells from the sea, which is beach themed local shells and seaside treasures.27900:12:11,200 --> 00:12:11,700Nice.28000:12:12,080 --> 00:12:13,280Keepsake ornaments.28100:12:13,280 --> 00:12:15,120So that's exactly what it sounds like.28200:12:16,000 --> 00:12:17,440Shadows in the light.28300:12:18,160 --> 00:12:23,120They don't describe this one except for that it alludes to its spooky nature.28400:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,320An all black tree.28500:12:24,320 --> 00:12:24,880Yeah, maybe.28600:12:24,880 --> 00:12:25,600That'd be cool.28700:12:25,600 --> 00:12:26,800But you're ghoulish.28800:12:26,800 --> 00:12:27,520Goth tree.28900:12:27,520 --> 00:12:28,720Like a Halloween tree.29000:12:28,720 --> 00:12:29,760It's not a phase tree.29100:12:32,000 --> 00:12:36,320They also have an old Florida tree evokes nostalgia of Florida's past.29200:12:36,320 --> 00:12:36,560Cool.29300:12:36,560 --> 00:12:37,120Let's see about that.29400:12:37,120 --> 00:12:38,640Lighthouses of America.29500:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,000This would be my kind of tree.29600:12:40,560 --> 00:12:45,120The next tree I would say is the most spectacular.29700:12:45,120 --> 00:12:45,760Oh my gosh.29800:12:45,760 --> 00:12:47,360And I'll have I have a picture of it next.29900:12:47,360 --> 00:12:48,000Let's go.30000:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,840But this one is inside the tower of the lighthouse.30100:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,760And so you have the like spiral staircase all around it.30200:12:55,760 --> 00:13:00,160But yeah, it's just like a super Christmasy holiday tree.30300:13:00,160 --> 00:13:00,720Yeah.30400:13:00,720 --> 00:13:01,280Let's see it.30500:13:01,920 --> 00:13:03,040Oh cool.30600:13:03,040 --> 00:13:03,840Yeah.30700:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,840And another thing that's special about this time is that you can climb the lighthouse at night,30800:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,280which is not usually an option.30900:13:09,280 --> 00:13:09,760Yeah.31000:13:09,760 --> 00:13:13,840So this whole event is like you can come and climb it when you normally couldn't.31100:13:13,840 --> 00:13:14,640That's really cool.31200:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,040See people in this picture taking a little climb.31300:13:17,040 --> 00:13:18,880So is it maybe a 15 foot tree?31400:13:20,480 --> 00:13:21,280I don't know.31500:13:21,280 --> 00:13:22,240It's pretty neat.31600:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,240It's a very convenient spot to put a tree.31700:13:24,240 --> 00:13:25,200Yeah.31800:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,600That's where the clockwork mechanism would come down to.31900:13:27,600 --> 00:13:27,920Right.32000:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,600Very visually appealing.32100:13:29,600 --> 00:13:30,160Yeah.32200:13:30,160 --> 00:13:30,480Yeah.32300:13:30,480 --> 00:13:31,040Super Christmas.32400:13:31,040 --> 00:13:31,600Very nice.32500:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,720I could list the rest of them, but you can also check them out on their website.32600:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,720I have a link in our show notes.32700:13:36,720 --> 00:13:40,720And this is the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum.32800:13:40,720 --> 00:13:40,960Yes.32900:13:41,600 --> 00:13:42,080Exactly.33000:13:42,080 --> 00:13:42,560Big fans.33100:13:42,560 --> 00:13:43,120Big fans.33200:13:43,120 --> 00:13:47,600This time of year, all of the buildings on the grounds and also all the buildings in33300:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,200St. Augustine are lit up with lights.33400:13:49,200 --> 00:13:54,480So it looks to be a very fun city to visit in the Christmas time.33500:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,640It sounds like they're really into the holidays.33600:13:56,640 --> 00:13:57,200Yeah.33700:13:57,200 --> 00:13:58,160Just altruism.33800:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,720Super focused, which I don't know how...33900:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,320How do you think this tradition came to be?34000:14:02,320 --> 00:14:02,880It just seems...34100:14:03,440 --> 00:14:08,560Well, they have the town itself has a good history as well as, well, of course, the lighthouse34200:14:08,560 --> 00:14:09,360we talked about.34300:14:09,360 --> 00:14:10,480You should check out our episode.34400:14:10,480 --> 00:14:18,560But the town having such a long history and being in Florida where it's nice like all34500:14:18,560 --> 00:14:23,200the time and being on the coast where it's beautiful, they have the beaches, they've34600:14:23,200 --> 00:14:23,600got the...34700:14:25,520 --> 00:14:26,960Well, the town's actually on an island.34800:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,720Remember, there's the bridge that goes out there.34900:14:28,720 --> 00:14:29,120Yeah.35000:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,000The lions are on the bridge, the Medici lions.35100:14:32,000 --> 00:14:37,840Anyways, they've got a lot going on and I think it builds into people like I knew some35200:14:37,840 --> 00:14:38,160people.35300:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,840I guess you know them as well that used to go to San...35400:14:41,840 --> 00:14:42,640Sanibel?35500:14:42,640 --> 00:14:43,280Yeah.35600:14:43,280 --> 00:14:43,760San Isabel?35700:14:43,760 --> 00:14:44,320Sanibel.35800:14:44,320 --> 00:14:44,960Sanibel.35900:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,240I don't know why that sounded wrong.36000:14:46,240 --> 00:14:46,720Wow.36100:14:46,720 --> 00:14:52,720Sanibel Island regularly growing up because it was a nice place to escape from Kansas36200:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,720and have a nice holiday.36300:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,000So I think St. Augustine is a similar type of town.36400:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,240Plus, it's got larger cities around it.36500:15:00,240 --> 00:15:00,720Yeah.36600:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,400And it's a very mild, even warm place to spend Christmas.36700:15:04,400 --> 00:15:08,400So they probably have a lot of vacationers going around this time of year, I would say.36800:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,680There was a lot of palm trees with Christmas lights, which is nice.36900:15:11,680 --> 00:15:12,480Yeah.37000:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,680And you can buy tickets for this to go during the day or the night.37100:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,920And I think it was $25 per person and can climb the tower.37200:15:19,920 --> 00:15:20,720So it's kind of...37300:15:20,720 --> 00:15:21,680I would say it's worth it.37400:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,200It's very special.37500:15:23,200 --> 00:15:24,720Yeah, it'd be a great time to do it.37600:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,560Those are three of the main lighthouses we've covered this year that also do Christmas37700:15:28,560 --> 00:15:28,880events.37800:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,080So I just thought I would cover it, give them a little shout out on the pod.37900:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,520Yeah, I wasn't expecting a recap.38000:15:33,520 --> 00:15:34,480Look at us.38100:15:34,480 --> 00:15:35,120I know.38200:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,440Well, originally I was going to do new lighthouses, but then you get into it where...38300:15:39,440 --> 00:15:40,080Carried away.38400:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,840You see lighthouses that you want to cover and you're like, why would I...38500:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,360I would feel like if I was covering them now, I'd have to say something about their history38600:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,520because nobody knows which lighthouse I'm talking about.38700:15:49,520 --> 00:15:54,160But for our followers on the podcast who have heard our other episodes, just like a fun38800:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,960little add on for the Christmas time.38900:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,400Maybe next year we can fit a wreath to our lighthouse logo.39000:16:00,400 --> 00:16:00,880Yeah.39100:16:00,880 --> 00:16:02,240Some little lights.39200:16:02,240 --> 00:16:03,840An ode to Nosset light.39300:16:03,840 --> 00:16:04,480Very cool.39400:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,360Thanks for this Christmas episode.39500:16:07,360 --> 00:16:08,320You're welcome.39600:16:08,320 --> 00:16:09,840I feel very cheery.39700:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,600I feel full of joy.39800:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,160What is that mug that you bought?39900:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,640Jolly is just a Christmas word for fat.40000:16:16,640 --> 00:16:19,600Oh yeah, jolly is pretty good.40100:16:19,600 --> 00:16:20,160Very good.40200:16:20,160 --> 00:16:20,720Thanks.40300:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,200Happy holidays to everybody, all of our listeners.40400:16:23,200 --> 00:16:27,680We want to thank you for staying with us this year or joining us if you're new.40500:16:27,680 --> 00:16:32,160We have so much fun doing this podcast and hopefully you'll be able to do it.40600:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,600Hopefully you guys enjoy listening to it and you stick around for next year because we40700:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,600got a lot more lighthouses to cover.40800:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,360More than we can in our lifetime.40900:16:39,360 --> 00:16:40,080I'm pretty sure.41000:16:40,080 --> 00:16:41,040Adventures to come.41100:16:41,040 --> 00:16:45,440So we'll keep going and hope you guys have a great rest of your year.41200:16:45,440 --> 00:17:02,400Thanks guys.