We are headed to Ireland, where the grass is green, the beer is Guinness, and the lighthouses are OLD! With a history that goes back to the 1600s, Baily Lighthouse's lens has seen some deadly shipwrecks and beautiful weddings! Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: https://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=430…
While there used to be four Green Island Lighthouses in Nova Scotia, a couple renamings left us with two. Listen in as we cover a lighthouse that was a fog station much longer than a light station and another that had four tower variations in its lifetime. Liked this episode?…
Ahoy everyone! The Lighthouse Lowdown is back! We are continuing with our Green Island series, this time traveling to Western Canada where you may spot a beautiful white and red light station on a lone island in the most dangerous body of water on Canada shores.
Also known locally as Goat Island Lighthouse, Newport Harbor Lighthouse was extended out onto a breakwater with its original tower being used in Prudence Island. The lighthouse and its city go all out for the holidays! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Lighthouse Lowdown! We will be back…
We are continuing our Green Island series with this Wisconsin gem, which had survived two explosions and a devastating forest fire, but ultimately succumbed to time. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Doomsday List | Lighthouse Digest Green Island Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends Private Islands Inc.
We are starting a fun series with the Green Island Lighthouses of the world, starting with Ohio! It's not often you hear of a lighthouse that burns down twice, and unfortunately this history has put our light on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List. Liked this episode? Leave us a review…
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank November 10th, 1975. Gordon Lightfoot's song brought it to posterity in 1976, and we've been talking about it since. Listen in as Vince does a solo-episode about the infamous ship, wreck, and song! Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Gordon Lightfoot…
Like most beachy lighthouses, Point Betsie battled shifting sands for its whole lifetime, now shielded by at least three methods of erosion control to keep the light shining! Point Betsie Lighthouse is a standing testament to what a community can do (whether that's saving a lighthouse, building a road, or…
Although this was the last lighthouse built in Connecticut, it is the first for us to cover in the state, and the first we've covered that skipped straight to 200 Watt bulbs! Avery Point Lighthouse was built by the Coast Guard in 1944 as a part of their training center,…
What's prettier than a lighthouse on a cliff edge? Point Bonita lives up to its name, adjacent to a mini version of the Golden Gate Bridge. It shines on to this day with its original second order Fresnel lens! Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: https://miladidit.com/2017/12/12/point-bonita/…
In honor of Maine Open Lighthouse Day coming up on September 13, we are covering one of the over a dozen participants! Little River Lighthouse's forest green-turned-mint lantern room is just a plus. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Maine Open Lighthouse Day 2025 | American…
Not many original lighthouses last longer than their replacements, but this is the case for the second oldest brick lighthouse in American history! Sapelo Island Lighthouse was lit in 1820, and still stands today on the island with the last known Gullah community. Liked this episode? Leave us a review…
Where is whitefish fishing good? Probably at the Whitefish Township, at Whitefish Point in Whitefish Bay...which is why we needed Whitefish Point Lighthouse! Have I said whitefish too much? This skeletal lighthouse is unique in many ways, with a decagonal lantern room, second floor covered walkway, and a lifeboat station…
Vince is back from Sweden, and he brought back tales of a lighthouse that took many daymarks over it's lifetime! The Väderöbod Lighthouse is one of many Swedish lighthouses built on the islands of the Väderö archipelago. Although it is 9 miles off the coast, if you can handle yourself…
While Lobster Cove makes me think of a rocky beach and open seas all around, what you'll find in Newfoundland is vastly different! Surrounded by a lush national park, glacier-carved fjords and thundering waterfalls, Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse flashes white over 100 feet above the waves. Liked this episode? Leave…
If the cute name of this lighthouse doesn't catch your attention, the history sure will! That is, if you like lighthouses that are also a post office. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Nova Scotia Explore Page Peggy's Cove Website Peggy's Point Wikipedia Nova Scotia Lighthouse…
Unfortunately, the name Cape Fear directly correlates to how mariners felt about the area, dubbing the Frying Pan Shoals almost as fearsome as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. However, efforts to light the area were a struggle, and we ended up with many different lighthouses (and lightships) in an attempt…
We've all heard stories here and there of what keepers went through on the job at their lighthouses - the position was rife with danger! Vince takes us on a deep dive of what was really at stake for our lighthouse keepers and the perils they faced in daily life.…
Didn't get enough of Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse in our last episode? Us either! Listen in as historian Ralph Krugler gives the inside scoop about the lighthouse's restoration project, history, and interesting stories! Please consider donating towards the restoration at https://www.hillsborolighthouse.org/ Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com
Like most inlets in eastern Florida, Hillsboro Inlet's waters were filled with wrecked ships. But it wasn't until 1907 that a lighthouse was built there, sturdy enough to withstand hurricanes, shifting sands, and the ocean waves. Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse was home to some of the best lighthouse keepers the US…
While we cover Walton Lighthouse as our history buoy this time, the meat of this episode covers mercury floats! How did they work? Why were they implemented? Did they really have a negative effect on keepers? Listen in as we answer all these questions and more! Liked this episode? Leave…
Come visit Cabo San Lucas with us to explore a golf course built on the grounds of two beautiful lighthouses. Learn about the history of the Mexican sentinels and celebrate their beautiful setting. Makes me want to golf! Thanks for watching! - Vincent
In honor of WIC week, we are covering the lighthouse with the most years kept by women keepers! Biloxi Lighthouse is also known well in Mississippi as a symbol of resilience after surviving Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Biloxi Lighthouse |…
