In The Beacons Light

Where would you go if you were looking for the easternmost point in the United States? It would be found on the western shore of the Quoddy Roads shipping channel in Maine. An iconic candy stripe lighthouse sits at the top of the bluff looking eastward and sees the new day’s sunshine before any other spot in the USA.

Our American seashores have a beauty that is hard to compare to other kinds of landscape. “As far as the east is from the west” is more than a saying. The views on our shores are as different as night and day and worthy of exploration.

What do the ancient biblical character Job and a wedding have in common? Be careful before you say, “not much.” We will look at both the book of Job and a young Jewish couple about to be married and see what the similarities are.

A quaint artifact of the past can be found scattered in sixteen states. Covered Bridges once numbered near 12,000 at one time. Now honored as iconic and preserved as part of our heritage, only about 500 still stand. Pennsylvania has the most and they provide an interesting subject for the podcast.

Few of us remember the little wooden room in the back yard that served a very important purpose long ago before the days of indoor plumbing. You won’t be able to keep from laughing as well as being thankful as I tell a story that didn’t include you that I was promised is true of a Mischief Night long ago when two boys set for mischief, and an outhouse.

The tallest free-standing lighthouse in America is on the Outer Banks of North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras. 268 steps to the top is all it takes to be able to enjoy an incredible birds-eye view of the cape.

Every boy has dreams of meeting and falling in love with a gorgeous girl. I don’t know what girls dream of, since I never was nor expect to be one. I think you will find it interesting to learn about a very special redhead...

What would you say if I told you there were advantages to the Covid epidemic? That question will still stand even after I return from the psychological exam you would force me to have. There actually are a few. It is not a long list.

It is likely we will never fully comprehend the control opinion polls have over some of the ordinary things we do every day. The flavors we like, the styles of clothing we wear, the vehicles we drive, electronics, vacation locations, and on and on: all are influenced by what we think and opine in the polls.

Not far from Charleston, SC, is a forlorn leaning lighthouse. Morris Island used to stand under it, but due to storms, it is no more and the light tower is isolated precariously holding on to a small area under the water below it. Why is it worthy of mention?