Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to our followers!

Each lighthouse celebrates this season differently, so we're bringing you a festive Christmas tradition from three different lighthouses that we've covered this year.

Congratulations Andrea for winning our Stanley cup giveaway!

References:

1. St. Augustine Lighthouse shows off historical Christmas displays
2. Light the Lighthouse | Montauk Historical Society
3. Harbormaster Edward Michels | East Hampton Star
4. Lighthouse Illuminations - Tide, Tidings, and Trees
5. Nauset Light Wreath | Cape Cod Times
6. David M. Gray Christmas Wreath | Nauset Light

Hello everyone! We are just popping in to give a reminder about our current giveaway - listen in to find out how to enter to win a Lighthouse Lowdown Stanley cup!

GIVEAWAY EPISODE!

Curious as to why they would name a cape and subsequent lighthouse this way? The truth will not...disappoint. Listen in for the story of a lighthouse (and land) that caused a lot of trouble for maritime crews and our keepers. Also, find out how to enter our giveaway for our first Lighthouse Lowdown merchandise!

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References:

1. Remembering the wreck of the Oriole : The Ship Report
2. Cape Disappointment Lighthouse - Google Maps
3. Columbia River bar - Google Maps
4. Maritime pilot - Wikipedia
5. Forgotten Washington | On this day in 1853, the American bark '*Oriole*' arrived off the mouth of the Columbia River | Facebook
6. Remembering the wreck of the Oriole : The Ship Report
7. The Volcanoes of Lewis and Clark - The Columbia River and Tributaries - Map (usgs.gov)
8. File:Columbia river bar.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Yes, plural! In this episode we cover a set of very different but equally stunning range lights on the Grand Haven South Pier. Listen in for how a foghorn building became a lighthouse, some incredible uses for reinforced concrete, and for our favorite unique light characteristics in action today (hint: we love red!).

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References:

1. The Montauk Lighthouse Gets Its Lens Back
2. Coast Guard Returns Fresnel Lens to Montauk Point Lighthouse | United States Coast Guard News
3. Visit Grand Haven
4. Grand Haven Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends
5. Grand Haven Lighthouse
6. HSR Grand Haven South Pier Appendices | USLHS Archives
7. Grand Haven South Pierhead Range | USLHS Archives

St. Augustine Lighthouse is an often-photographed tower that is visually very similar in appearance to Cape Hatteras Light, aside from its bright red lantern room. The designs for this light are virtually identical to Bodie Island and Currituck Lighthouses, though the first form of St. Augustine Lighthouse dates back to the 1500's and looks very different from today! Listen in for the stories of it's past renovations, shattered Fresnel lenses, and its permanent residents that bring revenue to the lighthouse!

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References:

1. The haunted St. Augustine Lighthouse - Bing video
2. USLHS Clocks (michiganlights.com)
3. The Best Things to Do When Visiting St. Augustine, FL - Beacon Lake
4. St. Augustine | America's Oldest City | Jason Daniel Shaw
5. St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida at Lighthousefriends.com
6. Home - St Augustine Light House
7. St. Augustine Lighthouse (sansebastianwinery.com)

Ready to spook your socks off?! In this episode we cover the history of Marquette Harbor Light, a bright red integral lighthouse that has had its fair share of death, drama, and transformations! In a special twist, the second half of this podcast is an interview with Susan Hill (member of the Marquette Maritime Museum Board of Directors) and Trish Kautz (Founder of Yooper Paranormal investigators), who run paranormal tours at the lighthouse! Listen in to hear the chilling stories from inside the light and to meet its permanent residents...

The interview portion begins at 24:40.

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References:

1. https://mqtmaritimemuseum.com/
2. https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=572
3. http://www.uslhs.org/
4. https://www.michiganpreserves.org/marquette-underwater-preserve/

Ever wonder what Where's Waldo would look like as a lighthouse? Well, look no further! This adorable light tower is the only candy-striped lighthouse in the US and is also the furthest east point in the country as well.

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References:

1. https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=506
2. https://westquoddy.com/
3. https://uslhs.org/fun/lighthouse-accommodations/maine
4. https://uslhs.org/light_lists/light_lists.php?notify=Y

If you've watched the movie Forrest Gump, then you've seen this lighthouse! We would definitely recommend seeing it in person though, on account of its beautiful walkway, granite base, and killer keeper's cottage. Listen in for some "shocking" recent history on this beautiful Maine lighthouse!

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References:

1. https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=529
2. https://www.marshallpoint.org/
3. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/03/marshall-point-lighthouse-forrest-gump-lightning-maine/70519051007/
4. https://wgme.com/news/local/popular-maine-lighthouse-shines-again-after-being-damaged-by-lightning-strike-forrest-gump-marshall-point-lighthouse-port-clyde-lightkeepers-house-light-foghorn
5. https://www.safe-skipper.com/sector-lights-directional-lights-leading-lights-how-do-they-differ/

People say that if you were to visit one lighthouse in your life, Montauk Point would be the one to go to! Decorated with a beautiful main gallery railing and bold red stripe, Montauk Point Lighthouse has survived nearly 227 years in service. A renovation started in 2019 was just completed, and you can check out its retired 3rd-and-a-half order bivalve Fresnel lens in their museum!

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References:

1. https://uslhs.org/sites/default/files/assets/resources/educational_materials/Ghost%20Canoe/Fresnel%20Lens-Prisim%20Acitivty.pdf

2. https://www.ponceinlet.org/Understanding-how-Lighthouse-Lenses-Work-1-6297.html

3. https://uslhs.org/fresnel-lens

4. https://montaukhistoricalsociety.org/montauk-point-lighthouse/

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Point_Light

6. https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=391

7. https://www.nps.gov/maritime/ref/landmarks/lights.htm

8. https://uslhs.org/fresnel-lens-orders-sizes-weights-quantities-and-costs

Sanibel Island Lighthouse is the first skeleton lighthouse that we've covered, and is known for shelling, the "Sanibel Stoop", and a story of resilience. The lighthouse in its deconstructed form once rested on the ocean floor, and against all odds it refuses to return. Listen in for the story of a lighthouse that stood strong through Florida's worst storms.

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References:

1. The Thunderstorm Whisperers: A History of Lightning Rods - The Atlantic
2. 138-year-old Sanibel lighthouse survives Hurricane Ian, but not unscathed - UPI.com
3. Sanibel Island Lighthouse, Florida at Lighthousefriends.com
4. Hurricane Ian - Wikipedia
5. Lightning Rod Fashion - Futility Closet