Lighthouse Notables to Appear at Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival
Terry Pepper, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper’s Association will be giving a presentation Saturday afternoon October 9 at the 15th Annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival to be held in Alpena, Michigan and will be the guest speaker at the Saturday night Keeper’s Dinner. Tim Harrison will be at the Lighthouse Digest booth at the Thunder Bay Convention Center autographing his wide selection of lighthouse books on Friday afternoon, October 8 and all day on Saturday October 9. Harrison will also be the MC at the Friday night Get-Together at the Holiday Inn in Alpena. The Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival draws lighthouse people from all over the world to Alpena. This year’s event will be held Oct. 7-10 and we highly recommend it to everyone who loves lighthouses

Umpqua River Lighthouse Invites You to a Special Event
The Friends of Umpqua River Lighthouse, in Winchester Bay, Oregon will be hosting a Lighthouse Symposium on September 24 and 25. The event will include presentations by James Woodward, nationally known lampist and lighthouse consultant; Don McMichael, a former Coast Guard Commander of the Umpqua River Coast Guard Station; Dave Pinyard, author of Lighthouses and Life Saving Stations of the Oregon Coast; and others. There will also be artists, collections of lighthouse photography and memorabilia, a photo contest and a catered banquet on Saturday night Sept. 25. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. For more information you can visit their web site at www.FriendsofUmpquaRiverLight.weebly.com or write to them at 1020 Lighthouse Road, Winchester Bay, Oregon 97467.

ALF to Host Casco Bay Cruise
The American Lighthouse Foundation will be hosting Maine's Lighthouses of Casco Bay Cruise on August 28 from 10am to 2pm departing from Portland. Cost of the cruise is $40 for members of ALF and $45 for non-members. FMI visit their web at www.LighthouseFoundation.org or call them at 207-594-4174.

Thunder Bay Book
There is a new short book available about Michigan’s Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse and Life Saving Station. Originally started as a short story for Lighthouse Digest, from the memories of former lighthouse keeper Walter Plohocky, it soon grew in length as research continued to uncover additional information and historic photos. Very little has been written about this remote island making this a unique read for any aficionado of the Lighthouse Service, the Life-Saving Service or the Coast Guard. It is available from Lighthouse Depot as # 99791.

Agreements Reached for Round Island
Michigan’s Round Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and the U. S. Forest Service will host a ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Saturday, August 21 at 10:30 am at Windermere Point on Mackinac Island, Michigan. The agreement recognizes the Round Island Lighthouse Preservation Society for cooperating organization for the historic lighthouse that is viewed by tens of thousands but visited by few.

Vote to Save the Other Round Island Lighthouse
Your vote is needed to help rebuild the toppled Round Island Lighthouse in Mississippi. The lighthouse is in the running for a $250,000 grant from Pepsi. But the only way they can win the grant, is if you vote and vote every day through the end of August for the lighthouse at: gulf.refresheverything.com/roundislandlighthouse

Win a Book for Home Decorating Photos
If you have been decorating or furnishing rooms in your home with a lighthouse theme, Lighthouse Digest is looking for photographs of those rooms for possible inclusion in a new book on Maine Lighthouses that is being published by Historic New England, the regional historical and preservation society based in Boston.
The book will be a visual history of Maine Lighthouses, with nine chapters by eight authors highlighting the many roles these beacons have served from navigational aids and art subjects to tourist attractions and roadside advertisements. One of the chapters is entitled "Beacons for Business" and will trace the use of the lighthouse as an advertising symbol and as the inspiration for the design of a vast array of collectibles and household products, ranging from tabletop models and dinnerware to lamps and curtains. If you have decorated any of your rooms primarily with objects and furnishings bearing the image or imitating the form of a lighthouse, we would love to see what that interior looks like, whether it's your dining room, living room, study, kitchen, or bathroom.
Please send us your color photographs with your name and address on the back. Should any of your photos be chosen for the chapter, you will receive two free copies of the book when it is published in 2011.
All of the pictures will remain in the files of Lighthouse Digest and may also appear in future issues of the magazine or in the pages of the Lighthouse Depot catalog. Send your photos to: Home Décor Photos, Lighthouse Digest, P.O. Box 250, East Machias, ME 04630.

National Lighthouse Museum
Reports indicate that a new group has been formed in an attempt to revive the now defunct National Lighthouse Museum on State Island, New York. Staten Island resident Linda Dianto has been reported to be leading the effort. Ralph Eshelman reports that a report will be given about this at the Ninth Maritime Conference to be held Sept 15-19 in Baltimore, Maryland. FMI go to http://seahistory.org/

Last Issue's Trivia Winners

1. Although painted a different color, what is the name of the Badger State lighthouse that is a near architectural twin to Holland Michigan’s famous “Big Red” lighthouse? The correct answer is Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse in Wisconsin.
   Congratulations to Brenda Rockhold of Winnsboro, Louisiana whose name was randomly selected from among the correct answers submitted.
   
   
2. What United States lighthouse looks like a space rocket ship? The correct answer is Sabine Pass Lighthouse in Louisiana.
   Congratulations to Nina Slack of St. Catherines, Ontario Canada whose name was randomly selected from among the correct answers submitted. Incidentally, Lighthouse Depot offers a Harbour Lights collectible of the Sabine Pass Lighthouse as Item #42364.
   
   
3. What was the name of the second Commissioner of the United States Bureau of Lighthouses? The correct answer is Harold D. King, who was not only the second Commissioner of the United States Bureau of Lighthouses, but he was that last Commissioner. He had replaced George Putnam in 1935 and he served until the Bureau of Lighthouses (U.S. Lighthouse Service) was merged into the United States Coast Guard.
   Congratulations to Korla McFall of Grover Beach, California whose name was randomly selected from among the correct answers submitted.

Congratulations to our winners! We wish to thank everyone who entered the trivia contest. The winners’ prizes will be mailed to them within the next few days. Our trivia contest can be fun for anyone interested in lighthouses and history. Please pass the word around and encourage others to sign up for the Depot Dispatch

This Issue's Trivia Questions

1. The late Ken Black, known as "Mr. Lighthouse" founded the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland. At what lighthouse did he create his first lighthouse exhibit?
2. What print publication has published more photographs of lighthouse keepers than any other publication in the world?
3. At 4' 9" tall this man was the shortest lighthouse keeper in U. S. history. What was his name?

Send your answers to one, two, or all three of the trivia questions listed above to: . One name from each of correct answers to each trivia question will be randomly drawn for a prize from Lighthouse Depot. The winning names and the answers to the above trivia questions will be published in next month’s Depot Dispatch. When submitting your answers, be sure to include your full name and mailing address so we can mail your prize to you should your name be drawn from among the correct answers. Please submit only one answer per person per trivia question. Multiple entries will not be accepted; correct answers without a mailing address will not be accepted, and only one answer per trivia question will be accepted. Since winning entries are drawn at random, one person could possibly win more than one prize.
Have fun researching lighthouse history and good luck!

New Holiday Harbour Lights
The 2010 Harbour Lights Christmas replica is of Michigan’s Sturgeon Point Lighthouse. Last year’s Harbour Lights Christmas replica sold out in the fall, so if you don’t want to be disappointed, you may want to order the 2010 replica now for shipment by early October. It is available from Lighthouse Depot as Item #42726.

This Old Chair
Okay, we took the words from the song This Old House, but, if you have some chairs that could use a little splash of décor our Beacon Braided Chair Pad may just be perfect for you. Why not check it out? It is available from Lighthouse Depot as Item # 30426.

What Happened to 2010?
Yes, unfortunately, 2010 is more than half over and 2011 is just around the corner, and before you know it you’ll need a new calendar. Lighthouse Depot has a large selection of calendars and one or more of them could be just what you’re looking for. Although we have lighthouse calendars representing every region here’s a few suggestions for you: The New Jersey Lighthouse hanging calendar #13165 and the New England Lighthouses hanging calendar #13129. As long as we’ve been in business, the Maine Lighthouse Linen Towel Calendar has been one of most popular items. It is available as Item # 740393. If it’s a desk calendar you’re looking for one of our most popular is the Alan Claude Desk calendar is # 13282. Also, don’t forget, calendars make wonderful gifts.

Clearance Central
Don’t forget to visit the Lighthouse Depot Clearance Central for a wide variety of ever-changing items that have been discontinued or nearly sold out and reduced for quick sale. One such item is the Folk Art Lighthouse Christmas Stocking # 28478 that features an artist rendition of Michigan's candy cane striped White Shoals Lighthouse.

Fall Colors in Peaceful Maine
Never mind all that summertime traffic. Maine is a beautiful state to visit in the autumn, especially with our beautiful colors. While here, be sure to visit us on historic U. S. Rt. 1 in Wells and at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland. We hope to see you soon.

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