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Completed Ten-foot tall “Lighthouses on Parade” to go on display
Shown here are some of the completed 10-foot tall lighthouses that will soon adorn businesses throughout southern Maine. A map will be available to tourists who can then drive from location to location to find and view this amazing collection of 10-foot tall lighthouses that are uniquely decorated and painted with different scenes.
Two of the lighthouses, the Lighthouse Depot, “Undercover Lighthouse” and the Harbour Lights “Cape Ape Lighthouse,” will be on display in front of Lighthouse Depot in Wells, Maine from May to September of this year.
The American Lighthouse Foundation Lighthouse will be on display at various Hannaford Brothers Supermarkets in southern Maine and will help promote the efforts of the American Lighthouse Foundation. The American Lighthouse Foundation ten-foot tall lighthouse was sponsored by LITEHOUSE Foods, (makers of LITEHOUSE Salad Dressing, which is available in the produce section of most grocery stores) and Shipyard Brewing Co, (makers of Shipyard Light Ale, which features different lighthouses on each bottle). Both firms are supporters of the American Lighthouse Foundation’s efforts to save our nation’s lighthouses. It was designed by Maine artist John Byrne.
After September 1, the 10-foot tall lighthouses will be sold at auction to benefit a number of Maine charities.
Lighthouses on Parade book to be released May 1
The spectacular Lighthouses on Parade book is available from Lighthouse Depot as item #31874. The beautiful book, the only of its kind ever published, is available for $30.00 plus shipping from Lighthouse Depot. The book has information on every one of the “Lighthouses on Parade” lighthouses, the artist who painted it, why the design was chosen, and some historical information on some of Maine’s lighthouses with vintage photos. Sales of the book benefit the American Lighthouse Foundation.
The historical part of the book was written by Tim Harrison, president of the American Lighthouse Foundation, editor of Lighthouse Digest Magazine and a partner at Lighthouse Depot. He will be happy to autograph the books for you, but you will need to request his autograph when ordering the book.
If you are a Harbour Lights collector you will surely want a copy of this book and take it to every Harbour Lights events and have the Harbour Lights page autographed by Bill and Nancy Younger and or their daughter Kim Andrews of Harbour Lights. This very well could be the most unique and unusual Harbour Lights collectible in you collection.
Only a limited number of copies of this book have been printed and once they are sold out, no more will ever be available.
This story appeared in the May 2003 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.
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