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Hatteras Keepers Book is a must
The cover of the May issue of Lighthouse Digest is from the new book, "Hatteras Keepers, Oral Family Histories", which was edited by Cheryl-Shelton Roberts and researched by Sandra MacLean Clunies. This is the first book to ever research the history of the keepers that served at America's tallest and most recognizable lighthouses in the world. The book is packed with rare historical photos of the Cape Hatteras site, never before published of "just located" photographs of keepers and tons of amazing stories and facts you never read about before. It is well written, well researched and we highly recommend it. It is not available from Lighthouse Depot. It is only available through the National Park Service by sending $19.95 plus $4.95 shipping to: Eastern National Book Store, P.O. Box 860, Buxton, NC 27920. North Carolina residents must add 6% sales tax. To order the book by credit card you can call 252-995-5610. Be sure to tell them you heard about it from Lighthouse Digest and Lighthouse Depot.
If you wish an autographed copy of the book, autographed by Cherly Shelton-Roberts, autographed copies are available only by mail (no phone calls) from the American Lighthouse Foundation, P.O. Box 889, Wells, ME 04090 by sending $24.95 which includes shipping. There are only 3000 copies left and it is not scheduled to be reprinted. All profits go to the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and the American Lighthouse Foundation.
The Light was Their Signature
From the amount of response that was received, the cover of the March issue of Lighthouse Digest was one of the most popular ever. It was from the poster called, "The Light Was Their Signature" from a painting by artist Glenn Eure. The poster is for sale with all the proceeds going to help defray the cost of the Cape Hatteras Descendants Homecoming, which is an all-volunteer effort. The poster measures 16" x 20" and is available, (shipped rolled in a tube, ready for framing), for $11.45 which includes shipping from Eastern National Bookstore, P.O. Box 860, Buxton, NC 27920. North Carolina residents must add 6% sales tax. Credit card orders can be placed by calling 252-995-5610. Be sure to tell them you heard about it from Lighthouse Digest and Lighthouse Depot.
Tickets Selling fast for ALF weekend fundraiser June 2-3
Tickets for the American Lighthouse Foundation annual spring fundraiser and cruise are selling fast, so be sure to make your reservations now. The five-hour Lighthouse Cruise departs Portsmouth, NH at 9:30 am on June 2 to view numerous lighthouses and historic sites, including remote Boon Island Light and Isle of Shoals Light. Cost is $35.00 per person and includes lunch on board. (If you get motion sickness, don't forget to take it medication ahead of time). There will be raffle ticket sales and lots of prizes plus author book signings on board.
The Saturday night dinner at Yokens Banquet Hall in Portsmouth, NH will feature lots of door prizes, raffle prizes, awards and the evening guest speaker will be Bill Younger, founder of "Harbour Lights Limited Edition Lighthouse Collectibles". Connie Small, author of "The Lighthouse Keepers Wife" will be the guest of honor. She will be celebrating her 100th birthday at the event and will be escorted in by members of the United States Coast Guard in full dress uniform. Connie has given over 550 lectures on lighthouses, and has appeared on numerous TV shows, magazine stories and newspaper articles. Cost of the evening is $27.00 per person with a choice of beef or chicken.
Sunday, June 3rd will be a brunch at Yokens in Portsmouth, cost $20.00 per person, and more door prizes. After brunch, people can depart on their own to Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse for a chance to climb the tower and tour Fort Constitution. Only breakfast attendees will be allowed to climb the tower, which is not otherwise open to the public.
You can order tickets for individual events or at a reduced rate for all three events for $75.00. Directions and more information will be sent with the tickets.
Send your reservation payment to American Lighthouse Foundation, P.O. Box 889, Wells, Maine 04090 or call 207-646-0515 to order them.
Overnight accommodations are being offered at the Comfort Inn, (adjacent to Yokens) in Portsmouth, NH. Call 603-433-3338 and mention that you are attending the American Lighthouse Foundation event to receive the group discount rate. There are also many other area motels to also choose from - Sheraton Harborside, Ph# 603-431-2300 ---- Hampton Inn, Ph# 603-431-6111 --- Holiday Inn, Ph# 603-431-8000.
Lighthouse Paintings
The Hamilton House Museum at 971 Valley Road in Clifton, New Jersey will present, “Lighthouse Impressions, A Group Show Celebrating Lighthouses of New Jersey & the Northeast,” starting May 6 from 2pm–5pm. The program will run through the Month of May on Tuesdays through Thursdays from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on the Hamilton House Museum you can call them at 973-744-5707.
Visit Door County Wisconsin
The Door County Lighthouse Walk will take place this May 19, and 20. This is a big event that is fun to attend with walks to the lighthouses, boat tours to the lighthouses, a fireboat cruise, trolley tours and more. Lighthouses included on the WALK are Sherwood Point, Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Light, Baileys Harbor Range Lights, Cana Island Light, Eagle Bluff Light, and both locations of the Door County Maritime Museum. Other lighthouses can be seen from the boat tours. There are numerous events taking place the entire weekend. Advance tickets for the walk are $20.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Boat cruises and other events are extra. For more information contact Door County Maritime Museum, 120 N. Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 or call them at 920-743-4045.
St. Augustine Dedication
The dedication of the original site of Florida’s first light station, located in St. Augustine, Florida will be held on this May 19th at 11am. The site, which is located in what is now Salt Run will be marked by members of LAMP (Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program) The coquina blocks of the original site are still visible at low tide.
The original light station was a descendent of a wooden watchtower constructed by Spanish forces in the late 16th century. Because of the eroding coastline, the original site was abandoned in 1870. A new lighthouse at the present location was completed in 1874. For more information you can call 904-829-0745.
Seguin Island Spring Dinner
If you live in Maine or are planning a visit to Maine, you are invited to attend the Friends of Seguin Island Light’s Annual Spring Dinner, which will be held on May 31 at 6pm at the Taste of Maine on Route 1 in Woolwich, Maine. For reservations call 207-443-4808. The evening’s guest will be Bill Younger founder of Harbour Lights, limited edition lighthouse collectibles. As a point of interest, Seguin Island Lighthouse is believed by many to be the most haunted lighthouse in America. It is also the site of the only first order Fresnel lens and the highest lighthouse above water in Maine. Harbour Lights has just released a new limited edition replica of the lighthouse, see the product list below.
When you do visit Maine, be sure to stop in at the Lighthouse Depot Retail Store on U.S. Rt. 1 (north) in Wells. There’s lots to see in the two buildings, plus we have a new lighthouse museum.
Old Lighthouse Museum Seeks Volunteers
The Old Lighthouse Museum in Stonington, CT, operated by the Stonington Historical Society, is looking for volunteers to welcome guests to the museum, take admissions fees and direct visitors around the museum and to other points of historical interest in the area. The museum opens for the season May 1st. Volunteers are needed for the busy Saturdays and Sundays. Anyone interested in helping can contact Curator Louise Pittway at 860-535-1440.
TRIVIA
What lighthouse, located in one of the 50 states of the United States, was actually attacked by American forces to drive out troops from a foreign power? Send your answer by email to . From all the correct answers, we will randomly pick one winner who will receive a small replica of that lighthouse. Please, only one entry per person. Entries must be received by May 15, 2001 and the answer and winners name will be posted in the Lighthouse Depot E-News after May 15.
Lighthouse Love
If you know of anyone getting married at a lighthouse, we want to know about it. Send us some photos of the wedding, along with the bride and grooms names, along with when the wedding was held and we will publish a photo of the event in Lighthouse Digest. Send to Editor, Lighthouse Digest, P.O. Box 1690, Wells, Maine 04090. Photos can also be sent by email as a JPEG file 300 dpi or better to
This will get you thinking!!!!
Do you know the name of the lighthouse person who saved one of America’s most important documents and what document he saved? The answer to this amazing true story, rarely taught in the classroom, will be in the July issue of Lighthouse Digest. To subscribe, go to www.LighthouseDigest.com/Digest/subscrip.cfm; the story will also be posted on the website after July 15.
New Items
The new Lighthouse Depot catalogs are in the mail with a large selection of new and wonderful lighthouse products, which are also posted on our web site. Some of the new products that we are especially excited about are:
Cobalt Blue Glassware
(www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=39405, www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=39410, www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=39415 and www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=39420)
The Cape Hatteras Sweatshirt www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=34080
Friendship Beacon Garden Stone www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=15667 & www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=15675
The Lighthouse Kitchen Timer www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=10811
The new Maritime Lights of Canada collection www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=21801, www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=21802, www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=21803, www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=21800, www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=21804, www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=21805.
Also, don’t forget, if you’re planning a trip along the Atlantic Coast of the United States (www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=31854) this summer, you might want to carry along a copy of America’s Atlantic Coast Lighthouses, A Travelers Guide, which gives you directions and tour boat information to the lighthouses.
Harbour Lights Autograph Signing
Tom Farrell of Harbour Lights will be appearing at Lighthouse Depot on Saturday, May 19 from 1pm to 3pm to autograph Harbour Lights replicas. The Harbour Lights Special Event piece is Yerba Buena Lighthouse, CA, www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42639 for $78.95. This replica is only available for sale at a Harbour Lights "In Store Special Autograph Signing Event" and not otherwise offered for sale. However, you do not need to be present to obtain this collectible. Advance orders are now being taken and your autographed piece will be shipped to you after the May 19th event. Be sure if you order on the website to write "Autograph" in the comment field of the order form. This would also be an ideal time to purchase the National Lighthouse Day replica of St. Helena Lighthouse, Michigan, Item # www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42634. This will be the only time that Tom Farrell will be able to autograph this replica, since Harbour Lights will no longer make it available after August 7th of this year. You might also consider purchasing one of the retired Harbour Lights replicas at this time. Quantity is limited on some of these pieces, so order early for an autographed one! Once they are sold out, no more will ever be available. They are:
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42157 – Selkirk, NY -- $74.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42160 – Cape Mears, OR -- $67.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42162 – Brant Point, MA -- $65.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42171 – Saugerties, NY -- $74.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42173 – Matinicus Rock, ME -- $76.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42174 – Ida Lewis, RI -- $69.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42178 – Mukilteo, WA -- $54.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42179 – Toledo Harbor, OH -- $84.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42191 – Grand Traverse, MI -- $79.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42197 – Macquarie Light, Australia -- $67.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42198 – Hook Head, Ireland -- $70.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42199 – Pigeon Point, CA --$67.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42201 – Presque Isle, PA -- $74.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42202 – Gray’s Harbor, WA -- $74.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42204 – Yaquina Bay, OR -- $76.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42203 – Nobska, MA -- $74.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42188 – Beavertails light, RI --$79.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42200 – Twin Lights of Navesink, NJ -- $245.00
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42242 -- Round Island, MS, matched set -- $64.95;
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42243 – Cape Henlopen, DE -- $79.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42252 – Sister Island, NY -- $67.95
www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=42257 – Eldred Rock, AK -- $64.95
That’s all for this now, except to remind you that all the historic happenings at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse are posted on our web site www.LighthouseDepot.com/hatteras daily during the event, so be sure to tune n, and above all enjoy spring and be sure to visit a lighthouse. 
Special Hatteras Digest issue
The May issue of Lighthouse Digest Magazine has given special coverage to the Cape Hatteras Descendants Homecoming with many never before published photographs of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Keepers. This issue is also packed with other lighthouse news and stories from around the country. You can subscribe to this information packed, monthly color magazine at the low cost of $28.00 per year by calling 1-800-758-1444 or subscribe online at www.LighthouseDigest.com. If you are not completely satisfied you may cancel your subscription after 90 days and owe nothing and the issues you already received are yours to keep.
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