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Television Premiere - "Save Our History - American Lighthouses"
This is a night of TV that you won't want to miss !!!
Thursday night, April 18 will be the television premiere of "Save Our History - American Lighthouses", which will air on the History Channel at 8 PM EST and 7 PM CST.
The History Channel's "Save Our History" is an award winning television program and this one-hour segment on what is being done to save our historic lighthouses is one you will not want to miss. Featured on the program is Lighthouse Depot cofounder Tim Harrison. There will be an encore presentation on the History Channel on Sunday, April 21 at 12 noon EST / 11AM Central. These are the only two times the program is scheduled to air at this time. Be sure to mark your calendar now for this historic and epic television event about American Lighthouses.
World Premiere
If you live in Maine or will be in Maine this weekend and would like to attend the World Premiere of Save "Our History-American Lighthouses" on Sunday, April 14 there is still room for additional people to attend this historic event.
It will take place at Jonathan's Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane off U.S. Rt. 1, in Ogunquit, Maine. Press conference at 1:15 and showing of the program at 2 PM. This is only a few miles from Lighthouse Depot in Wells, just 11 miles from the New Hampshire border in southern Maine. There is no admission charge, however, RSVP is required by calling 207-646-0245.
Last Month's Trivia Answer
There were no winning entries in last month's trivia question.
The trivia question was: What lighthouse keeper was one of the first westerners to spend the night in Japan? The answer is John Buckridge. As an adventurous young sailor Buckridge accompanied Commodore Matthew Perry on his 1853 expedition to Japan and became one of the first westerners to spend the night on Japanese soil. Later in life he became a lighthouse keeper and served as keeper of Lynde Point Light in Old Saybrook, Connecticut from 1883 to 1902.
Lighthouse Fundraiser with Kim Andrews of Harbour Lights
June 15-16 American Lighthouse Foundation Annual Spring Fundraiser - On June 15 you will depart at 10 am for a 15 lighthouse, five hour cruise on Narraganset Bay, Rhode Island on board the Vista Jubilee out of Warren, RI, complete with a wonderful buffet lunch. That night enjoy a great evening sit down dinner at White's of Westport in nearby Westport, MA. Sunday morning, June 16, at 9 am, there will be a great buffet brunch, which includes all the goodies, also at White's of Westport. All this, a cruise, dinner and breakfast, plus hundreds of ongoing raffle prizes, gifts, great fun, and meet Kim Andrews for only $73.00 per person.
Reservations are required by calling 207-646-0245 or pay on line at www.LighthouseFoundation.orgLighthouseFoundation.org.
For room reservations we recommend the Hampton Inn in Westport, which is adjacent to where dinner and breakfast will be. Call 508-675-8500 for room reservations and be sure to say you are attending the lighthouse event for room discount. Other nearby hotels are: Best Western in Fall River, MA 508-672-0011, Hampton Inn in Fairhaven, MA 508-990-8500 or Comfort Inn in N. Dartmouth, MA at 508-996-0800.
Climb the tower for one day only
You are invited to the Piney Point Lighthouse Celebration in St. Mary's County, Maryland on Saturday, May 11 from 10am to 4pm. The tower at Piney Point Lighthouse is only open one day per year for the public to climb and this is it. There will also be lighthouse representatives from Virginia, New Jersey and Maryland with exhibits, craft exhibits, music, children's activities, children's art show and good food.
To get there: From Route 45 in Callaway, take Route 249 and then nine miles on the right take Lighthouse Road to the end. For more information call the St. Clements Island Museum at 301-769-2222.
Reward offered
Recently a pair of antique binoculars, which once belonged to lighthouse keeper Ed Lane who tended the Michigan Island Lighthouse from 1902 to 1939, were stolen from a display case at the Old Courthouse Visitor Center in Bayfield, Wisconsin. The binoculars were donated in 1983 by keeper Lane's daughter and had long been a focal point of the museum's display. The binoculars are made of brass and are inscribed with the name of a former owner, Preston C. Hudson, Adjutant, 85th Illinois Infantry. They are said to have been carried by Hudson in the Civil War and came into the Lane family's possession around 1890. A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the theft by calling the Bayfield City Police Dept at 715-373-6120.
Contest Winner
The winner of a $1000.00 toward a Caribbean Cruise in last month's Lighthouse Digest subscription contest, was Jo G. Holloman of Raleigh, NC. Congratulations!
This month's Trivia Question
It is believed by many historians that the photograph of what American lighthouse is most likely the oldest lighthouse photograph in existence? Send your answers to . One winner from the winning entries will be drawn to win a lighthouse collectible.
New Products
There are many new products for spring now available from Lighthouse Depot, so be sure to visit our www.lhdepot.comweb site and go to the www.lhdepot.com/latest.cfmnew products section. Also, check out our new www.lhdepot.com/clearance.cfmclearance specials! You'll have lots of fun browsing. We are especially excited about our new www.lhdepot.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=15085Copper Lighthouse Gyro Sprinkler for your lawn. This will be one item you'll want to order and get before your neighbor does. 
Celebrating 10 years
The May issue of Lighthouse Digest will be the tenth year of America's only monthly lighthouse magazine. If you are not yet a subscriber, now would be a great time to start! Get your subscription started by going to the www.lhdepot.com/subscribe.cfmLighthouse Depot Subscription Page. It also makes a wonderful gift.
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