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2001 Classified Rates: $1.10 per word – 20 word minimum or $22.00. DISPLAY: $40 per column inch. 10% frequency discount for prepayment of 3 consecutive issues. PREPAYMENT REQUIRED by check or credit card. No phone orders. The first word of each ad will be in BOLD/ALL CAPS at no charge; additional words add 50˘ each. ALL CAPS – add 25˘ per word; bold only add 25˘ per word. Ad copy and payment should be sent to K. Finnegan, Lighthouse Digest, P.O. Box 1690, Wells, ME 04090. Fax 207-646-2800.

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Antiques

LIGHTHOUSE ANTIQUES - We offer the largest selection of antiques of the Lighthouse Service, Life-Saving Service, Revenue Cutter Service, and Coast Guard that can be found anywhere. Featured in our monthly catalogues are thousands of new and antique books, photographs, lithographs, documents, reports, logbooks, charts, china, dinnerware, oil cans, uniforms, buttons, insignia, clocks, lanterns, and more. Special pricing on new books. $3 for illustrated catalogue, refundable with order. Kendrick A. Claflin & Son, 30 Hudson Street, Northborough, MA 01532. email: jclaflin@ma.ultranet.com or www.ultranet.com/~jclaflin/

MUSEUMS

The Shore Village Lighthouse Museum, 104 Limerock St., Rockland, Maine 04841. 207-594-0311. On-line at www.lighthouse.cc/shorevillage

BOCA GRANDE Lighthouse Museum on beautiful Gasparilla Island, SW Florida. Open Wednesday - Sunday. 941-964-0060. PO Box 637, Boca Grande, FL 33921. http://users.erols.com/lthouse/gihs.htm

WESTPORT Maritime Museum. Dedicated to preserving and interpreting life in a maritime community. Individual membership $15, Family $25. Museum open all year, call for hours 360-268-0078 or visit them on the web www.westportwa.com/museum

Accommodations

Be lighthouse keepers for a week in the 1903 keeper’s cottage at Browns Point Lighthouse Station on Puget Sound in Washington. Only $500/week, 2-6 persons. Sound, Olympic Mountains, Islands view. Points NE Historical Society, 6622 Eastside Dr NE #135, Browns Point, WA 98422. 253-927-2536. pointsnortheast.org

Lighthouse Lovers Bed & Breakfast. Visit Cape Cod and stay in the luxurious home of lighthouse artist Gene Salerno. www.lighthouseloversbedandbreakfast.com 800 750-4552

gifts & books

Lighthouse art for lighthouse lovers—Limited edition prints of unique lighthouse drawings and watercolors. Please visit Nja Lighthouse Creations on-line at http//www. members.tripod.com/~njalight creations/default.html

Puzzles and Prints of over 30 lighthouses Maine, Massachusetts, N. Carolina, Florida, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. Order on line www.puzzlekinglighthouses.com or call 800 750-4552 for a free catalog.

Collectibles

Nubble Light at Christmas-time is beautifully caught at that perfect moment in time in Christmas Light by Paula. A 22”x28” poster of Nubble Light in York, one of the most photographed lighthouses in Maine. Send $20 (includes postage) to Paula of Maine, Box 404, Kennebunk, ME 04043.

Lighthouse Tours

HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE CRUISE - Enjoy a cruise to view the 6 lights on the lower Kennebec. Captain Mike provides interesting narration of the history of each light while you enjoy the nature and sights of the coast of Maine. Visit our website at www.kennebecjetboat.com or call 1-888-538-6786 for reservations. Maine’s BEST Lighthouse Cruise.

VISIT AN ISLAND LIGHT - Visit Seguin Island Light or Burnt Island Light on the Kennebec JET BOAT. Bring your lunch and enjoy a picnic at one of these historic lights! Frequent Sailings from June to October 2001. Call 1-888-538-6786 or visit www.kennebecjetboat.com

Sail Narragansett Bay, Long Island Sound, Chesapeake, Florida. See remote lighthouses with coastal cruising sailors on comfortable Gulfstar. www.mai-ling.com (401) 965-5154.

Wanted

Lighthouse Artifacts to be donated for display at the American Lighthouse Foundation Museum in Wells, Maine. Memorabilia of the U.S. Lighthouse Service (USLHS) or U.S. Lighthouse Establishment (USLHE), items stamped and engraved by any lighthouse depot. Send to T. Harrison, PO Box 1690, Wells, ME 04090.

Photographs of Lighthouse keepers to be displayed at the Lighthouse Depot Museum. Send to Tim Harrison, Lighthouse Depot, PO Box 1690, Wells, Maine 04090.

This story appeared in the April 2001 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.

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