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Lighthouses for Airplanes Revisited: the Montana Lighted Airways Volume XXXVI • Issue i • October, 2011 4931 South Peninsula Drive • Ponce Inlet, Florida 32127 www.ponceinlet.org • www.poncelighthousestore.org (386) 761-1821 • [email protected] © Copyright 2010 Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association. All rights reserved. From the 2 Executive Director Events 3 Calendar Feature Article 4 Lighthouses For Airplanes Revisited: The Montana Lighted Airways Lighthouses of the World 8 Tanegashima Lighthouse Object of the Quarter 9 Volunteer News 10 Education News Thank You & Wish List Gift Shop 12 Features Photo courtesy of Ron Christopher The Quarterly Newsletter of the Ponce de Leon Inlet LighthousePonce de Leon Preservation Inlet Light Station Association, • October 2011 Inc. From the Executive Director The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association is dedicated to Dear Members, non-publically accessible historic building on the preservation and dissemination of the site, the First Assistant Keeper’s house provides maritime and social history of the Ponce November 1st marks the 124th anniversary of visitors with the opportunity to examine what de Leon Inlet Light Station. the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station. For nearly it was like to live in coastal Florida before one and quarter centuries, the tower’s beacon electricity and other modern conveniences. 2011 Board of Trustees has guided mariners along the Florida coast and Tami Lewis through the treacherous sandbars of the inlet Due to the escalating cost associated with President once referred to as Los Mosquitoes. Maintained proper restoration and preservation and Budd Solano by the United States Light House Establishment the continued decline in the availability of Vice President from 1887 until 1939, this historic beacon has government grants, the Association turns to Bob Riggio remained under the conscientious care of the you its members for much needed financial Treasurer Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation assistance. There are many ways to show Tony Girolami Secretary Association since its decommissioning by the your appreciation, dedication, and support. Wilda Hampton United States Coast Guard in 1970. A donation by check or credit card can Trustee Emerita be returned in the enclosed envelope. Ask Robyn Hurd We are pleased to announce the completion a neighbor to become a member of the Cheryl Cunningham of the Principal Keeper’s bedroom restoration Lighthouse, or purchase a membership for Earl Davis project and the subsequent installation of a friend or family member. Our online store Gladys Davis the museum’s newest interactive exhibit provides a safe and convenient way to process Tara Lamb Reflections on Light. Located in the newly your choice of support. Barbara LaVelle restored space, Reflections on Light explores Bill Merrell the science of light and lighthouse illumination. As the Lighthouse adapts to meet the challenges We are confident this exciting addition is sure of the 21st century, we remain committed to Advisory Committee to become one the museum’s most popular our mission and to the multiple communities Ginger Bayer offerings. that we serve — locally, regionally, nationally Judy DiCarlo and globally. Whether on-site, via the web, or Edson Graham With the restoration of the Principal Keeper’s through educational outreach, the Association Judy Huggins bedroom complete, the Preservation will continue to foster a wholesome, family- Diane LaMontagne Association has begun the next phase of oriented environment that encourages people Ellen Pagliarulo its multi-year plan to preserve the Principal to come together to discover and appreciate Alan Redinger Keeper’s dwelling and rehabilitate its interior our unique and fascinating history. The Light Station is published quarterly by the Ponce de Leon spaces. The upcoming months will witness Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, Inc. extensive work within the Principal Keeper’s On behalf of the Association’s Board of Subscription is a benefit of membership in the Association. The parlor. Home to the museum’s Native American Trustees, I would like to express my heartfelt Light Station welcomes letters and comments from our readers. exhibit, staff will restore the room’s plaster appreciation, for your continued membership, ceiling, walls, windows, and doors, and refinish support, and trust. Your gift, along with the Member: the room’s historic pine floors. gifts of others, will help us to ensure that American Association of Museums this beacon of hope continues to shine for American Assoc. for State and Local History Across the yard, the First Assistant Keeper’s generations to come. Florida Association of Museums Florida Lighthouse Association Dwelling will also undergo extensive work in Florida Trust for Historic Preservation the coming year. Scheduled for completion Respectfully, National Trust Forum during Fiscal Year 2012–13, the complete U.S. Lighthouse Society Port Orange & South Daytona restoration of the Gladys Meyer Davis House Chamber of Commerce will include re-pointing of the building’s Daytona Beach/Halifax Area exterior masonry walls and chimneys, as well ExecutiveEd Gunnlaugsson Director Chamber of Commerce as restoring all interior plaster walls, fireplaces, hearths, floors, doors, and windows. As the only Preservation Association Staff Upcoming Meetings: Administration Maintenance Dept. Gift Shop Oct. 17, 2011 Board of Trustees and Ed Gunnlaugsson Tom DiTusa Cathy Maroney Monday Quarterly Membership Meeting Executive Director David Doiron Gift Shop Manager Mike Bennett Jim Foley Connie Bach Director of Operations Assistant Gift Shop Manager Nov. 21, 2011 Board of Trustees Meeting David Lifsey Monday Ann Caneer Stump Madison Valair Mitchell Executive Director Emerita Lead Sales Associate Ellen Henry Bob McLean Summer Combs Dec. 19, 2011 Board of Trustees Meeting Monday Curator Ed Milano Donna Doan Angelo Vigorito Bob Callister Eileen Gallagher All meetings are held in the Gift Shop Program Manager L.H. Beaconette: Nelly Fran Greene Conference Room. Tom Zane Joanne Roberson Registrar Mary Clancy Janice Teasley Administrative Assistant Bill Teasley Richard Crosby Restoration Tech 2 October 2011 • Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station Keeper Listing Events Calendar Corporate 2nd Assistant Lighthouse Events October–December 2011 Keepers Lampists Toni Barrett Oct 20–23 Biketoberfest Brochure Displays, Inc. Ponce Inlet, FL See turn-of-the-century household items at the Artifact Table, talk with Daytona Beach, FL Bennett Brothers Construction (Thu–Sun) the “Old Lighthouse Keeper” in his office, and listen to a crystal radio John, Liston, & Virginia Bennett 12:00 – 2:00 pm set from the top of the tower. Climb the tallest lighthouse in Florida Darkhorse Design, Inc. Daytona Beach, FL and tour the historic museum buildings where keepers lived with their Longwood, FL; Boston, MA Joseph & Mary Blasewitz families over 120 years ago. Inlet Harbor, Inc. Safety Harbor, FL Richard, Diane, & Sarah Boynton All activities are included with the price of regular admission, no Ponce Inlet, FL Exeter, NH Racing’s North Turn Ralph & Priscilla Carbone advanced registration is required. Ponce Inlet, FL Lynnfield, MA Kelly, Teri, Chad, & Taylor Crumley Nov 3 6th Annual Home School Day Principal Long Grove, IL Attention Home School Students! Join us on November 3rd for our 6th Carolyn Day (Thu) Annual Home School Day. Enjoy hands-on educational activities and Keepers Ponce Inlet, FL workshops at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse. All activities are developed Daytona Beach News Journal 10:00 am – 3:00 pm L. Keith Casa Grande Connie Fagan by former teachers and school administrators. Special admission Daytona Beach Shores, FL Daytona Beach, FL charges apply and advanced registration is required. Contact Bob Tony Girolami Donald & Janice Doudna Callister at [email protected] or at (386) 761-1821 ext. 18 for Ponce Inlet, FL Ponce Inlet, FL details. Online registration begins promptly on October 4, 2011 at 1:00 Dr. G. Scott & Kristi Drumheller p.m. (www.poncelighthousestore.org). Louise Nippert Ponce Inlet, FL Cincinnati, OH Frederick & Shirley Eckersen Alexandria, MN Nov 25 Thanksgiving Gifts at the Lighthouse 1st Assistant Dennis & Zackary Engel Participate in family-oriented activities and try your hand at making Owatonna, MN (Fri) authentic old fashioned ornaments. Visit with the “Old Lighthouse Keepers Tami, Brad, & Jake Factor 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Keeper” and learn about turn-of-the-century life at the historic Ponce Harvey & Connie Bach Ponce Inlet, FL Inlet Lighthouse. Ponce Inlet, FL Allen, Jean, & Sylvia Fine Kristine & John F. Bradley Sanford, FL All activities are included with the price of regular admission, no South Orange, NJ Larry, Debbie, & Elizabeth Fish advanced registration is required. Sandy Springs, GA Thomas, Willard, & Calvin Laurel Grotzinger Bush Kalamazoo, MI Dec 27 Winter Holiday Program Port Orange, FL Ted, Suzi, Colin, & Marah Hahn 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Ring in the new year with a trip to the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse on Boondocks Restaurant Rossford, OH December 27th. Participate in family-oriented activities including the Michael, Sheila, & Daniel Harvey Pete & Arlene Davis Andover, MA Artifact Table and Kids Crafts. Visit with the “Old Lighthouse Keeper” Wilbur by the Sea, FL Jim & Mary Lou Hinson and learn about turn-of-the-century life at the historic Ponce Inlet Chuck, Michelle, Joey, Ponce Inlet, FL Lighthouse. Brooke, & Austin Cameron Carlton & Cler Hudgins Daytona Beach, FL New Smyrna Beach, FL All activities are included
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