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1st Place Number 83 T he Beam March 2011 As I write this I’m looking out into my POSTCARDS THEN AND NOW backyard at four feet of snow, I’m tired The present Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard dates of winter!!! With February comes March back to 1856. This section of the island gets its name from the and spring is just around the corner. My multi-colored clay cliffs in the wife and I are looking forward to trav- area. The original octagonal From The eling this year (Alaska & Norway), for wooden lighthouse was built in Editor’s Desk lighthouse and spectacular scenery pho- 1799. Ship’s traveling the nar- tos. March is Photo Contest time for the row channel between Martha’s NJLHS. As the front cover of this issue indicates all you need is Vineyard and the Elizabeth Is- a camera. Visit a lighthouse for photos, develop your photos and lands had to negotiate the dan- pick a photo to enter the contest. This year’s contest will be held Gay Head Lighthouse before 1902 gerous shoals that extended out U.S. Coast Guard Photo in Audubon Park, for more information on the Photo Contest see from the Gay Head called the the story on Page 6. In this issue we have stories about the Apostle “Devil’s Bridge”. A Massachusetts Senator requested money to Islands; the Cope’s travels to ; Guglielmo Mar- build a lighthouse to mark the Devil’s Bridge in 1796. Congress coni, the inventor of the wireless telegraph and his connection with approved $5,750 to build the lighthouse in 1798 and it was lit for the Twin Lights; and a look at the U.S. Postal Service series of the first time on November 18, 1799. lighthouse stamps in Pharos Philatelic Corner. By 1842 the lighthouse and keeper’s house were in need of re- The Beam, the official journal of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society, Inc., pairs and two years later the lighthouse was moved away from the is published quarterly, March, June, September and December. Member- eroding cliffs. In 1854 Congress appropriated $30,000 for a new ship dues are $20.00 single and $25.00 family, and are for the calendar lighthouse that included a 1st order . A 51 foot brick year. Back issues are available free for members joining mid-year. All ma- tower and a new one-story keeper’s terials are copyrighted and cannot be borrowed or reproduced without per- house was built. A 1st order Fresnel mission of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society. The NJLHS - New Jersey lens containing 1,008 glass prisms, Lighthouse Society, Inc., is a non-profit educational corporation (501c3). built by Henry LePaute of Paris, OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS and won a gold medal at the Ex- President Brett Franks (856) 256-0881 position Universelle of 1855, was 1st VP Anthony Albence (302) 983-3200 purchased and placed in the new 2nd VP Rich Veit (609) 652-1876 tower. The new lightstation went Treasurer Faith Giamboi (732) 350-9595 into operation on December 1, 1856. The new rotating lens pro- Recording Secretary Karen Stumpf-Owen (856) 975-2016 duced a white flash every 10 seconds. The clock work mechanism Corresponding Secretary Jayne Swope (856) 468-2561 had to be wound every four hours. In 1874 a red panel was added Director Jim Cope (609) 587-6266 Director Anthony Albence (302) 983-3200 to the lens and every fourth flash was red. Director Mike Boucher (845) 787-4807 A mystery started to develop in 1890. William Atchinson was as- Director Mary Beth Doherty (973) 978-0129 signed to Gay Head and had to resign after several months due Director Carol Winkie (856) 468-6199 to illness. His replacement, a healthy: Edward Lowe died a year COMMITTEES later. He was only 44 years old. Several years later the children Archivist Vacant of Crosby Crocker became sick and four of them died within 15 Beam Editor Mike Boucher (845) 787-4807 months. A fifth child died 10 years later at the age of 15. Looking Beam Assistant Editor Judy Boucher (845) 787-4807 into the mysterious deaths it was found that the brick house was Community Outreach Chair Anthony Albence (302) 983-3200 damp with mold and mildew throughout the building. In 1902 the Education Outreach Bob Gleason (732) 238-7066 1856 house was replaced by a new wooden two-story house. Historian Co-Chairs Jim & Nancy Cope (609) 587-6266 Historian Co-Chairs Mike & Judy Boucher (845) 787-4807 The lantern had been powered by Hospitality Co-Chairs Linda & Bob Gleason (732) 238-7066 kerosene since 1885. In 1952 elec- Hospitality Co-Chairs Carol & George Naill (215) 657-4559 trical power was connected to the Membership Co-Chair Linda & Bob Gleason (732) 238-7066 station and it was automated with Membership Co-Chair Carol & George Naill (215) 657-4559 a rotating beacon. The 1st order Preservation Chair Brett Franks (856) 256-0881 Fresnel lens was removed and, af- Programs Vacant ter several years, placed in a brick Publicity Anthony Albence (302) 983-3200 Sandy Hook Coordinator Vacant tower on the grounds of Martha’s Vineyard Historical Society Mu- Trips Chairperson Apryl Roach (609) 799-0008 seum in Edgartown. Ways & Means Carol Winkie (856) 468-6199 Today the light is known as the Aquinnah Lighthouse. Since the Webmaster Howie Wright (908) 725-9782 earliest times the area was home of the Wamponoag Indians and NJLHS Web Site: http://www.njlhs.org Trips Email address: [email protected] the area is called Aquinnah, meaning “end of the island”. In 1998 NJLHS Email address: [email protected] the town of Gay Head changed its name to Aquinnah. The BEAM Email address: [email protected] NJLHS Announcements: (732) 291-4777 Society Address: Beam Address: ADDRESS CHANGE NJLHS, Inc. Mike Boucher To change your address please go to; http://www.njlhs.org/join/ P. O. Box 332 15 Starrow Dr. AddrCng.pdf down load the form and mail to NJLHS, Inc, P. O. Navesink, NJ 07752-0332 Newburgh, NY 12550 Box 332, Navesink, NJ 07752-0332.

Page 2 T he Beam LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Brett Franks STOPPING BY WOODS ON A stand quietly and behold these icons in our all of these projects will help. However SNOWY EVENING lifetime. But is that enough? Once again our number one resource for promoting the Whose woods these are I think I know. I answer, no. lights is our Outreach programs. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here In December I called our leadership Through our Speaker’s Bureau we address To watch his woods fill up with snow. together to plan a way forward for the next an extremely diverse contingent of the five years. I wanted us to focus onour population from grade school children to My little horse must think it queer Society’s goals and to refresh our approach active seniors. However in recent months To stop without a farmhouse near to everything. I doubt we can achieve we have lost several volunteers from Between the woods and frozen lake everything that was discussed but I know this program and have not found willing The darkest evening of the year. for sure we can’t if we don’t try. So let me replacements yet. Our belief is every one give you some of the highlights that our of our members could get out and talk about He gives his harness bells a shake new board will begin enacting this year. the lights they love and why, but sometimes To ask if there is some mistake. Remember please that these projects are it’s a bit overwhelming to consider putting The only other sound’s the sweep bare bones currently; we have a great deal together a formal presentation. To that end Of easy wind and downy flake. of work to do to flesh them out and give we are considering developing a starter The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, them life. If any of these strike a tone with package canned presentation for everyone But I have promises to keep, you, please think about offering your time to use. And miles to go before I sleep, and services to make them reality. It’s only We are investing in technology to allow our And miles to go before I sleep. through you we can make this work. speakers to carry this presentation anywhere Robert Frost June 2014 might seem a ways off but with them, set up and go. Our feeling is In 1923 Robert Frost was like most of us for us it’s coming up fast. Sandy Hook if we can provide the core information for th now, he had snow on his mind. He wrote the Lighthouse celebrates its 250 Anniversary everyone to use that it along with their poem above and one titled “Dust of Snow” then and we want this to be special. We personal stories, photos and memorabilia in that year. Why did I choose to begin my want to plan a yearlong series of events will make things easier for those who have opening address to our membership with focusing attention on this, the nation’s the desire to communicate but lack the an 88 year old poem? Well that answer oldest operating lighthouse. This is going support structure. And to make that point is twofold. First, I’m a person rooted in to require a lot of effort and planning we will be asking many of our members history and when I think someone has said but I think it’s something of paramount to speak at our Society meetings on topics or done something as good as or better importance to our Society. As part of this they have a dedicated passion for. After than I can, I see no reason to reinvent the celebration we are going to petition the all who really knows more about some of th wheel. We have an excellent Society, with United States Post Office to issue a 250 these lights than you? Anniversary Sandy Hook Lighthouse a dedicated membership. We have what Preservation, a subject near and dear to my I consider to be noble and worthwhile stamp, which would be issued for the first time on June 11, 2014 at the Lighthouse heart. As many of you have heard at the last goals for our group. There’s no reason to two meetings, we are moving forward with change this. But after 20 we have become itself. Again, this is going to take work, persuasion and some luck. two major projects this year. The first is we complacent and lost focus. want to team with Twin Lights to restore Probably the main thing you should know After successfully creating, running and and display the Fresnel lens that illuminated about me as your new President is that now passing on the Lighthouse Challenge and was recently removed from the North I like the direct approach on things. My to the association of lighthouse managers, tower. The idea is to present this fifth order wife says it’s from being of German decent it’s time to go back to the drawing board optic along with the range lens currently in and born under the sign of Capricorn. I’m and develop another signature event for the museum under a new display (pardon one stubborn character who believes what New Jersey Lights as only we can. We are the pun) focusing on these rare jewels. The I think is right come hell or high water. So looking at doing something for National second project we are initiating is to work am I a copy of our current Governor here Lighthouse Day in August, and maybe with Absecon Lighthouse to upgrade its in New Jersey? No. I hate politics. I may something in late spring or early summer museum displays. that we could tie into our educational not have been on this earth as long as some, With the Governor signing a recent bill that but I do know there is no way to please efforts. Education being another area we want to revamp and invigorate. designates the lighthouse area as historic everyone at once. And I’m not going to try. district tied into a green corridor, hopefully I’ll try to lead the Society to the best of my For years we have provided the film “Eye tourism will rise there. And on that thought ability and along a path I think is correct. of the Mariner” in our education kits, which we want to help make the lighthouse as The second part of my reasoning for is an excellent resource. But after 20 years outstanding an attraction for visitors as the poem is that to me it reflects where it’s time we made a New Jersey Lighthouse possible. We will have an opportunity to I see myself and the Society now. The Society film focusing on our lights and highlight different aspects of the Lighthouse metaphor of the woods is our lights and our unique history. And along those same that are not currently represented as well as it’s our darkest evening with the funding lines it’s time we made a concerted effort to we would like elsewhere in the state, for cuts historical sites have taken. Yes we get several wonderful books written about example the lives of the keepers and their could sit and watch, let things progress as New Jersey Lights back into publication. families. normal. We can enjoy the sight; we can Our mission is to promote the lights and Continued on Page 4

T he Beam Page 3 Letter From The President Please feel free to contact me with any info Continued from Page 3 on NJ events where NJLHS might want to Well, that is some of the ideas and projects be represented at: [email protected]. we will be focusing on, along with many smaller initiatives designed to enhance the SOMETHING LOST membership experience. We will continue Rob Bangs to improve and upgrade The Beam. We My family lost something yesterday, some- will strive to bring diversity and interest thing really important. You see, Rev. Leon- to our general meetings and have some In conjunction with our presence on FB, ard Chanoux died. Len was an amazing plans cooking to make our Holiday Social the Society also has a presence on Twitter. man of God, a teacher, a mentor, a mission- a bit more special. And that leads me back Twitter is often referred to as a “microblog- ary, and a friend. Rev. Chanoux grew up to picking this poem as an opening. The ging” site. (A “blog” or “weblog” is a post- in Wildwood, NJ where he preached at the fourth stanza in particular: ing on a website by an individual or organi- Boardwalk Chapel for 50 years. He loved zation about a particular topic or idea.) An to tell of his childhood stories about when But I have promises to keep, individual, company, or organization may the ocean actually touched the boardwalk, And miles to go before I sleep, establish a Twitter account. I like to think and of washed up whales. His face would And miles to go before I sleep. of Twitter as a SMS or text messaging ser- seem so serious when he recalled a ship run vice that links not only one or two people aground and neighbors helping unload pas- COMMUNITY OUTREACH directly in a conversation, but more of a sengers and cargo. Anthony Albence shared text messaging service that spreads However, we lost more than Len yesterday. Happy 2011 to everyone!! quick communication among a distribution list of followers who subscribe to a Twit- The love of Len’s life was Audrey, his wife, This article will touch base on Community ter “feed” (an individual or organizations’ who died a little more than year ago. Au- Outreach plans for 2011—but also review series of posts). One subscribes to an in- drey was also a native of Wildwood. That’s the Society’s presence in the social net- dividual or organization’s Twitter “feed” to where she and Len met and fell in love. She working sphere (i.e. Facebook and Twit- receive updates when a Twitter poster adds sat in the pew behind my family for years ter). We are now established in these grow- new content. Twitter limits posts to 140 at church. She was a wonderful Christian ing realms of cyberspace! characters (hence the term “microblog”)— woman, kind, gentle and talkative. When Audrey learned, some years ago that my In 2010, we began the Society’s presence on so a Twitter user must “get to the point” very quickly! young son, Sam, had visited the Cape May the now ubiquitous social networking site, Lighthouse and was hooked, her bright Facebook (FB). Even if you are not among We have established our FB account in blue eyes really smiled. the 500 million plus folks worldwide now such a way that our Twitter feed is auto- on FB, you no doubt have heard the buzz matically updated then we update our FB Audrey is the real focus of this article. Her about it. The 2010 hit film The Social Net- page. To follow the NJLHS Twitter feed, maiden name Mac Lauchlan and her fa- work attempted to trace the genesis of this find us at: www.twitter.com/njlhs or @njl- ther, Roy P. “Mac” Mac Lauchlan, was new force in our society, as well as the ups hs from within the Twitter service. If you a stationed at the Miah and downs of its 20-something billionaire don’t have a Twitter account, signing up is Maull Light in the Dela- founder, Mark Zuckerburg. Love it or hate also easy and free. Visit: www.twitter.com. ware Bay in the 1940’s. it, FB has changed the way we connect and She told us stories of interact—and is here to stay! Now, on to the 2011 Community Outreach summertime, overnite season… trips to the light with her Many NJLHS members have a personal The team is ready to represent NJLHS at a dad and the other keep- FB page, and a number of members and ers. Day long games of friends have already connected with our great slate of events throughout the state. This year’s season will be marked by the checkers and often salty page. When launched last year, the inten- sea language were the tion was to extend our reach into a new and return of a great event: The Spirit of the Jerseys History Fair, at its new home in norm. Audrey said she expanding realm allowing folks to connect would sometimes swim both locally and worldwide. We post info Allaire State Park (Monmouth County). Please be sure to check the Outreach tab of in the bay off the rocks around the base of on meetings, activities (including Commu- the light. She would laugh when recalling nity Outreach activities), and related info the NJLHS website for the most updated information. her fear of using the toilet -- an outhouse, on the page. The page is also open for folks which hung out off the side of the light. It to “like” it (indicating you are a “fan” of As always: volunteers (new and returning) was open to the bay below -- and she was the organization—and, in fact, the original are essential to keep our Society throughout afraid would fall in. term used by Facebook to indicate one was the community. Remember, you don’t need a “fan” of an organization/cause/etc., was to be a lighthouse “expert” to be part of the So you see my family lost something really “fanning”). Anyone is welcome to “like” team—just willing to discuss our shared in- important yesterday. Len was our last con- the page. NJLHS members and friends terests with event patrons. There’s always nection to Audrey, and by extension, our can post lighthouse photos, recollections someone to “fill in the blanks”. We have an last living connection to , keep- of trips, etc., as well. You may find the outstanding base of lighthouse knowledge ers and their wondrous history. Actually, page at: www.facebook.com/njlhs. If you in our membership ranks. Consider join- we all lost something yesterday. don’t have a Facebook account, signing up ing the Community Outreach team for the Audrey Chanoux died in June 2008. The is easy and free. Visit: www.facebook.com 2011 season. Rev. Len Chanoux died on 21 Nov. 2010. to begin!

Page 4 T he Beam MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH And it’s Role at Navesink Lightstation Used with the permission of the Twin Light Historical Society The following is a transcript of the recording that may be played at the audio- beat the British yacht Shamrock roundly, in a period of less than station near the site where Marconi’s 1899 receiving mast was emplaced beside the North Tower. five hours, more than 5000 words had been consigned to the air and received by telegraph at the Herald office in New York City My name is Gioia Marconi Braga and Guglielmo Marconi, the in- where they were reprinted in the paper and posted on bulletins in ventor of the wireless telegraph, was my father. I would like to take the windows. Bennett was moved to editorialize, “The possibili- you back to the events of September and October 1899 and tell you ties contained in the development of telegraphy without wires are the story of the first demonstration of practical wireless telegraphy so important that any step tending to bring this system before the to take place in America. public must be of interest not only to those interested in science but My father was invited to America by also to anyone who wants to send a telegram.” Within a few years, James Gordon Bennett, the publisher a wireless telegraph, known simply as a “Marconi” was required of the New York Herald newspaper, on all seagoing ships and was responsible for saving many lives at to publicize the 1899 America’s Cup sea, including 705 survivors of the Titanic.

races and to demonstrate the wire- For Sir Thomas Lipton in that October, there was failure and popu- less telegraph. The contenders in the larity; for Dewey a house in Washington presented by a grateful race were the British yacht Shamrock country; for Marconi a newspaper accolade. Marconi was a na- owned by Sir Thomas Lipton of Lip- tional hero! Barely two and a half years later, father reached per- ton Tea fame and the American yacht Columbia II owned by finan- haps the crowning point of his career, the successful transmission cier J.P. Morgan. of a wireless signal from England to America. The feat prompted Marconi traveled from England on the Cunard liner Aurania and Thomas Edison to remark: “I would like to meet that young man arrived in New York on September 21, 1899. To the reporters sent who had the monumental audacity to attempt and to succeed in to meet him at the dock, he had a prepared statement, half confi- jumping an electrical wave across the Atlantic.” dent, half defiant. It said, “We will be able to send the details of What other men had been content to prove impossible, he accom- the yacht racing to New York as accurately and as quickly as if you plished, and this is truly greatness. The history of wireless com- could telephone them. The distance is nothing.” munication has been a history of miracles. To Marconi’s vision At the Twin Lights beacon on the bluff of the Navesink Highlands, and perseverance we owe the innumerable benefits of radio and all Marconi’s assistant, William Bradfield, got the receiving mast that stems from it. in position and explained patiently its purpose to the lighthouse This is an educational publication printed by the Twin Light His- keepers and signal servicemen on the reservation. They listened torical Society, a non profit group dedicated to preserving and silently, spat meditatively and looked at him as if he had lost his maintaining Twin Lights Historic Site. Twin Light Historical Soci- mind. When Bradfield installed sending instruments on the Ponce ety, Lighthouse Road, Highlands, NJ 07732. www.twin-llghts.org and sea-going steamer Grand Duchesse chartered to follow the races, the crews accepted his intrusion with the solidity of seamen everywhere. WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Before the America’s Cup Races could begin however, Commo- Mike Boucher With this being the photo contest meeting I thought it would be dore George Dewey returned victorious from the Battle of Manila nice to do a word search on photography items. Some of the items Bay in the Spanish-American War and a great naval review was on this list are old fashion to some of our younger members with planned by President Theodore Roosevelt to celebrate the victory. our digital cameras. The answers are on Page 15. The yacht races were temporarily postponed, and on September Automatic 30, 1899, the first wireless messages were sent to report on the Brightness progress of Commodore Dewey on the flagship Olympia and the Camera United States Navy’s Great White Fleet of cruisers and battleships Contrast as they steamed up the Hudson River. These transmissions were Crop the first demonstrations of practical wireless telegraphy in our his- Develop tory. Digital Exposure In the middle of October, the naval review over, the America’s Cup Film was moved into the news Marconi’s first message served no nauti- Flash cal purpose and was sent only to silence scoffers. It proved that the Focus racecourse off the spit of Sandy Hook was one minute by wireless Image from Herald Square in New York Mega pixels Negative On October 16th, the raves and the transmitting began in earnest. Photo At a rate of 50 words per minute still considered miraculously rap- Print id, he sent 2500 words from the Grande Duchesse as she trailed the Reflection Shamrock and the Columbia on their course 15 miles out from the Shutter Sandy Hook Lightship and 15 miles back. Tripod Viewfinder By the end of the second day when the American yacht Columbia Zoom

Page 5 T he Beam ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST OH NO, NOW IT’S LEGOS®!! Judy Boucher Judy Boucher The time is upon us for the 2011 Photo Contest at the March meeting. I hope you have We have Harbor Lights, Sheila’s, Scassis, selected your winning entries. The winning photos will be displayed at Sandy Hook for etc. etc. Now we also have Legos®. We vis- the month of April. ited Grand Traverse Lighthouse in Michi- gan last summer. They commissioned a Limitations of space on the day of the meeting and for the Sandy Hook Exhibit dictate that gentleman, Duane Collicott, to build a NO PHOTOS LARGER THAN 8” X 10” will be accepted for the contest. Likewise, NO model of their lighthouse out of Legos®. FRAMES are allowed. Winning photos will be put into black frames owned by NJLHS It took him 6 months and 30,000 Legos®!! for the exhibit. You are encouraged to mat your photos, though that is not necessary. To see more pictures of the Grand Traverse The categories this year are based on the architectural style of the lighthouse: Lego® Lighthouse go to http://test.mocpag- es.com/moc.php/62591. Well Mike has fond memories of build- ing with his son and thought maybe he too could do a lighthouse out of Legos®. So here are the first 2 he has built. The Cape Hatteras model was a grand opening kit given out at the opening of the Lego® Store in Raleigh, NC in 2009. The second light- house is a generic lighthouse made from extra pieces lying around. Is this just the start of another collection? Anyone else out there into Legos®? Maybe we can include them in next year’s Arts Contest.

Caisson / Spark Plug Conical (Round) Skeletal

Duane Collicott’s model of Grand Traverse Lighthouse

Integral Winners’ Circle (Keeper’s House Attached) Any member in good standing (dues have been paid) who is an amateur photographer (has not received any payment for photographs) may submit 3 photos in total. Those in the Winners’ Circle (Postcard notices were sent to each of the 27 members) can submit 3 Grand Opening “Cape Hatteras” gift. To obtain a photos in the Winners’ Circle only. All other members may submit their 3 entries in any list of bricks to build this set go to http://www.brick- category/ categories they choose. link.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=Raleigh-1 This website also lists locations worldwide where you Each photo must be accompanied by an Entry Form. These are available at the NJLHS can purchase the bricks to build this, as the kit is no website: www.njlhs.org and will be available at the meeting. Do not put your name any longer available place on the photo. Members are always interested in where the photo was taken, so please put the name of the lighthouse and its location on the back of the photo as well as on the Registration Form. Anyone willing to help out the day of the contest is asked to please contact me via e-mail [email protected] or phone 845-787-4807. FYI: Next year the annual photo contest will grow and become an “Arts Contest”. Submissions can be photos, paintings, and crafts. Rules have not yet been finalized at the time of this printing. More information to follow as it is available.

Page 6 T he Beam MARCH MEETING The Spring Meeting will be held March 26, I-676 Off-Ramp 2011 at Audubon Park Community Center, Audubon Park Road “C”, Audubon Park. This meeting will I-76 be our Annual Members’ Photo Contest. Itinerary for the Day Ramp 10:30 Hospitality 11:00 Business meeting 12:15 Break for lunch and voting for Photo Contest Black Horse Pike 1:15 Speakers 2:00 Announcement of winners

Lunch: Al and Betty Smith (with family assistance) will be selling lunch. The profits will benefit the NJLHS Preservation Fund. If you would like to order, please drop Al an e-mail at cmagsmith@comcast. net by March 24th with your name and what you would like to order. We will have extra available, but really would appreciate Exit 28 Route 295 it if you order ahead, as it will help us have an idea of what to prepare, limit costs and NJTPKE Exit 3 provide a greater profit for our Preservation Fund. If you do not have e-mail and want to order, call Al at 609-504-3032.

DIRECTIONS TO AUDUBON PARK: DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS, YOU WILL BE TICKETED From the West and Pennsylvania: If taking I-76 (Walt Whitman Bridge)—East over the Delaware River to the first exit, (I-676/US-130/RT-168), go to the end of the ramp, make a right onto Route 168 (Black Horse Pike) and take the first jughandle to cross Route 168 straight to the Community Center. Roast beef sandwich $4.00 with chips & soda $5.00 If taking I-676 (Ben Franklin Bridge)—Exit 1A (US-130/RT-168) and follow the above Pulled pork sandwich $4.00 directions. with chips & soda $5.00 Italian hoagie $4.00 From North or South New Jersey: If taking RT. 295—Exit 28 to Black Horse Pike north with chips & soda $5.00 (RT.-168) to Kennedy Dr. The Community Center is on your right. Turkey hoagie $4.00 If taking the N.J. Turnpike take Exit 3 to Black Horse Pike north to Kennedy Dr. The with chips & soda $5.00 Community Center is on your right. Pasta salad with veggies $3.00 Soda .75 Chips .50 THE DECEMBER MEETING RECAP Soft pretzel .50 MANY THANKS goes to Sandy Hook Ranger, Tom Hoff- man, for arranging with Twin Lights to host our meeting at COLA the last minute. With no heat in the Chapel at Sandy Hook the meeting had to be moved with little notice. But members managed to pack the meeting and hear Linda Dianto speak about revitalizing the defunct National at Staten Island and how plans are moving forward. The plans are impressive and Linda is engaging the Staten Island com- munity and gaining their support. If only the money - lots of it - can be raised, the proj- ect can move along. The goal for 2011 is to raise $1 million to launch Building 11 by 2012, the main building for the museum. For more infor- mation go to www.lighthousemueum.org. Speakers – Instead of having professional photographers, we will have our own After Linda’s presentation members ad- winning photographers: Mike Boucher, journed to the Sandy Hook Keeper’s Bill Volpe and Al Smith tell us how they House for a festive Holiday Social. get their winning photographs. MANY THANKS to BJ Smith and all her little elves for the delicious food.

T he Beam Page 7 SMOOTH SAILING THE APOSTLE ISLANDS Donna and John Bishop Our vacation to the Apostle Islands began lighthouse that you will see on the Great to visit the lighthouses of the Apostle with a flight to Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lakes. Our final stop for the day was Islands. We were able to purchase tickets where we picked up our rental car and Duluth, Minnesota where we toured the for our cruise in advance through the headed to scenic Stillwater, Minnesota. Maritime Visitors Center located at the foot web sites lighthousecelebration.com or Stillwater, located directly across the St. of the famous Aerial Life Bridge. From keeperofthelight.net. Due to unforeseen Croix River from the State of Wisconsin, the visitors center you can view and walk circumstances, some of the tours had to be is a popular destination with lots of shops to the Duluth cancelled. However, Mary at the Keeper and restaurants. We also made a stop at two Harbor North, of the Light did a marvelous job helping to nearby wineries. South change our tour itinerary. We were quite a n d pleased with our final selections. Our second day in Minneapolis Inner unfortunately did not involve any While in town, we stayed at the Bayfield lighthouses, but we spent a nice day at the of the Lake Condos. It is located within Walker Art Center and Sculpture Gardens. Breakwater Lighthouses. Our walking distance of the dock where we The center is internationally recognized hotel room in the Canal Park would begin our first of three cruises to see as a leading contemporary art venue area offered a great view of two of the three the Apostle Island lighthouses. Our first and features the largest urban sculpture lights - what a treat! cruise was to Michigan Island to tour the garden in the country. We walked around oldest and newest lights built on the Apostle Minneapolis the rest of the day and went On our fourth day we headed to Bayfield, Islands. As we boarded our boat we met to the new Target Field to see a Minnesota Wisconsin with a stop at the Bay View a lovely lady, Twins baseball game that evening. Park in Ashland, Gloria from Wisconsin, where C a l i f o r n i a On our next day, we headed to the North we viewed the who travels Shore of Lake Superior and stopped for lunch Ashland Breakwater around the at the Homestead Lighthouse Restaurant Lighthouse located country in her outside of Duluth. The restaurant had a on a detached RV viewing lighthouse tower and nautical items inside. breakwater off the lighthouses, After lunch, we continued to Two Harbors south shore of Chequamegon Bay. We and was attempting to complete all of the L i g h t h o u s e picked up a brochure at the Northern Great Great Lake Lighthouses on this trip. We Station, which Lakes Visitor Center. Since the center sailed to Michigan Island and were greeted is the oldest was on our way to Bayfield, we thought by the Park Ranger at the dock. We had to c o n t i n u o u s l y we would stop, and we were glad we did. climb the 123 steps from the bank to reach o p e r a t i n g The center featured many exhibits on the the two lights that are on the island. The lighthouse on the region’s natural and cultural history. There two lights are located near one another and North Shore of is also a ¾ mile boardwalk trail and a five- we got to view the older light and climb Lake Superior. story observation tower with panoramic the newer light. The original Fresnel lens The tour is self-guided and we were able views of Lake Superior and the Apostle on the new light was to climb the light with a wonderful view of Islands. removed, and on Lake Superior and Two Harbors Breakwater display in the visitor Lighthouse. The Two Before reaching Bayfield, we noticed center at the Bayfield Harbors Lighthouse a lighthouse shop called Ma and Pa’s headquarters of the Station consists of Lighthouses in Washburn, Wisconsin, Apostle Islands six structures and the so we had to make a quick stop! After a National Lakeshore. keeper’s quarters has purchase, we continued to our “home” On our way back to Bayfield, been restored into a for the next 5 days. Bayfield, Wisconsin we passed by Long Island bed and breakfast. We is considered the gateway to the Apostle where we could view two made a quick stop at the nearby Duluth Islands, featuring many stores, restaurants more Apostle lights: LaPointe and Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum, and year round events. The Apostle Islands Lighthouse and Chequamegon which also has a gift shop with lots of are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, Point Lighthouse. lighthouse items. off the Bayfield Peninsula, offering many outdoor activities such as boating, camping The next day our boat cruise took us to We continued north to and, of course, beautiful lighthouses. Ras pberry Split Rock Lighthouse, Island for which celebrated its Each year the Annual Island Lighthouse a very th 100 anniversary in Celebration is held in Bayfield. This informative 2010. We toured the was their 15th year. The event started on th g u i d e d lighthouse and the August 25 and ran for 2 ½ weeks. It was tour of the renovated keeper’s sponsored by the Keeper of the Light Gift r e s t o r e d home. The trail down Store. Speaking of gift shops, this store lighthouse, to the water offers has a wonderful assortment of lighthouse n a m e d one of the most spectacular views of any items and hosts the annual celebration with different cruises and tours available Continued on Page 9

Page 8 T he Beam Apostle Islands Breakwater. From there, it was about 2 ½ NJLHS? The application can be found Continued from Page 8 hours before we arrived at our hotel located on the NJLHS web site. You can also get “the showplace of the Apostle Islands”. near the airport and the Mall of America. one from the Membership Team at the next The Fresnel lens for the light is located Our flight was leaving the next day, so we membership meeting. The membership in the museum on Madeline Island. We decided to check out some more gift shops packet will be mailed to the recipient, with then cruised past the at America’s largest mall (in square feet). a personal note saying that their member- picturesque Sand Island After the four mile hike on Sand Island the ship to the Society is a gift from you. Let’s lighthouse and the Devils previous day, walking the mall was not too get our numbers up. challenging. However, we were ready to Island lighthouse, which New Members: is surrounded by many get back to New Jersey after a fantastic (and smooth) time on our lighthouse adventure. The following members have joined our sea caves. This was a Society since the December issue. Please long day of sailing, but note that if you become a member after the having great weather and A MESSAGE FROM deadline for The Beam, you will be listed smooth waters on all our cruises made the MEMBERSHIP in the following issue. If you happen to trips even more enjoyable. Linda & Bob Gleason and Carol & George Naill meet any of these new members at a future We spent the next day taking the short Membership Co-Chairs meeting, please welcome them! ferry ride from Bayfield to Madeline Even though the meeting place was changed Jack Mangus Ocala, FL Island, which is the largest of the Apostle because of circumstances beyond our con- Christopher Dufford Lake Hiawatha, NJ Islands and the only one with commercial trol, the Membership Committee showed Linette Koranda & development. Since most of the sites were up to sign in all of the members and guests Family Towanda, KS within walking distance from the ferry who found their way to Navesink. We look Richard Kiss & dock, we decided not to drive our car over forward to seeing all our members, old and Family Old Bridge, NJ to the island on the ferry. Madeline Island new, at the next meeting. Guests are al- Barbara Cline Somerville, NJ does not have a lighthouse, but we did walk ways welcome at our general membership Lynn Jackson-Csak Clinton, NJ to The Inn on Madeline Island, a resort meetings. which was rebuilt in 2001 with a lighthouse Meeting Attendees: RECIPE CORNER motif. Marty Hudspeth There were 85 members, and 2 guests On our final boat cruise, we decided to go (grand total of 87) who attended our meet- Veal or Chicken Piccata to Sand Island and hike the picturesque ing at the Twin Lights of Navesink in By Nancy Bruner two-mile trail to and Highlands, New Jersey. Please remember 12 thin slices of veal or chicken (about 2 from the Sand Island to sign the book - We want to make sure ¼ lbs) lighthouse. We again there are enough seats for you at the future ½ cup flour met up with Gloria meetings! ½ cup oil and hit the trail, Nametags: ¾ cup butter which consisted of Salt & pepper to taste cleared paths and ¼ cup dry white wine or Holland House boardwalks, which made the hike easier. wine (no alcohol) The island is also home to black bears. We Juice of 1 ½ sm. lemons (1/4 cup) did see bear prints, but luckily we did not Capers encounter the mother bear or her cub that ½ Tbl. minced parsley the rangers had seen the previous week. We toured the lighthouse, which is located Pound meat thin. Dry with paper towels. on the edge of a cliff. There is a stairway Coat meat lightly with flour. Heat oil in down to the rocky coastline with great large, heavy skillet. Add meat, a few slices views of the lighthouse. at a time to brown quickly on both sides. Nametags can be purchased at each meet- Drain on paper towels. Pour oil out. In We ended up seeing seven of the eight ing. The price includes shipping to your same skillet melt butter over low heat, add lighthouses of the Apostle Islands. The address. You have 3 options for the back- meat (slices may overlap). Cook 5 minutes Outer Island Lighthouse located on Outer ing: standard pin ($6.00), double butterfly or until hot, tender and well coated with Island is rarely visited by the boat tours clutch ($6.00) or you can order a magnet butter. Turn often, season with salt and since it is furthest away and difficult to for $7.00. Stop by the Membership table to pepper. Keep warm reach. Although we thoroughly enjoyed place your order. on serving platter. our lighthouse experience in Bayfield, it Membership Numbers: Add wine to pan was time to get back to Minneapolis and At the deadline for this issue, the member- drippings. Cook fly home. and stir until it ship numbers are as follows: evaporates, about 4 On our way back, Single Memberships: 215 minutes. Stir in ca- we stopped to Family Memberships: 249 x 2 = 498 pers, lemon juice, photograph the Total Members = 713 and parsley. Cook Wisconsin Point Gift Memberships: 5 minutes longer. Lighthouse at the Not sure what to give that person who has Pour over meat. Superior Entry everything? How about a membership to Serve.

T he Beam Page 9 PHAROS PHILATELIC CORNER Anthony Albence, Guest writer GUIDING LIGHTS Story reproduced with permission from BeyondthePerf.com. Lighthouses stand as sentinels of the After a five-year hiatus and in response to popular demand, coastline, reminders of the romance Great Lakes Lighthouses (1995) reunited Koslow with Paine and danger of our seafaring past. Our in a collaboration that has now lasted nearly 20 years. The coastlines today have fewer than one- success of the first release turned Koslow into something ofa third as many functioning lighthouses as lighthouse expert. He conducted his own research and made initial a century ago. Yet like a well-designed recommendations of sites to include in the second release. Koslow stamp, a lighthouse is a touch point even commissioned a photographer to capture the lighthouses to something deep and meaningful to from specific perspectives. Great Lakes Lighthouses was the first our culture. The release of Gulf Coast lighthouse release to focus on a single region and organize the Lighthouses extends the popular stamps geographically - one from each of the five Great Lakes. It Lighthouses series, featuring the work of Artist Howard Koslow was also the last of the series to feature traditional, water-activated and Art Director Howard Paine. The series also reflects some of adhesive. the fascinating changes in the stamp design and production process that occurred between 1990 and 2009. SOUTHEASTERN LIGHTHOUSES (2003) LIGHTHOUSES (1990)

SOUTHEASTERN LIGHTHOUSES (2003) (from left to right) Old Cape Henry, Virginia; Cape Lookout, North Carolina; Morris Island, South Carolina, Tybee Island, Georgia; Hillsboro Inlet, Florida. Koslow and Paine retained the LIGHTHOUSES (1990) (from left to right) Admiralty Head, Washington; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; West Quoddy Head, Maine; American Shoals, Florida; popular elegance of the series Sandy Hook, New Jersey. while changes were afoot in the stamp production process. SIZE DIFFERENCE Southeastern Lighthouses The first release, Lighthouses (1990) was (2003) was produced as a pane not a Postal Service series unto itself. of 20, rather than a booklet, Instead, it was one of several topical and was the first issuance in booklets celebrating popular Americana, the series to use pressure- The 2-mill-imeter shift of the “37 ranging from classic automobiles to sensitive adhesive. When the USA” created a variety that was steamboats. Released to commemorate series began, fewer than 10 assigned a separate number in the the bicentennial of the U.S. Coast Guard percent of stamps used the Scott catalogue. and the U S. Lighthouse Service, the five-stamp set captures new adhesive. By the 2003 release, virtually all of them did. New lighthouses from each major U.S. coastal region. production technologies would also affect the artwork. A source The 1990 booklet was the only Lighthouses issuance printed by photograph misled Koslow into incorrectly locating the door of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), which explains one lighthouse. Rather than repainting at the eleventh hour, digital its slightly narrower stamp format. The set also features a BEP retouching techniques were used to move the door. Yet, while innovation: intaglio printing using white, opaque ink. The printing solving one problem, new digital techniques would create another: approach allowed a raze, collectible error: A few booklets have been A positioning error during prepress production resulted in a slight found without the intaglio ink, thus missing any denomination. type misalignment on one-quarter of the Cape Lookout stamps. GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES (1995) PACIFIC LIGHTHOUSES (2007)

GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES (1995) (from left to right) Split Rock, Lake PACIFIC LIGHTHOUSES (2007) (from left to right) Diamond Head, Hawaii; Superior; St Joseph, Lake Michigan; Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron; Marblehead, Five Finger, Alaska; Grays Harbor, Washington; Umpqua River, Oregon; St. Lake Erie; Thirty Mile Point, Lake . George Reef, California. Continued on Page 11

Page 10 T he Beam Pharos Philatelic Corner MYSTERY LIGHTHOUSE Continued from Page 10 Mike Boucher BACK OF THE STAMPS The mystery lighthouse in the last issue of The Beam is the 68th Street Crib on Lake Michigan on Chicago’s southside.

With the release of Pacific Lighthouses (2007). the Postal Service 68th Street Crib and close up of the light made the series official: The header for the 20-stamp pane bears A crib is a building that sits offshore protecting a water source. the words “Fourth in a Series.” The issuance again proceeded Water is taken from near the bottom of the lake and pumped into geographically, tracing the arc of lighthouses from Hawaii to a water tunnel that connects the crib to a water filtration plant on Alaska and down the West Coast. As always, historical significance shore. Between 1867 and 1935 the City built seven water cribs, was a factor in site selection. One example was Hawaii’s Diamond with four still in use. These lighthouses are private aids to naviga- Head lighthouse, whose personnel were pressed into service tion, maintained by the City of Chicago. during the Pearl Harbor attack, warning incoming ships by radio. In 1935 the William Reflecting the ongoing changes in the stamp production process, E. Dever Crib was Pacific Lighthouses was the first of the series to offer verso text built to replace the on the reverse of the pane’s liner, giving a detailed description on Carter H. Harrison the back of each stamp. Early releases rarely made this use of the Crib, a 1900 building. liner space. Today, nearly all stamps in the collectible program do. The Harrison Crib Carter H. Harrison Crib (left) and William E. Dever continued in opera- Crib and a close up of the light tion until 1997, due to the demand for water. The light is mounted on a steel square . The quick flashing white light has a focal plane of 72 feet. The other three cribs built all have the traditional light towers. The Four-Mile Crib, built in 1894 has a 30 foot hexago- nal skeletal tower that flashes a white light GULF COAST LIGHTHOUSES (2009) every 15 seconds. The GULF COAST LIGHTHOUSES (2009) (from left to right) Matagorda Island, Wilson Avenue Crib Texas; Sabine Pass, Louisiana; Biloxi, Mississippi; Sand Island, Alabama; Fort has a round tower with Jefferson, Florida Four-Mile Crib and a close up of the light a gallery and lantern Like all releases in the series, Gulf Coast Lighthouses (2009) reflects room. Standing 47 feet tall it also has a quick white flashing light. history this time in a poignant way. The region was devastated The 68th Street Crib was by Hurricane Katrina’s fury in 2005, and Biloxi Lighthouse, site built 1908-1909. A red light of the dedication ceremony, is currently under repair. The Postal flashes every three seconds Service’s ongoing commitment to accuracy required special and is mounted on a blue vigilance for these stamps. “We sent photographers down there to skeletal tower with a silver- see what it looks like today,” Paine says. “We didn’t romanticize it gray lantern room. While it the way it was or romanticize how we want it to look 10 years from was being built 60 men lost now.” A great stamp is - like a lighthouse a kind of time capsule. Wilson Avenue Crib and a close up of the light their lives on January 20, Just as Koslow and Paine have given us these 25 memorable 1909. Between shifts, the workers stayed at a temporary build- images, can we look forward to more? Inland waterways, perhaps? ing built along side of the crib. During the morning shift change an explosion and then a fire broke out trapping over 100 work- A FEW 2010 WEBSITE FACTS ers. Lasting only 30 minutes, the fire snuffed the life out of 60 Howard Wright - Webmaster workers. Of the fire victims, 45 were so badly burned they were Total number of visitors: Top five pages visited: never identified and were buried in a mass grave at Mt. Greenwood 25,710 My Favorite Photo Cemetery. Six bodies were identified, and the remaining men were Total number of pages viewed: New Jersey Lights listed as missing. 61,224 Historic Documents First time visitors: Trips All the water cribs were manned until 1990 and are now auto- 14,660 Other Events mated. A crew of four would live on the crib for a week and be Average daily visitors: Top hits from other countries: off a week. Their duties duties included water testing, light main- 59 - 1076 hits tenance, and dynamiting ice dams that formed against the crib’s Top referring website: Germany - 364 hits walls. They were also the lighthouse keepers in the early days. Google Great Britian - 256 hits Since 2001 cameras, motion detectors, door sensors and micro- Average time spent per visit Ireland - 133 hits wave links form a security zone surrounding each crib which if to website: India - 131 hits entered will send a signal to the Chicago Police. Buffalo, NY and 12 min France - 123 hits Cleveland, Ohio also have water intake cribs.

T he Beam Page 11 LIGHTHOUSES OF NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA - PART 4 Nancy and Jim Cope (continued from the last issue) Later we drove to the Point Lepreau Nu- painted as a different similar to 45 minutes of walking and randomly se- clear Generating Station, and as expected our “Old Barney”. On the way back we lecting forks in the gravel or dirt roads, we found the site closed for security reasons. searched for an area to photograph the approached a residential area and spotted However, a few nights later from our motel Courtenay Bay Breakwater Lighthouse, two residents getting out of their car. The on the shore, we saw a light flashing in the but could only see it on the inaccessible two people reminisced about their youth distance. The locals informed us that it was breakwater at a distance on the east side of and good times in the nearby woods around Point Lepreau Lighthouse across the water. Saint John Harbour. It is a 33 foot, white, the lighthouse, and then told us our car was The next morning, with the aid of a tele- octagonal tower that is missing a lantern. parked just around the corner. So after our photo lens, we were able to recognize and During World War II coastal defense ar- 45 minutes of walking in a complete circle, photograph the 58 foot octagonal concrete tillery was installed at the Courtenay Bay they gave us better directions to the light- tower painted with red and white horizontal Breakwater Lighthouse. house, such as following landmarks like the bands. power lines and turning at the left fork. We Also throughout the Saint John area one finally reached the neglected Green Head Our next lighthouse was can see Partridge Island Lighthouse which Lighthouse, only to find that we could have Musquash Head outside is a 45 foot, octagonal, concrete tower eas- easily photographed it from the residen- of Lorneville. This in- ily spotted with its bright red and white tial area just across the river. But, then we volved about a two mile vertical stripes and red cap. Partridge Is- would have missed the adventure! Some- drive on a gravel road land marks the entrance to Saint John Har- how one tends to remember and appreci- followed by about a mile bour and the mouth of the Saint John River. ate lighthouses a little more when they are walk beyond the Coast This island reminds one of our own Ellis such a challenge to find. This lighthouse is Guard gate to Black Island in New York, once being used as an a 46 foot “peppershaker” that is in need of Beach. Musquash Head immigration station with a quarantine area. painting and repairs. Lighthouse is a 46 foot white octagonal Partridge Island is the oldest light station in tower marked with a high single horizontal New Brunswick established in 1791. (The Returning to our car after this two and a red band. current tower was built in 1961.) It is also half hour hike, we drove north along the historic in that it is the site of the world’s west bank of the Saint John River. Local The following morning first steam powered in 1859. This residents helped us locate the ferry wharf we drove into down- lighthouse, painted a bright color as a rec- and gave us helpful hints for exploring the town Saint John to Mar- ognizable daymark in this foggy area, can Kingston Peninsula, most importantly pick- ket Square. There we be seen from various places in Saint John ing up a free map at a local general store. saw Saint John Harbour as well as from the Digby Ferry to Nova The Kingston Peninsula can be reached by Light on the grounds of Scotia. land from the east or by crossing various the Coast Guard Station. branches or tributaries of the Saint John This is a typical 33 foot Leaving Saint John, we traveled just a River on the other three sides. We took “peppershaker” built by the Coast Guard short while northeast to the charming area the free ferry from Hillendale to the west- staff. The 4th order lens was brought from of Renforth, located on ern side of the peninsula and headed for the Grindstone Island Lighthouse in the the east side of the Ken- the general store for the invaluable map. Upper . That night we could nebecasis River, a branch While the store clerk gave us specific direc- clearly see this light across the water from of the Saint John River. tions for locating the lighthouses, the cus- our hotel room. Also located in Market In the community park tomers waited patiently and were eager to Square is the 26 foot Digby Wharf Light- near the beach is the “un- assist. We followed the advice of the store house, a “peppershaker” that was moved to official” Renforth Light- clerk and circled the peninsula and found the center of the Square house, a 20 foot “pep- the lighthouses. First we visited The Ce- from the pershaker” with a white dars, a 32 foot “pep- side of the Saint John - door. What a beautiful site to view this pershaker,” located Digby Ferry. It was so lighthouse with the autumn colors of the on the eastern side gratifying to see this de- trees in the background! of the Long Reach commissioned lighthouse Next we traveled to the northwestern side of the River. After saved and maintained for driving back and all to appreciate. of Saint John to Green Head Lighthouse, also known as Swift Point Lighthouse. We forth along the road After lunch, we drove to East Saint John were surprised to find that residents we several times (sound to see Cape Spencer Lighthouse. This is a asked in this area knew familiar?) searching 40 foot, circular nothing of the exis- for this lighthouse, fiberglass tower tence of this lighthouse, we stopped at the painted with the let alone directions to local fire station for help. There on the wall top half and cap reach it. Following the was a map of the area which also indicated red and the bot- unclear directions we all of the lighthouses. With this informa- tom half white. had, we started out on tion and the help of friendly neighbors, we This is a sister the “easy” half mile drove down a dirt road to the end, followed of Drews Head walk from a gate along by a short walk down to the water and the Lighthouse, but the road. After about Continued on Page 13

Page 12 T he Beam New Brunswick on top of a short red platform next to the Saint John River Valley, sometimes called Continued from Page 12 beach. In spite of the heavy rains, we the Rhine of North America, is worthy of lighthouse. Bayswater drove to Gagetown and again took the ferry a vacation in itself. The area is absolutely Lighthouse, a 27 foot across the Saint John River to Jemseg. The delightful and the river views spectacular, “peppershaker” was ferry operator helped us with directions to especially in the autumn. Our longtime easily found along the the lighthouses. We stopped first at Hendry hobby of visiting lighthouses takes us to road. This light was Farm Lighthouse, another 27 foot “pepper- the most beautiful places on earth, and af- just discontinued in shaker” in the Village fords us an opportunity to meet such won- November 2005. Then of Cambridge-Narrows, derful people. we had difficulty find- on the western side ing McColgan Point, a of the Washedemoak After leaving New Brunswick at St. Ste- 27 foot “peppershaker”. Lake, not really a lake phen/Calais, we stopped to see Whitlocks We were only able to but another arm of the Mill Lighthouse in Maine and then returned get good photos of it Saint John River. From to New Brunswick via the Franklin Delano with the help of the fer- Hendry Farm Light- Roosevelt Bridge from Lubec, Maine to ry operator who crosses house, with the aid of Campobello Island. There we were greet- near it many times a a telephoto lens, one ed by a typical Canadian “peppershaker” day. The ferry opera- can see the Lower Musquash Island Light- outside the visitor center. Nearby we tor was excited to learn house, a 37 foot inactive “peppershaker” stopped at Mulholland that the lighthouse had up on stilts. This abandoned wooden Point Lighthouse, a 44 a name as he always lighthouse is on the Canadian Watch List. foot octagonal pyrami- knew it only as “the A plaque outside of Hendry Farm Light- dal wooden tower. Of lighthouse”. house notes that boats entering the chan- course we then pro- nel to Washedemoak Lake positioned their ceeded to Head Har- Finally we found Sand stern pointing to Lower Musquash Island bour Lighthouse, also Point Lighthouse, a Lighthouse and their bow to Hendry Farm known as East Quoddy unique small “pep- Lighthouse to ensure safe passage. While Lighthouse. This is pershaker” atop a leaving the area we were fortunate to have one of the most photo- cast iron, red, skeletal 4 wheel drive as we got stuck in the mud graphed and distinctive tower, giving it a focal turning around near Hendry Farm. lighthouses with its one red vertical stripe plane of 75 feet. It is lo- and one red horizontal band forming the cated at the end of Sand Returning on the fer- pattern of St. George’s Cross – the sym- Point Road near the ry, we photographed bol of England, Westfield Ferry Wharf. Gagetown Lighthouse as a daymark. It A local resident intro- which is located at is a 51 foot, oc- duced us to his friend the Gagetown Ferry tagonal, wooden who lives in the house with the lighthouse Wharf. This is a 32 tower that can on his front lawn. The two men served us foot square white box only be reached cold drinks as we sat in the Adirondack lighthouse with a red at low tide. Built chairs overlooking the lighthouse. From cap on top of a wooden in 1829 this is this point we could see Green Head Light- skeletal tower. Traveling south along the New Brunswick’s oldest standing light- house (the one we hiked to earlier in the river towards Saint John, we stopped to house. The Friends of Head Harbour Light day) and learned that boats would line up photograph Hampstead Lighthouse, an 18 Station are working to paint the entire light these two lighthouses so they could find the foot, white tower with a red square cap. station. They have received help from channel of the river. The men shared their This has been moved from its original site some of our folks from the NJLHS as well knowledge, stories and experiences at the at the Hampstead Wharf to higher ground. as other lighthouse organizations. When lighthouse, making this a perfect end to Sadly, this lighthouse has been abandoned we returned to the car, we spotted a mag- the day. Sand Point and Green Head (Swift and is rapidly displaying the effects of the nificent bald eagle perched on a pine tree Point) Lighthouses were among the origi- weather and neglect. watching us photograph the light station. nal six Saint John River lighthouses built Before leaving the island we stopped at the in 1869. Although the Kingston Peninsula After that, we attempted to find Oak Point visitor center of the summer home of our is only five miles wide and 20 miles long, Lighthouse. Oak Point Park, where the 32nd president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. we found it to be an absolute jewel hidden lighthouse is located, is now a Kiwanis away, portraying life as it should be. Camp. We did not search for the light- On the way home we stopped to photograph house as the grounds were very muddy and West Quoddy and Lubec Channel Light- After spending the the camp closed. The previous day we had houses in Maine. This completed our trip night on the outskirts photographed the lighthouse from the op- of 12 days, 2196 miles, 36 lighthouses of of Saint John, we again posite side of the river. Oak Point is a 48 New Brunswick, Canada, and three light- traveled north on the foot square pyramidal wooden white tower houses in Maine. We now look forward to west side of the Saint standing on four red concrete pillars. further researching the few lighthouses we John River stopping at missed on our two trips, followed by an- Belyeas Point Light- We only traveled to this area to see the other New Brunswick trip to locate them (if house. This is a 37 foot lighthouses of the Saint John River and its they still exist) and revisit the scenic Saint tributaries. However, we found that the “peppershaker” sitting John River.

T he Beam Page 13 DELAWARE RIVER BOAT TRIP SOUTHEASTERN COAST LIGHTHOUSE May 21, 2011 TOUR FROM: Fortescue, NJ DEPARTURE TIME: 8:00 AM Saturday, October 22 – Sunday, October 30, 2011 LIGHTS TO BE SEEN: THINGS TO BE SEEN: Day 1 Barker Range Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Central or Southern, NJ area * Smithfield, NC Bellevue Range Lighthouse Nuclear Generating Station #2 Depart New Jersey for a day of travel to our first overnight; Bellevue Range Delaware Memorial Bridge stopping for lunch. Check into hotel; group dinner. Billingsport Range The Port of Wilmington Day 2 Bulkhead Bar Range Philadelphia Airport Smithfield, NC * Beaufort, SC, Cherry Island Range Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Day 3 Chester Range USS Olympia Beaufort, SC * McClellanville * Georgetown Christina River USS New Jersey Day 4 Deepwater Range Walt Whitman Bridge Beaufort, SC* Darien, GA * Beaufort, SC Eagle Point Range Benjamin Franklin Bridge Day 5 East Horseshoe Range Beaufort, SC * Savannah, GA * Beaufort, SC Eddystone Range COST: $80.00 per person (A Day 6 Lightship Barnegat fuel surcharge may be added Beaufort, SC * Hilton Head, SC Liston Range to the cost of the trip if the fuel Day 7 Liston Front Range Lighthouse costs rise.) RETURN: 5:00 PM Southport, NC * Morehead City, NC Marcus Hook Range Bring your own food, drinks and Day 8 Mifflin Range snacks for breakfast and lunch. Morehead, NC * Kitty Hawk, NC New Castle Range Day 9 Reedy Island Range Kitty Hawk, NC * Home Tinicum Range LIGHTHOUSES & MUSEUMS TO BE SEEN THIS TRIP IS LIMITED Morris Island, Sullivan Island, Cape Romain, Georgetown, TO 50 PEOPLE AND Sapelo Island, Sapelo Island Range, WILL FILL UP FAST Deepwater Front Bellevue Range Reynolds Mansion, Saint Simons Island Range* Lighthouse* Lighthouse and Museum, Tybee Island, Savannah Harbor Light, Haig Point, Harbour Town, Hilton Head Rear Range, Oak Island, Bald Head, Cape Lookout, Barnegat Lightship* Ocracoke, Cape Hatteras, Bodie Island, Currituck Beach. Name: ______$1,669/per person double occupancy Address: ______$2,179/per person single occupancy City: ______State: ___ Zipcode: ______Deposit of $500 is due by April 15th Contact Phone: ______Number in Party: ______and the remaining balance should be Email: +______divided in monthly installments with a final payment due by August 15th, New Jersey Lighthouse Member? ___ yes ___ no 2011 *Photo courtesy of www.ListofLights.org + An e-mail address is needed. A week before the trip date a PDF handout about All checks should be payable to the lights will be e-mail to you to print out and bring along. “NJLHS” and mailed to: Make your check payable to NJLHS and mail your check and A. Roach the above form to: 291 Hampshire Drive, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 A. Roach 291 Hampshire Drive All inquiries to can be sent to Plainsboro, NJ 08536 [email protected] 2011 TRIPS IN PROGRESS A FEW NOTES: Apryl Roach Transportation Company Trolley Tours August 6, 2011 - Return to Sheffield Island plus additional hidden 9 day deluxe motor coach transporta- treasures (Clambake only) August 6 – 7 - Overnight get-a-way tion Hotel, taxes, transportation and weekend package at the Hilton Garden Inn – Norwalk, CT meals are included Minimum gratuity for the driver has October 22 - 30, 2011 Southeastern Coast Lighthouse Tour, Geor- been included gia, South & North Carolina The excursion is limited to a maximum of 42 participants Note: Bruce Coast Lighthouse Tour, Ontario, Canada - Approxi- due to maximum boat restrictions on certain tours, there- mately 1 week is being considered for 2012. fore the trip will be on a first deposit received basis Please visit our website at www.njlhs.org for updates and details as they become available. Send all inquiries to [email protected]

Page 14 T he Beam NJ LIGHTHOUSES - CALENDAR OF EVENTS THE OLDEST ACTIVE LIGHTHOUSE ABSECON LIGHTHOUSE With Sandy Hook Lighthouse being the oldest operating light- Events are held at the lighthouse unless noted** house in the United States, 1764, where does it stand in relation- Call for ticket prices & information at 609-449-1360 ship to other older active lighthouses? There are many inactive Saturday, March 19 “Lighthouse Empire – The Rum Runners” lighthouses around the world. England has many inactive light- Murder Mystery, 7:00 pm, Includes Full Moon Climb, $25 per houses still standing from the earliest times. The oldest is the Du- person bris Pharos located in the Dover Castle. It was built between the years of 130-150 AD by the Romans. This is the tallest surviving Friday, April 15 Guys’ & Girls’ Fashion Show & Fishbowl Auc- Roman ruins in England. A fire was lit from the top of the tower. In tion, 5:00 pm, $25 per person, location TBD the 12th Century it was surrounded by the Dover Castle. Sunday, May 8 Mothers Day – Moms Climb Free La Coruña La Coruña, Spain early 2nd Century Hook Head Waterford Harbor, Ireland About 1172 Sunday, May 22 Be a Pirate Day, 11:00 am With The Philadelphia Punta San Raineri Messina, Sicily 1555 Fight Ensemble’s, $10 for kids, $5 for adults “The Hunt for the Cordouan Pointe de Grave, France 1611 Golden Albatross” at 1:00 pm followed by a Pirate Cruise aboard North Foreland Broadstairs, England 1691 Atlantic City’s ‘Cruisin One The Skerries Carmel Head, Wales 1717 Friday, June 10 Golf Tournament, 1 pm Shotgun Start, $100 per Casquets Alderney Is., Channel Islands 1723 player McCullough’s Emerald Links, Egg Harbor Township** Sambro Nova Scotia, Canada 1758 Guia Range Rear Cascais, Portugal 1761 Sunday, June 19 Fathers Day – Dads Climb Free Sandy Hook New Jersey 1764 Mull of Kintyre Southend, Scotland 1788 “LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE OF NEW JERSEY” Pentland Skerries Brough Ness, Orkney Island 1794 SET FOR OCTOBER 15 & 16, 2011 Haulbowline Carlingford Lough, N. Ireland 1824

The New Jersey Lighthouses and select affiliated museums will Green Point Cape Town, South Africa 1824 host a “Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey” weekend on October Panagia, Panagia, Greece (Port Gayo) 1825 15 & 16, 2011. Visitors will enjoy the opportunity to tour the state and visit each lighthouse over the weekend, and help raise funds WORD SEARCH ANSWERS for continued lighthouse preservation.

Hours of operation for each lighthouse can be found on lighthouse and museum websites listed below, and at www.lighthousechallen- genj.org, www.njlhs.org and www.visitnj.org. Night climbs will be offered as well at Absecon, Cape May, Sandy Hook, Tinicum and Tuckerton Seaport. Whatever lighthouse you choose to begin your journey on the challenge, a tri-fold souvenir pamphlet will be available for pur- chase for $1.00. As you visit each lighthouse your souvenir will be stamped as proof of each visit. This will be your souvenir to com- memorate your participation in the event. The lighthouses encour- age the public to take advantage of this special weekend to finan- cially support and preserve the maritime history of our state as we face the same economic challenges as other sectors of commerce. Absecon www.abseconlighthouse.org Barnegat [email protected] Barnegat Light Historical Museum www.bl-hs.org Cape May www.capemaymac.org

Cape May County Museum www.cmcmuseum.org East Point [email protected] Finns Point www.fws.gov/northeast/nj/spm.htm We need pictures and stories of Hereford Inlet www.herefordlighthouse.org your lighthouse adventures. Send Navesink/Twin Lights www.twin-lights.org

Ocean City Life Saving Station to: [email protected] or talk to www.ListofLights.org Sandy Hook www.nps.gov/gate Mike Boucher at the next meet- Sea Girt www.seagirtboro.com/sglighthouse.html Tatham Life Saving Station [email protected] ing. We want to hear from you!

Tinicum www.tinicumrearrangelighthouse.org Photo courtesy of Tuckerton Seaport www.tuckertonseaport.org

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