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Number 76 T he Beam June 2009 As you notice there has been a change to LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT “The Beam’s” cover. It will still feature the Mary Beth Doherty lighthouse closest to quarterly meeting site. Wow…how time flies…half of 2009 has passed already. So far I am looking for vertical photos of New this year NJLHS has had two successful trips--a one-day trip to Jersey’s lighthouses to use for future cov- Delaware and a six-day trip thru the Seaway Trail. I hope all the From The ers. If you have a good photo, send it in to participants had a great time. Share your stories and your photos! Editor’s Desk the address listed below for consideration. Maybe you have an idea for a future trip? Let one of the Board In this issue we have a reprint from an older “Beam”, “The Sink- members hear it! ing of the Diamond Shoal Lightship #71”, from December 1991 by Kim M. Ruth; Jim Cope reports on New Zealand’s glow in the Going forward there are two boat trips on the Friday of Challenge dark postage stamps: The Word Search Puzzle looks at the Coast weekend (see the sign-up forms in this Beam), the Challenge itself, Guard’s mission and its history: Faro Colonia Del Sacramento in numerous Outreaches throughout the state, tours at Sandy Hook, Uruguay; and a different look at lighthouses on license plates. The presentations by the Speaker’s Bureau, Helping Hands activities… next 10 back issues of “The Beam” are on the website. With the the list goes on. Check the web site for dates, times and locations. summer season upon us and lighthouse adventures in the works, Please get involved either as a volunteer for one of these activities please send us some stories and photos. They don’t need to be or as a participant…there is a lot that you can do with the Society long, just a paragraph or two and a photo. Remember this is your that doesn’t cost a lot—of time or money! “Beam”, not mine. Just a reminder that there are several Committee Chair vacancies The Beam, the official journal of the New Jersey Lighthouse So- that need to be filled…if you’re interested, please ask a Board ciety, Inc., is published quarterly, March, June, September and member for details. December. Membership dues are $20.00 single and $25.00 fam- Hope to see you in Cape May—if not, have a wonderful summer ily, and are for the calendar year. Back issues are available free and see you in September! for members joining mid-year. All materials are copyrighted and cannot be borrowed or reproduced without permission of the New COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE Jersey Lighthouse Society. The NJLHS - New Jersey Lighthouse Anthony J. Albence Society, Inc., is a non-profit educational corporation (501c3). The New Jersey Lighthouse Society’s OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS 2009 Community Outreach (CO) season is underway!! President Mary Beth Doherty (973) 966-5573 1st VP Brett Franks (856) 256-0881 Our CO team is traversing the state to 2nd VP Cindy Mitzen (908) 281-6879 represent the Society at a variety of com- Treasurer Faith Giamboi (732) 350-9595 munity events and activities which attract Bob & Linda Gleason, Sheila Rec. Secy Bob Gleason (732) 238-7066 a wide cross-section of local residents. Hines, Anthony Albence, Mary Catherine Kennedy, Corr. Secy Jayne Swope (856) 468-2561 This year’s season began with a fun out- Director Tom Laverty (732) 872-2966 Marty Hudspeth at the Spirit Director Doreen Berson (732) 202-7420 ing at the Spirit of the Jersey’s event at of Jersey Event Director Jim Cope (609) 587-6266 Washington Crossing State Park. I encourage everyone to attend Director Anthony Albence (302) 983-3200 this event—which features an amazing array of engaging and in- Director Marty Hudspeth (609) 877-1393 triguing exhibits that chronicle the story of New Jersey history… and how New Jersey was instrumental in the development of COMMITTEES our nation. Our season runs right through to mid-October, and Archivist Elinor Veit (609) 652-1876 a schedule of events is featured on our fantastic NJLHS website. Beam Editor Mike Boucher (845) 787-4807 (Kudos to our talented webmaster, Howie Wright!) Challenge Co-Chair Doreen Berson (732) 202-7420 Challenge Co-Chair Laura Portee (908) 222-0107 Among the fun CO events on the docket, and a unique New Jersey Community Outreach Chair Anthony Albence (302) 983-3200 attraction, is the Warren County Farmers’ Fair/Balloon Festival. Education Outreach Bill Volpe (732) 846-2196 Our presence at this event is a key expansion of the Society’s reach Historian Christine Jochem (973) 538-3473 into the northwestern NJ community. This large, week-long event Hospitality Co-Chairs Linda & Bob Gleason (732) 238-7066 presents some logistical challenges in terms of coordination, but is Hospitality Co-Chairs Carol & George Naill (215) 657-4559 Membership Chair Mary Beth Doherty (973) 966-5573 well worth the investment of time and effort. On that note: YOUR Preservation Chair Brett Franks (856) 256-0881 HELP IS NEEDED!! We would love to have you be part of the Programs Cindy Mitzen (908) 281-6879 Farmers Fair team. All are welcome to participate—even those Publicity Anthony Albence (302) 983-3200 who have never participated in a CO before! If you are interested Sandy Hook Coordinator Ken Schumacher (201) 342-0108 in volunteering, please contact Alan Mertz (sandyhookvoltg@ rcn. Ways & Means Marty Hudspeth (609) 877-1393 com), who is coordinating the scheduling of CO volunteers for this Webmaster Howie Wright (908) 725-9782 event. NJLHS Web Site: http://www.njlhs.org NJLHS Email address: [email protected] Finally, our NJLHS giveaway items to visitors to our exhibits/ The BEAM Email address: [email protected] displays at outreach events have proved to be quite popular! The NJLHS Announcements: (856) 546-0514 mini-crayons packs feature the Society logo, and the mini-flash- Society Address: Beam Address: lights that carry the tagline “Keep the lights shining” along with NJLHS, Inc. Mike Boucher the Society web address are in demand! P. O. Box 332 15 Starrow Dr. Keep the lights shining! Navesink, NJ 07752-0332 Newburgh, NY 12550

Page 2 1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 We look back at some of the older stories that have appeared in The Beam during the past 20 years. This story appeared in Issue 6, December 1991. A HEINOUS ACT OF COWARDICE: THE SINKING OF THE DIAMOND SHOAL LIGHTSHIP #71 Kim M. Ruth While the Lighthouse, Service has, through 9:15 a.m., the captain of the tanker, George the years, lost a number of lightships for Nordstrom, spotted a torpedo speeding to- various reasons, ranging from errors in ward the port beam. Taking evasive action, judgment to being rammed by the ves- the vessel was swung hard to port, and the sels they were placed to protect, Diamond torpedo narrowly missed. Shoal # 71 was the only one ever destroyed by a U-boat. Frantically trying to escape, the vessel began to zig-zagging at full speed. The U- The United States was late getting into boat surfaced and gave chase. The tanker’s World War I, joining the Allies on April 6, 6-inch guns and two 4-inch guns, 19 50cm 4-inch gun was manned and it opened fire 1917. An act authorizing mobilization of mines and twelve machine guns. The sub- on the pursuing U-boot. At eight miles the Coast Guard as part of the Naval Es- marine was 380 feet long, one of a class apart, the U-boot began firing its larger, tablishment had been passed January 28, of very large cruiser submarines with a 24 6-inch gun. The U-boat had the advantage 1915, how¬ever the transfer of the Light- foot beam, and drew 25 feet. Equipped with both in speed and in armament. It could house Service from the Department of twin screws and five sets of engines she had hit the Jennings with its 6-inch gun, while Commerce to the Navy Department was a maximum surface speed of 26 knots, and staying out of range of the tanker’s 4-inch left at the discretion of the President. could do 12 knots submerged. Her certified one. It was said the U-boot fired 40 shells, maximum depth was 495 feet. She carried about a tenth of its total gun ammunition, On April 11, 1917, five days after war was a crew of 6 officers and 102 men. Her com- missing most of them, but shell eventually declared but two days before it was made mander was Kapitanleutnant Kophamel, struck the tanker’s engine room and maga- public, an Executive Order placed the Coast who previously commanded the U-35 and zine. Guard and the Lighthouse Service under U-151. A veteran of 10 patrols, mostly in the command of the Navy Department. As the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, Dead in the water, her gun ammunition de- a result of this order forty-six lighthouse he ended the war as Germany’s 6th rank- stroyed, the Jennings was a sitting duck. tenders, four lightships, and twenty-one ing submarine commander, with a total ton- One of her crew, Second Steward James lightstations were ab¬sorbed into the Navy nage sunk of 190,000. Scott, had been killed; several others were chain of command. One of these lightships wounded. After sending out a distress call, was the Diamond Shoal Lightship #71. The U-boat’s target was believed to be the the crew lowered three lifeboats. The cap- harbor works and Naval stores at Wilm- tain changed clothes with the dead steward ington, Delaware. It was expected that this and joined the others in one of the boats. It port would become the victim of shelling was 12:20 p.m. attacks by the U-boat, but it was at Cape Hat¬teras that the paths of the U-boat and The U-boat surfaced alongside the three lightship would cross. lifeboats and inquired as to the where- abouts of the ship’s Captain. Being told U-140 was spotted several times on her that her captain had been killed, the Ger- way to the Eastern Coast, but it was not mans took Second Officer, Rene Bastin, until July 27th that her night was first felt. prisoner. The U-boat fired a few more shots The Portuguese Bark PORTO, of 1,079 at the Jennings, sinking her, the submerged. tons, was stopped with three shots fired The crew of the Jennings, was eventually over the bow. Bound for Oporto, Portugal, picked up by the Destroyer U.S.S. Hull, Diamond Shoal #71, was built in Quincy, from Savannah, Georgia, with a cargo, of which was answering the distress call, and Massachusetts in 1897. She was 112 feet cotton and barrel staves, the vessel was the Italian steamer Umbria. long, drew 20 feet, and because of the boarded, plundered for stores, then bombed dangerous isolation of the station, was and gunned. The crew escaped in lifeboats Later that afternoon, the Stanley L. Seaman equipped with 5 water-tight compartments, before the shelling began. was fired on by the U-boat without warn- only 2 of which would be needed to keep ing, according to Captain W. C. McAloney. On August 1, the Japanese freight steamer, the vessel afloat. She had a 26’6” beam, 13 The 1,060 ton sailing vessel was aban- Tokuy Amamaru of 7,029 gross tons, mak- foot depth, and displaced 450 tons. She was doned by the nine man crew in such a hurry ing its way to New York to pick up a cargo equipped with 350hp engines, and was held that they did not even take time to gas up of steel plate, was torpedoed by U-140. The on station by mushroom anchors weighing and lower the motor launch. The escaped, torpedo struck the vessel on the starboard 2000 pounds. Her normal complement was instead, in a small yawl, forgetting even to side under the bridge. The ship sank, but, 5 officers and 10 men. taken provisions with them. remarkably, all eighty, five crew members U-140 (short for Untersee boat or sub- escaped serious injury. When the submarine surfaced and confront- marine) was named the Kapitanleutnant ed the crew Kapitanleutnant Kophamel By nightfall on August 1, the submarine Otto Weddingen, in honor of the German suggested that they return to the ship and had reached 360 40’ north by 730 58’ west. submarine hero who was lost earlier in the exchange life-boats. He allowed them to stock up provisions and get clear of the war, and left Kiel, Germany, on June 22, On August 4, U-140 intercepted the Ameri- vessel before sending the Seaman to the 1918. U-140 was equipped with 4 bow and can tanker O. B. Jennings, of 10,289 tons, 4 stern torpedo tubes and 35 torpedoes, 2 about 100 miles of the Virginia coast. At Continued on Page 4

1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 Page 3 Diamond Shoal Lightship lightship’s crew was quickly roused and CAPE ST. GEORGE Continued from Page 3 the life-boat was put into the water. One of LIGHTHOUSE DEDICATION bottom with bombs. The crew of the Sea- the crew, Guy Quidley, testified that he left Bill Schneider the ship by jumping out a porthole wearing man was picked up three days later by a Driving west along the Gulf of Mexico dur- nothing but his B.V.D.’s and a pair of pants 2. passing British steamer. ing the 8 AM hour it is a gloriously sunny Chief engineer Roberts left his false teeth be- day. It is April 4th and I am to witness the Late morning on August 6th, found the hind3. The rest escaped with nothing more dedication of the Cape St. George Light- submarine within sight of the Diamond than the clothes on their backs. house. During much of the drive across the Shoal Lightship. Kophamel knew that the five mile causeway from Eastpoint, the 72 lightship would be a congregating point It took the crew from 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 that foot tower is easily spotted, as only the wa- for shipping and it was there that he en- night to row the 12 miles to shore. ter tower is higher. countered the 3,024 coal-laden American Having disabled the lightship’s wireless, Steamship Merak, bound for Chile from and know¬ing that the lightship was firmly At 9 AM folks are Newport News, Virginia. anchored, the attention of the U-boot re- setting up various displays in antici- The sea was calm with a southwest breeze turned to the Merak. A crew from the U- pation of a 10 AM and hot hazy skies. The U-boot surfaced boat boarded the vessel, placed charges, saxophone prelude, near the Merak, and began firing. The and sent the Merak to the bottom. armed forces honor Merak began zig-zagging south at full Bastin, the Second Officer from the O. B. guard, and Coast speed ahead. The gun-crew on the U-boat Jennings, had a unique view to watch the Guard jet flyover. was having a difficult time firing over 30 drama unfold as a prisoner aboard the U- The keynoter is rounds at the Merak without a hit, but luck boat. He later stated that the U-boat shelled Neil Hurley, Florida was against the Merak: she grounded on the lightship’s life-boat with its 4-inch gun, Lighthouse Associa- the edge of the Shoal. Her crew quickly until the U-boat could no longer follow the tion Historian and author, down from Ches- abandoned her. Meanwhile aboard the life-boat because of the shallow water. The apeake, Virginia for this event. No surprise, lightship, First Mate Walter L. Barnett U-boat then returned to the lightship and Neil wows the crowd with histories of the heard the sound of shellfire, and climbed sunk it with gun-fire. three previous lights. He recounts the ef- the vessel’s mast to get a better look. About fort to build this tower using bricks sal- half a mile to the north of the lightship he The crew of the lightship eventually came vaged from the 2005 collapse of the third spotted the U-boat, and in the distance be- ashore near the Cape Hatteras wireless sta- tower. An anecdote he relates is St. George yond, the Merak. Barnett had only recently tion, where the Naval authorities were noti- Lighthouse Association President Dennis been transferred aboard #71, and on this fied of the attack. Barnell storing many of the bricks in his day was in command of the vessel as Cap- While the lightship technically was a part garage for a period of time. tain Charles Swanburg and two other sea- of the United States Navy, and was in fact men were on liberty ashore. Also aboard a Naval Wireless station and therefore an After a French horn performance in the lan- the lightship were the cook, engineer, 3 enemy vessel, no one can deny the immo- tern room, the tower is opened for climbing firemen, 4 seamen, and two Navy wireless rality of the act of sinking an unarmed aid in groups of eight. All 92 southern yellow operators. to navigation. pine steps have a brass plaque with a number and the sponsor, who donated $250 for Barnett hurried to the ship’s wireless room, Because of the courage of Barnett and the the step. Against the tower wall a seven step a small shack that had been retro-fitted onto wireless operator, 28 vessels heard the metal ladder provides access to the lantern the vessel’s deck. There he had the Navy warning and took refuge in the Lookout room through a narrow aperture. Climbers wireless operator on duty send the message Bidet near Beaufort. are urged to sit on the lantern room floor “Enemy Submarine shelling unknown ship and swing ones legs around. The view is E.N.E ¼ mile off lightship”.1 It is likely As if by Divine Justice, after the war was worth it! that Kophamel had no intentions of at- over, U-140 was given to the United States tacking the lightship as long as it remained by Germany, as partial payment of war rep- “neutral”, for it aided him as much as his arations. Fittingly, she was used for artil- WHAT A FIND! Howard Wright enemies. Whether Kophamel was dis- lery practice and was sent to the bottom by traught at the prospect of finding his hunt- the destroyer Dickerson on July 22, 1921, ing ground suddenly barren, worried that off Cape Charles, near the graves of her the lightship’s wireless had revealed his victims. [Condensed from a larger work © location to nearby destroyers, or angered 1991]. by the lightship’s intervention is unknown. 1 Stick, David, Graveyard of the Atlantic, (New York, It is certain that the U-boot was monitoring NY: University of North Carolina Press, 1952), page wireless traffic, and heard the lightship’s 201. 2 National Geographic, Vol. 136, No. 3, September warning and that this was the immediate 1969, page 412. cause of Kophamel’s turning his attention 3 Stick, op. cit., page 202 from the Merak to the lightship. Editor’s Note: In addition to sinking the Diamond According to Barnett’s account, it was Shoal Lightship, Waldemar Kophamel sunk 55 ships I found this picture at an antique auction house a about 2:30 p.m. when the U-boat first shot and damaged 4 more for a total of 163,875 tons sunk. few weeks ago and paid only $5 for it. The paper destroyed the wireless shack. The next five He served on two other U-Boats, U-35 & U-151 be- that came with it said: Cape May, Delaware Bay and fore taking command of U-140. Sewell’s Point Railway with Cape May Light in the shots missed the lightship altogether. The background. Taken at Cape May Point circa 1910.

Page 4 1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 A LIGHTHOUSE ADVENTURE TO STATEN ISLAND AND BROOKLYN Renard Petronzio Ever wonder what it takes to make a trip of South Amboy’s library and like the cof- thought our group would be so willing to or event successful? It is usually about fee caterers, South Pine Deli of South Am- try such ethnic food? Natasha, the manager people: the attitudes of the attendees, the boy who came up with those great Dan- confused our lunch selections, I refuse to understanding of the organizers and the ish. Like Mike Johnson EM 1 of the Coast take the hit on this one. welcoming feeling of the special friends Guard Aides to Navigation team and his we meet along the way. four Coastie volunteers who enabled us to Last, how great was the bus driver Arien climb the Staten Island light and the Coney Cadle! I know he is a professional, but On Saturday, November 8, 2008 an intrep- Island light. Scott Schubert was keeping the from his GPS knowledge to navigating the id group of lighthouse lovers gathered on Coney Island lighthouse memory alive for heavy traffic on 86th Street Brooklyn in the a dreary, foggy morning at Cheesequake his grandfather, Keeper Frank Schubert. Ed rain, to maneuvering the bus thru the nar- Rest Area on the Garden State Parkway. Praff, the golf club manager who allowed row streets of the Seagate Community in Instead of a gloomy attitude and where to us to park the bus at the GC clubhouse and reverse, I can only feel he is an exceptional park confusion, this group was full of high provided golf carts for our less vigorous man. Again one of the good people we met spirits and anticipation, looking forward walkers. Unforeseen delays marred our that day. to a full day of lighthouse adventure. See dark arrival at Blackwell Island Light in what I mean, it’s usually about people. The trip was in “icky” weather, on and off Queens, but between the very bright and again rain, but our passengers never al- Now I can take credit for some of the de- enthusiastic welcome by Judy Bundy, cura- lowed this to interfere. Do I take credit for tails: I will also deny some of my short- tor of the Roosevelt Island Historical Soci- the return trip with all the lights on 34th comings and I will reluctantly defer to ety, and the illumination of the light itself, Street on a Saturday eve or the welcoming mere happenstance. But I can’t take any it appeared we were visiting in the noon fire works display as we returned to New credit for the real positive, fun loving at- day sun. Again, just positive people. Jersey or was that happenstance? You de- titude and enthusiasm of this group or the Our lunch at Primorski's Russian/Geor- cide. Again it’s the spirit of the people that amazing people we met along the way. gian restaurant in Brighton Beach was a can make a trip memorable and I therefore look forward to our next adventure. These wonderful people like Elaine Graber memorable and a very satisfying one - who

WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Mike Boucher This issue’s word search is a look at the jobs, duties, tools and history of the U. S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard is the oldest organization of the federal government, dating back to August 4, 1790. With only 10 ships, the Revenue Marine, or later the Revenue Cutter Service, protected our coast line from smuggling and enforced the new country’s trade laws. It was also the only armed naval force in the United States until the U.S. Navy was organized in 1798. In 1915 the Revenue Cutter Service merged with the Life- Saving Service and was renamed the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1939 the U.S. Lighthouse Service was also merged into the Coast Guard. Today the Coast Guard is part of the Depart- ment of Homeland Security protecting and enforcing the laws on the water, our ports, and saving lives on our vast coast line. The answers are on page 12.

Aids to Navigation Team, Astoria Oregon Aids To Navigation Coast Guard Academy Helicopters Marine Inspection Prohibition US Life Saving Service Aviation Cutters Ice Breakers Military Readiness Rum Runners Boaters Safety Eagle Law Enforcement National Security Safety Inspections Breeches Buoy Environmental Protection Lighthouse New London Search And Rescue Buoy Tender Fisheries Lightships Port Security Stations

1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 Page 5 PROGRAM SIGNALS Cindy Mitzen Our 20th summer picnic will be held on museum. June 20th. WOW 20 years!!! This meeting is going to be a little different. Those Directions: From the museum make a left of you who have been attending our meet- onto Route 9 South, go about ½ mile. On ings for the past 20 years, “has it really the left will be the hospital, turn right onto been that long?” might get confused. Not CR-657/Dennisville Drive. Travel about 1 because as we age we get old and forgetful, mile to a traffic light. This is the entrance but because by now you are in the habit of to the Atlantic Cape Community College showing up at the meeting place first. Not and the 4-H grounds. There is a large park- this time. The first stop of the day is at The ing lot on the left. A smaller parking is on The Museum of Cape May County Museum of Cape May County. This is the the right next to the youth center. & Cape May Lighthouse’s 1st Order Fresnel lens home of the lens from the Cape May Light- Address: 355 Court House-S. Dennis Rd, house, which was added to the Challenge Cape May Court House, NJ last year. The museum opens at 10 AM and is free of charge, but please remember do- This year members will have the option to nations are gladly accepted, and help keep purchase a catered buffet-style picnic for the museum and the beautiful lens open to $15.00 per person. The menu is hamburg- the public. ers, cheeseburgers, hotdogs, homemade po- tato salad, baked beans, garden fresh mixed ITINERARY: green salad, and watermelon. Beverages to 10:00 The Museum of Cape May County include cola, diet cola, bottled water, and 11:30 General membership meeting, com- unsweetened iced tea. An anniversary cake mittee reports, and update on the progress will be available to everyone, and of course there is the option to bring your own lunch. of Ludlam’s Beach Lighthouse, etc. 1:00 Picnic buffet will be available for purchase Cape May County 4-H Fairgrounds 2:00 Speaker from the U.S. Coast Guard At the conclusion of the meeting anyone who wishes can follow the directions in the new Challenge brochure to this year’s bonus site, Ludlam’s Beach Lighthouse. DIRECTIONS: From the North (Ocean City, Avalon, Cen- tral and North Jersey, New York or farther): Take the Garden State Parkway South to Exit 10. Make a right at the light and go past Burdette Tomlin Hospital and make a right at the next light, Route 9 North. The Museum is about ½ of a mile on the right.

From the South (Cape May, Wildwood, The Museum of Cape May County or the Lewes Ferry): Take the Garden State Parkway North to exit 10. Make a left at the light, go past Burdette Tomlin Hospital and make a right at the next light Route 9 North. The Museum is about ½ of a mile on the right. Exit 10 Address: 504 Route 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ , Enjoy the museum till 11 AM. then head over to the Cape May County 4-H grounds. Our business meeting and picnic will be held at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center/ Fairgrounds. About 5 minutes from the

Page 6 1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 PHAROS PHILATELIC CORNER bay with several islands along with danger- Jim Cope ous shoals and reefs. The water is a dirty In January this year New Zealand Post issued a set of five light- brown color from all the sediments. A slow house stamps. A unique feature of these stamps is that the beam of two hour ferry ride opposite the city is Co- light coming from the lighthouse glows in the dark. This was done lonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay. It is one by using phosphorescent ink. The 50¢ stamp depicts Pencarrow of its country’s oldest cities. Founded in Head Lighthouse, Wellington Harbour. This was New Zealand’s 1680 by the Portuguese, it was taken over first lighthouse and commenced operation on 1 January 1859. The by Spain in 1777. $1.00 stamp features Dog Island Lighthouse, Foveaux Strait; the After gaining independence and with in- $1.50 stamp has Cape Brett Lighthouse, Bay of Islands; the $2.00 creased commercial traffic, a contract was stamp, Cape Egmont Lighthouse, Taranaki; and the last stamp in signed in January 1855 between the Government and the firm “So- the set, which pays tribute to these important landmarks that have ciedad Porvenir de la Colonia” for the definitive conclusion of the kept sailors and ships safe for 150 years, is the $2.50 one, which lighthouse that had started in 1843, but was interrupted during a shows the Cape Reinga Lighthouse, Northland. civil war. The firm was given six months to finish the lighthouse, The United States Lighthouse stamps featured in the last issue as well as granted a five-year concession counting from the very of The Beam will be available at your local post office on 23 first day of the functioning of the lighthouse. April 1855, a law July along with packets of 20 lighthouse postal cards. The stamps was passed stating a 40¢ tax per ton for all ships entering the har- will be 44¢ each in sheets of 20 and the 20 postal cards packet is bors of Montevideo and Colonia. $14.95. In 1856 construction resumed; the foundation of what had once been the bell tower of the convent of San Francisco Javier was used. The convent was one of the oldest buildings of Portuguese origin in the city. The lighthouse was first lit on January 24, 1857. At the beginning of the 20th century, and in order to differentiate it from the other lights and beacons of the area, its white light was replaced by a red one that flashes two beams every nine seconds. Since its inauguration, several lighting systems have been used: kerosene lamps, acetylene gas, electricity, and since 1997 solar panels feed an electric battery. My parents and I truly enjoyed our visit. The lighthouse is part of the historic area of the city of Colonia Del Sacramento which was declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1995. Although the distinctive character of the area is meat, meat and more meat, (I loved every steak I ate) the other pillar of this area is the sea and its maritime trade. Location: the River Plate, Uruguay Lat. 34 28’22”S, Long.57 51’06”W Circular Rubble Tower painted white with red and white striped dome. Height: 88 feet Focal plain: 112 feet Light range: 7.8 nautical miles Geographical range: 16.5 miles Intensity: 192 candles Character: Two red flashes every 9 seconds Editor’s Note: The second column, middle stamp is the $2.00 stamp above it and PHOTO CONTEST how the stamp would show up in the dark. This photo was a 10 second time laspe Cindy Mitzen photo taken in a darkened closet after being exposed to a bright light for 30 minutes. I hope everyone enjoyed this year’s annual amateur’s photo contest. I have had the privilege to chair this contest for the past four FARO COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO years and will be handing this event over to Judy Boucher - and Cindy Mitzen I’m sure she will do a wonderful job! Judy and I, along with Pat I love my Mom and Dad, and I love the fact that they no longer Alacore of the Sandy Hook Foundation, hung the winning photos do Jersey winters, but travel to warmer places. This February they at the Keeper’s House on April 18th. The photos were on display chose Buenos Aires, Argentina. They rented a one bedroom apart- till May 30th. Thank you to all of you who have helped with regis- ment with a pull out bed in the living room for my visit. They tration and the counting of the ballots: Judy Boucher, Annette Colt, know my passion for lighthouses, so I checked things out and we Joan Stumpf and my husband Michael. Poor Michael, it seemed I decided on visiting the Faro Colonia De Sacramento across the was always calling him for technical assistance on the computer. I River Plate in Uruguay. got it all down pat. Now I’m moving on and he’s holding his breath to see what’s next. Also thank you to Howard Wright our web mas- Buenos Aires is located on the southern mouth of the River Plate. ter and Mike Boucher The Beam editor. (See the Wining Photos The river is 137 miles wide at its entrance, forming a very large on Pages 8 & 9 and next year’s categories on Page 12.)

1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 Page 7 1st Place West Coast & Great Lakes Manistee Pierhead Bill Schneider 1st Place Winner’s Circle 1st Place Rise to the Challenge Tuckerton - Which way is up What will I be when I grow up Mike Boucher Karen Owen

1st Place East Coast Hereford Sandra Baumann

1st Place Other Unsung Lights 2nd Place Winner’s Circle Key Largo Absecon at Night Elinor A. Veit Mike Boucher

2nd Place Rise to the Challenge Tinicum Judy Boucher

2nd Place East Coast 2nd Place OtherUnsung Lights Old Barney at Sunset Yarmouth Light Hugh Murphy, Jr. Cecil Shephard

2nd Place West Coast & Great Lakes Tawas Point C. Stumpf

Page 8 1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 2009 NEW JERSEY LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

3rd Place Winner’s Circle 3rd Place Rise to the Challenge Twillingate, Newfoundland Hereford Inlet Howard Wright Katie Moser 3rd Place Other Nova Scotia Sandra Baumann

3rd Place East Coast Tied 3rd Place East Coast Tied 3rd Place East Coast Tied Sandy Hook Philly Sanibel Light Anita Norris C. Stumpf Michele Newhouse

3rd Place West Coast & Great Lakes Tied

Coquille River Light 30-Mile Point Linda Shay Linda Swearingen HONORABLE MENTIONS

Winner’s Circle Tied Rise to the Challenge

Owl’s Head, Maine Sandy Hook Katie Moser Faith Giamboi

Diamond in the Rough Bill Volpe

1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 Page 9 LIGHTHOUSES ON LICENSE PLATES Mike Boucher In 2007 Mississippi put a lighthouse on its general tauk Lighthouse. The first is a Marine and Coastal license plate, a first in the country. This piqued my District of New York-Environmental and the other curiosity about what other states offered license is a Long Island Region which is available to Nas- plates with lighthouses on them. I always enjoyed sau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island. Both looking at license plates but never collected them. plates have a one time $43 fee above the regular I knew New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts fees and a renewal fee of $25. Twenty dollars of the had lighthouses on their plates. So I started looking environmental plate goes to support the Conserva- and found 23 different plates being offered by 15 tion, Education, and Research Fund of the Marine different states. and Coastal District of NY. The regional plate is one of 11 regional plates offered by the state, with the License plates date back to 1903 when Massachu- fee going into the State’s general fund. setts was the first state to make vehicle registration mandatory. Prior to this, some states left licensing New Jersey has two plates that feature lighthouses of motor vehicles to the city or county where one on them. The first is Tucker’s Island Lighthouse and lived. This time of license plate history was known the other is Barnegat Lighthouse. The Tucker’s Is- as the “Pre-State era”. This early period had seen land plate has “Baymen’s Heritage” on the bottom many different types of plates: wood, porcelain, of the plate and supports the legacy of the New Jer- leather, and metal. Some people even painted the sey Shore Baymen, who made their living in and registration number on their bumpers. By the early around the bays of the State. The Barnegat plate has teens most states required license plates on mo- “Shore to Please” on its bottom and supports clean tor vehicles. The colorful license plates of today oceans and beaches. The plate costs a one time $50 did not come into vogue until the 1970’s with silk fee and a $10 yearly renewal fee. screen printing. As early as the 1920’s some states Pennsylvania’s lighthouse plate has the Presque were stamping an icon of the state, like potatoes for Isle Lighthouse since 2006. A one time fee of Idaho, state outlines and slogans right into the plate $39.50 is charged, with $20 going to the Pennsyl- along with its numbers. vania DOT on top of the renewal fees and $15.50 Today many of the fees charged for these specialty goes to the Presque Isle Partnership, the administra- plates go to the group that promoted the plate. Some tor of the plate. The partnership hopes to sell 5,000 of the money goes to lighthouse preservation. The plates by the end of 2011. The money goes toward rest goes to a host of issues: museums, clean water preservation efforts and the promotion of maritime and beaches, environmental issues or just an ex- lighthouse history on Lake Erie. tra income for the state. To get a lighthouse plate Delaware has two environmental license plates, one made, a group needs to find somebody in the state with Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse in Lewes, Dela- legislature to sponsor a bill for the group. Some ware and a mallard duck on the other. A one time fee states require the group to fund the up front cost to of $35 is charged with $20 being split between The get the plate made, upwards of $65,000. Each state Delaware Center for Inland Bays and The Partner- sets a number of plates to be bought from as low as ship for the Delaware Estuary, Incorporated which 250 to as high as 1,000 during the first year of sales support environment projects. to continue the plate. Maryland has the Turkey Point Lighthouse is on the Massachusetts’ Cape Cod and the Islands license lighthouse license plate. An application through the plate depicts the Nauset Lighthouse of Eastham and Turkey Point Light Station Organization is needed the cliffs of Siasconset on Nantucket and Gayhead to obtain this plate. An annual $25 fee is imposed on on Martha’s Vineyard. In addition to the fee of $36 top of the regular licensing fees. This fee goes to the for registering your car, a special plate fee of $50 restoration of the Turkey Point Lighthouse. is charged and goes to the Cape Cod and Islands for economic development. When you renew your Virginia’s lighthouse license plate features three of plates, every two years, the $50 fee is included. The their lighthouses: Assateague, New Point Comfort plate has been available since 1996. and New Cape Henry. The plate fee is an annual $10 along with the regular fees. The money goes into the Connecticut’s plate features Saybrook Breakwater State’s general fund. Lighthouse and the tag on the bottom saying “PRE- SERVE THE SOUND”. Listed as a Long Island Cape Hatteras is featured on three of North Caro- Sound plate, the fees go to the Long Island Sound lina’s license plates. The yearly fee, which is added Fund. The State’s Department of Environmental to the basic fees for car registration for two of them, Protection awards funds through a grant process. is the same $30, with $20 going to either the Grave- Schools, municipalities, environmental groups, and yard of the Atlantic Museum or the Core Sound other non-profit organizations can apply for the Waterfowl Museum. The Graveyard of the Atlantic grant money. Museum is dedicated to the preservation, advance- ment and presentation of the maritime history and New York State has two plates that feature the Mon- Continued on Page 11

Page 10 1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 Lighthouses On License Plates Continued from Page 10 shipwrecks of the North Carolina Outer Banks, while ing specialty plates for non-commercial vehicles to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum promotes the raise money for six state-supported causes. One of heritage and culture of waterfowl in and around the the six plates is the “Save our Lights” plate. Michi- Core Sound area of North Carolina. The third plate gan is the only state in the Country that supports its featuring Cape Hatteras is the colorful Ducks Un- lighthouses with regular state grants. The fee for the limited plate. The yearly fee is $20, with $10 going plate is $35 with $25 going to lighthouse preserva- to Ducks Unlimited to conserve, restore and manage tion. They also offer the same plate for collectors wetlands in North America. with the lettering “SAMPL” on it and it can not be South Carolina has two lighthouse plates. One sup- used on a vehicle. The cost is the same. ports the lighthouse and the other supports the state Ohio’s oldest continuously operating lighthouse, park it is in. A part of the Morris Island Light plate Marblehead, is featured on their Lake Erie license fee of $100 is distributed to Save the Light, Inc. for plate. To purchase this plate featuring the top of the the restoration the Morris Island Lighthouse off the Marblehead Lighthouse and the tag line “Erie…Our coast of Folly Beach. The Hunting Island State Park Great Lake” a voluntary contribution of $15.00 is plate features the Hunting Island Lighthouse and charged along with the regular fees to register your part of its $50 fee is used for projects that will ben- vehicle. The extra fee goes to help improve water efit the Hunting Island State Park. Both of these fees quality, eliminate pollution, clean harbors and pro- are on top of regular fees which are renewable every vide boating and fishing access for Lake Erie. Prior two years. to Marblehead The newest state to have a lighthouse license plate Lighthouse, the is Florida. In May of 2008 Florida’s Governor Crist Lake Erie plate signed the bill authorizing the new plate. The Florida featured the To- Lighthouse Association raised the necessary $65,000 ledo Lighthouse to have a new plate made. The members also wrote with the same line. hundreds of letters to their representatives to get the plate approved. The plate became available in De- RECIPE CORNER cember and sports a picture of St. Augustine Light- Marty Hudspeth house. A fee of $27 is charged on top of the regular A peek at a recipe from the 2nd NJLHS Cookbook vehicle registration fees, with $25 going to the Flor- Muffins That Taste Like Doughnuts ida Lighthouse Association. Since 2006, The Florida Richard & Georgi Flandera Association of Agencies Serving the Blind have had 1¾ C. flour ½ tsp. nutmeg a generic lighthouse on their plate. The $25 fee goes ½ tsp. salt 1/3 C. vegetable oil to an umbrella group that supports private agencies ½ tsp. cinnamon 1 egg in servicing the blind and visually impaired. ¾ C. white sugar 6 T. sugar mixed with ¾ C. milk ½ tsp. cinnamon Mississippi’s plate features the Biloxi Lighthouse 1½ tsp. baking powder ¼ C. melted butter with the sun rising in the background. The lighthouse survived Hurricane Katrina and the image of Stir together dry ingredients. In another bowl, stir the lighthouse is intended to remind people of those together oil, sugar, egg & milk. Then stir them both who lost so much in Katrina and to serve as a symbol together just until combined. Pour into prepared of recovery. The plates cost $1.25 extra in addition muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 min- to the property tax residents pay based on their ve- utes. While still hot, dip them into melted butter, hicle’s value. then roll them into cinnamon and sugar and allow to cool on a rack. Washington State’s lighthouse plate features a cross between Point Robinson and Alki Point Lighthouses Note: For a variation, fill muffin cups to one-quarter since they look similar. The plate was first introduced full; add a tsp. of jam or jelly, then add batter to in 2006. A fee of $40 and the applicable licensing three-quarters full. The result is not unlike a jelly fees are charged with $28 of the $40 fee going to fund doughnut. education and restoration of the 13 Washington state lighthouses that are kept open: Admiralty Head, Alki Point, Browns Point, Grays Harbor, Mukilteo, New Dungeness, Point Robinson, Cape Disappointment, The NJLHS cookbook is available North Head, Point Wilson, Swiftsure Lightship, Turn from Ways & Means. The cookbook Point, and West Point lighthouses. Washington State includes 150 recipes from NJLHS University Extension housed in the Admiralty Head members, family & friends. $8.50 Lighthouse also receives some of the funds for envi- ea.,S/H $3.00, ea. add. book $1.50. ronmental programs.

In April 2001, the State of Michigan started offer-

1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 Page 11 A MESSAGE FROM MEMBERSHIP WHAT’S NEW IN Mary Beth Doherty, Membership Chair [email protected] WAYS & MEANS A big “thank you” to Linda & Bob Gleason seven Honorary members. Marty Hudspeth and Carol & George Naill for doing such I want to apologize for the problems with Gift Membership: a great job at the Membership Table at the the cash register and the credit card ma- Not sure what to give that person who has March meeting…greeting members and chine at the March meeting. I want to thank everything? How about a membership to guests, getting them signed-in, taking re- everyone for their patience and understand- NJLHS? See the Membership Team for newals, and manning the Hospitality Table ing and help given Sheila and Dixie. I also Gift Applications…the membership packet too! Your efforts are greatly appreciated! want to thank Shelia and Dixie for a job will be mailed to the recipient, with a note well done under adverse conditions. Meeting Attendees: saying that their membership to the Society There were 101 members and guests who is a gift from you. The cookbook went to the publisher Mon- attended our March meeting and partici- day, April 27, 2009. It will have 162 rec- New Members: pated in the annual Photo Contest meet- ipes. The recipe in this issue is a sample The following members have joined our ing that was held at the VFW hall in Port of the recipes in the new book. The first Society since the March issue. Please note Monmouth, NJ. Please remember to sign cookbook took three months at the printer that if you become a member after the the book—we want to make sure there are so I should expect the new cookbook to be deadline for The Beam, you will be listed enough seats for you at future meetings! available in July. in the following issue. If you happen to Nametags: meet them at a future meeting, please wel- I have had requests for long sleeve tee- Nametags are $6.00 each and to be ordered come them! shirts and I have placed an order for them and paid for at each meeting. The price in- Antonelli, Dominick J Kearny, NJ - they should be here for the June meeting. cludes shipping and you have 3 options for Branas, Chris Mount Laurel, NJ They will have the Society logo embroi- the backing: standard pin, double butterfly Curran & Family, Liam Middletown, NJ dered on the left chest and NJLHS down DiNapoli, Gregory & Jessica Howell, NJ clutch, or for $1.00 extra you can order a Durkin, Erin Great Meadows, NJ the left arm. The colors are dark chocolate magnet. Stop by the Membership Table to Geld Family, The Elkins Park, PA brown, stonewashed blue, and athletic ma- place your order. Genevieve, Doris Oceanview, NJ roon. Membership Numbers: Jochem, Christine Flemington, NJ At the deadline for this issue, the member- King III, Alfred Brandon, FL I also have ball point pens. They are blue Lanzim, Kathy Toms River, NJ ship numbers are as follows: with the Society logo, name and web site Lepko, Paula Quakertown, PA on them. Single Memberships = 187 Morgan, James S. Haddonfield, NJ Family Memberships = 242 x 2 = 484 Morristown & Morris Twp Library Hope to see everyone at the meeting in Total Members = *671 Morristown, NJ June. *This number seems low as those who Mott, Dante J Glen Rock, NJ Mulvey, Timothy P Hawthorne, NJ PUZZLE ANSWERS didn’t renew were dropped from the list— Porter, Brian Hightstown, NJ renewals are still coming in. This number Shay, Linda M E. Stroudsburg, PA does include one Lifetime member, and Shuff, Dr. Margaret Mullica Hill, NJ Walton, Charles & Sandra Southampton, NJ

UPDATE: 2009 - 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE Plans for this year’s 10th Anniversary Lighthouse Challenge are in full swing! Two “Bonus” Boat Trips are being offered (see the registration forms on the opposite page for details) and a “Bonus” Site - Ludlam’s Beach - has been added! This year’s brochures have been designed and print- NEXT YEAR’S ed; distribution is underway. If you would like to receive a brochure, please contact Cindy Mitzen - PHOTO CONTEST [email protected]. Judy Boucher Thanks to Cindy Mitzen for chairing the Volunteer sign-up has begun! If you would like to Photo Contest for the last four years. volunteer for this year’s Challenge, a volunteer sign- up form is available on the Challenge page of the Next year we will keep the same catego- website: http://www.njlhs.org/challenge/challenge. ries: Winner’s Circle, East Coast, West html or stop by the Challenge table during the June Coast/Great Lakes and “Other Lights”. The Membership meeting and sign-up in person! Vol- special Category will be “Views From the unteer sign-up ends August 31st so be sure to sign Water” - so send in your reservation for up early to get your preferred location and time slot! the boat trip on the Friday of the Challenge. Join in the celebration and be a part of something special!! Suggestions for future categories or any changes to the contest are welcomed.

Page 12 1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 NEW JERSEY LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE® 10TH ANNIVERSARY BOAT TRIPS New NORTHERN TRIP: RARITAN BAY this Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 year Departure Location: Keyport, New Jersey Vessel: Captain John Cruiser; capacity is 100 people Departure Time: 3:00 PM Length of Trip: 3 hours Lighthouses viewed from the water: (depending on weather and tidal conditions) Fort Wadsworth, Great Beds, Old Orchard, West Bank, Romer Shoals and/or Robbins Reef Menu: Hor’deurves and Raw Bar, including clams and shrimp Boat Trip: NORTHERN Name: Address: City State Zip Phone Number: email address: No. of People: Total Cost ($60.00 per person) Note: All fees are non-refundable. Please make check payable to “NJLHS”. Registration Deadline is: July 31, 2009. Send completed Registration Form and check to: Renard Petronzio 462 Hampton Rd. Somerdale, NJ 08083

SOUTHERN TRIP: DELAWARE BAY Date: Friday, October 16th, 2009 Departure Location: Cape May, New Jersey Vessel: Spirit of Cape May; capacity is 250 people Departure Time: 10:00 AM Length of Trip: 5-6 hours Lighthouses viewed from the water: Cape May, Brandywine Shoal, Miah Maul Shoal, Elbow of Cross Ledge and Ship John Shoal Buffet Menu: Breakfast: Assorted Donuts, Assorted Bagels, Cream Cheese, Butter & Jelly, Danish, Juice, Coffee, Tea Lunch: Fried Chicken, Small Hoagie Wedges, Veggie & Dip, Fruit & Dip, Cheese & Pepperoni with Crackers, & other light fare

Boat Trip: SOUTHERN Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone Number: email address: No. of People: Total Cost ($85.00 per person) Note: All fees are non-refundable. Please make check payable to “NJLHS”. Registration Deadline is: July 31, 2009. Send completed Registration Form and check to: Mike Boucher 15 Starrow Drive Newburgh, NY 12550 FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE BOATS AND OTHER INFO GO TO: http://www.njlhs.org/challenge/challenge.html

1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 Page 13 LIGHTHOUSE NEWS FROM massive 1st order Fresnel E m m e t lens. The Oregon Parks C o u n t y , and Recreation Depart- Michigan ment, owns the light- is now house and is responsible the proud for the upkeep and will owner of repair the carriage wheel the Mc- assembly. Even though G u l p i n the light is off, tours are Point Lighthouse. The building was de- still being conducted at the 105 year old activated as a lighthouse in 1906 and the lighthouse. lantern room was removed. It was sold in AROUND THE COUNTRY 1913 to a private party. In 2005 the current Mike Boucher Hawaii’s oldest light- owners placed the lighthouse on the market house is moving into the for $1.75 million and by 2008 the price was On February 24th, modern era. The Lahai- lowered to $975,000. The County bought Secretary of the In- na Lighthouse on Maui the lantern-less lighthouse and sold it last terior Ken Salazar, had the electric power June for even less, $720,000. With the help transferred the Chica- plug pulled and replaced of Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Asso- go Harbor Lighthouse with solar power and a ciation, a new lantern room was built and to the City of Chicago light-emitting diode or the relighting ceremony was held on May under the National LED. The Coast Guard 30. The lighthouse will be a private aid to Historic Lighthouse is evaluating all land navigation. Preservation Act of 2000. The 48 foot light- based navigational aids house sitting off shore was built in1893 for throughout the Hawai- The State of Michigan has awarded World’s Fair. It was placed on the National ian Islands for the new $79,000 to four lighthouse preservation Register of Historic Places in 1984 and was technology. The Lahaina site was the first groups. The groups are: Charlevoix His- designated a Chicago Landmark in 2003. lighthouse built by King Kakehameha III torical Society for the Charlevoix South The City would like to turn the lighthouse in1840. The current tower was built in Pier Lighthouse ($29,666), The Fox Island into a publicly accessible museum display- 1916. Lighthouse Association for the South Fox ing the role Chicago, the Navy Pier and Island Lighthouse ($16,666), The Gull Lake Michigan have played in the City’s Another Hawaii light- Rock Lightkeeper’s for the Gull Rock maritime history. house is in the news. The Lighthouse ($24,000) and the Keweenaw Kilauea Point Lighthouse Land Trust for the Manitou Island Light- The restoration and on the island of Kauai is house ($8,716). The money came from the opening of the Biloxi in store for a million dollar “Save our Lights” license plate program Lighthouse is being make over. Built in 1913 delayed. In the lot next and deactivated in 1976, More problems for the Toledo Harbor door to where the new it has fallen into disrepair Lighthouse. Last year vandals damaged visitor’s center is to over the years. U.S. Fish wiring, stole tools and damaged an urn be built, the 300 year and Wildlife Service owns containing the remains of the former mas- old bones of a man were discovered. The the tower and buildings, cot. In April the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse delay was requested by The Department of but it is managed by the Kilauea Point Na- Preservation Society discovered that some- Mississippi Archives and History until the tional Wildlife Refuge. The Fish and Wild- body had stolen a new dock and boat ramp Lighthouse Park site has been checked for life Service has $116,000 for the restora- that were installed last October. Sandy archaeological significance. tion of the buildings for this year. A local Bihn, president of the lighthouse society group, Kilauea Point Natural History As- said the thieves needed a large boat to carry The rotating mechanism at Heceta Head sociation is working to raise $1 million for the dock and ramp away. The Society is Lighthouse has been turned off due to a the restoration of the lighthouse which still offering a $500 reward for the arrest and worn carriage wheel assembly. Replaced in has its 2nd order Fresnel lens. conviction of the thieves. 2001, the carriage wheel assembly turns the

A SHINING LIGHT HAS LEFT US Sue Mazza On Tuesday, March 17, 2009, Joseph L. Solaequi, 66 of Staten Island left this earth. A long time member of The New Jersey Lighthouse Society, Joe was always a beam of light at all functions and trips with his humor and witt.

Joe and Ann, his wife of 42 years, enjoyed traveling through the years to visit numerous lighthouses (300 I was told) along the East Coast and to Hawaii, Europe, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia to name a few. He loved lighthouses, their history and photographing them.

Joe will light the way and guide us through any rocky paths ahead. He will be truly missed by all who knew him. Ann & Joe at the Welcome to Hawaii party in 2005 for a week’s cruise photographing Hawaii’s lighthouses. Judy Boucher photo

Page 14 1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 SUPPORT THE GOALS OF YOUR LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY

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1989 - 20th Anniversary NJLHS - 2009 Page 15 IN THIS ISSUE

A Shining Light Has Left Us ------P-14 Cape St. George Dedication ------P-4 Challenge Update ------P-6 Community Outreach ------P-2 Education Outreach ------P-14 Faro Colonia Del Sacramento ------P-7 Letter from the President ------P-2 Lighthouse News ------P-14 Lighthouses on License Plates ------P-10 Membership ------P-14 NJLHS Challenge® Boat Trips ------P-13 Officers & Board Members ------P-2 Pharos Philatelic Corner ------P-7 Photo Contest ------P-8 Program Signals ------P-6 Recipe Corner ------P-11 Sinking of the Diamond Shoal Lightship - P-3 Staten Island & Brooklyn Adventure - - - P-5 What’s New In Ways & Means ------P-14 Word Search Puzzle ------P-5

Cape May Lighthouse, March 1915, from the NJLHS Archives DEAD LINE FOR THE NEXT THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON SEPT. 26 SUNY MARITIME COLLEGE AT FORT SCHUYLER, ISSUE OF THE BEAM IS THROGGS NECK, NY DETAILS TO FOLLOW JULY 31

New Jersey Lighthouse Society The Beam Presorted P O Box 332 First-Class Mail Navesink, NJ 07752-0332 U. S. Postage Paid East Hanover, NJ Permit No. 41