Maine Lighthouses
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Lighthouses Of Maine
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Author : Bill Caldwell
language : en
Publisher: Down East Books
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Lighthouses Of Maine written by Bill Caldwell and has been published by Down East Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Travel categories.
From Grand Manan to Mount Desert to the Isles of Shoals on the New Hampshire border, sixty-eight lighthouses stand along the coast of Maine and her rivers. In his conversational way, Bill Caldwell leads his readers on a historical tour of nearly all the Maine lighthouses. In Caldwell's hands the legends, lore, and history of the impressive signals come to life. Maine's lighthouses are symbols of it's proud maritime heritage, and of a way of life that has long passed. Who better to pass on the traditions than master story-teller Bill Caldwell. In addition to numerous books about Maine, Bill Caldwell wrote regular columns for the Portland Press Herald and the Maine Sunday Telegram. He was an ardent sailor, and his sixteen years sailing among the Maine islands gave him a unique insight into Maine's people and culture. He died at his home in Arizona in January 2001.
Haunted Maine Lighthouses
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Author : Taryn Plumb
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2018-09-01
Haunted Maine Lighthouses written by Taryn Plumb and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
What is it about lighthouses that make them bastions of spiritual activity? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless vulnerable, protecting lives yet isolated and remote. Unforgiving of human frailty, these outposts inevitably become the settings for tragedy—and for the spirits that linger on at the site of their ruined hopes, their sufferings, their obsessions. With its incessant fogs and infamously craggy coast, Maine has the second highest number of lighthouses in the country. Many of these 64 beacons are shrouded in wisps of rumor and mystery. There are ongoing strange and eerie events and occurrences that recall past violence or sadness—stranded crews who resorted to cannibalism, keepers driven to madness by unending days of blinding fog, children drowned in shipwrecks. Author Taryn Plumb explores the ghostly tales and mysteries surrounding Maine lighthouses. Some hauntings can be directly tied to a known historical event, while others seem to have no origin, yet all will enthrall you with their spookiness.
Maine Lighthouses
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Author : Courtney Thompson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-11
Maine Lighthouses written by Courtney Thompson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-11 with History categories.
Maine Lighthouses Coloring Book
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Gallopade International
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Lighthouses Of Bar Harbor And The Acadia Region
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Author : Timothy E. Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2009
Lighthouses Of Bar Harbor And The Acadia Region written by Timothy E. Harrison and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
With the exception of Mount Desert Island's Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, the lighthouses of Bar Harbor and the Acadia region are among the most remote and lesser-known lighthouses of Maine. As the vessel traffic changed in these areas in the early 1900s, some of these lighthouses were sold into private ownership while others became less important as aids to navigation. Since the structures were located on remote islands or in a highly restricted military installation, the photographs and historical firsthand memories of most of these lighthouses have remained elusive and seemingly lost in the dusty pages of time. Through vintage photographs, Lighthouses of Bar Harbor and the Acadia Region uncovers the history of these structures that kept watch over Maine's rocky coast.
Lighthouses Of Maine
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Author : Dominic Trapani
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-15
Lighthouses Of Maine written by Dominic Trapani and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-15 with categories.
Situated along 3,478 miles of rocky coastline, Maine's lighthouses are both numerous and strikingly beautiful. Many are located near bustling harbors and on remote islands that are miles from the mainland. From Kittery to Calais, photographer Dominic Trapani has captured a bit of the essence of each of these amazing beacons along Maine's coast! This photographic journey documents Maine's Lighthouse throughout all four seasons.
From Guiding Lights To Beacons For Business
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Author : Richard Cheek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
From Guiding Lights To Beacons For Business written by Richard Cheek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Architecture categories.
An iconic feature of the Maine coast (and in a few places inland), lighthouses have served as important navigational aids but also as art subjects and tourist attractions and advertising symbols. This highly illustrated third volume in Historic New England's new series explores the lives and legends of lighthouse keepers, shares tales of maritime disasters, explores the architecture of lighthouses, and discusses efforts to preserve lighthouses themselves. It also examines the influence of Maine's lighthouses, from literature to paintings and photographs to tabletop models and all sorts of practical bric-a-brac. They were key to the development of the tourist trade in Maine (beyond facilitating safe landings), and they are a ubiquitous symbol on corporate logos, advertising symbols, souvenirs, and collectibles from the past to the present. The ten chapters are from a variety of contributors, and each chapter is richly illustrated with photographs and ephemera culled from private and public collections. The fold-out covers feature daytime postcards of Maine lighthouses at the front and nighttime postcards at the back.
Wave Swept Lighthouses Of New England
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Author : Jeremy D’Entremont
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2018-07-02
Wave Swept Lighthouses Of New England written by Jeremy D’Entremont and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-02 with Photography categories.
The lighthouse is a pervasive icon in our culture, often used to symbolize positive qualities like faith, guidance, strength, and steadfastness. No structures embody these qualities more than wave-swept lighthouses, which were built to withstand the most extreme forces of wind and ocean waves, often in isolated, rocky locations far offshore. In the United States, the earliest attempts to build wave-swept lighthouses in the 1830s led to several masterpieces of engineering, a few of which are in the New England region. This book primarily focuses on six such structures: Whaleback (Maine), Saddleback Ledge (Maine), Minot's Ledge (Massachusetts), Halfway Rock (Maine), Graves Ledge (Massachusetts), and Ram Island Ledge (Maine). All of these wave-swept lighthouses stand in rugged testimony to the people who designed and built them, and they also serve to remind us of the struggles and sacrifices of the lighthouse keepers who "kept a good light" for so many years before automation.
Lighthouses And Life Saving Along The Maine And New Hampshire Coast
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Author : James Claflin
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 1999
Lighthouses And Life Saving Along The Maine And New Hampshire Coast written by James Claflin and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Maine and New Hampshire Coast is a unique tribute to the men and women who protected mariners as they traveled along New England's rocky coastline. With thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters, the chance of a shipping disaster was always great. Hundreds of shipwrecks did indeed occur off the coast with startling losses. Through descriptive text and a variety of vintage images from private as well as museum collections, we get a rare glimpse into the lives of the dedicated government men and women. Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with this exquisite collection of previously unpublished images to tell the story of an area heavily dependent on its coastal commerce. The task of lighting and protecting the coasts was taken on by the U.S. Light-House Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service, later merged to become the U.S. Coast Guard. Within these pages, see the Boon Island Lighthouse keeper, his family alongside, as he proudly poses in his uniform; life savers at Hunniwells Beach station as they pull through a blinding snowstorm to rescue the crew of a stranded schooner; and the way of life on an offshore lightship. Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Maine and New Hampshire Coast is a visual journey into our nation's maritime history.
Maine Lighthouses
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Author : J. Candace Clifford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Maine Lighthouses written by J. Candace Clifford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Lighthouses categories.