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 | Thanksgiving Tradition Continues
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(Now ... the third annual posting ...)
Two years ago I found this picture, one I believe is the ultimate lighthouse Thanksgiving image, that of the keeper of Turkey Point Lighthouse feeding wild turkeys ... I posted it in a forum then, in the news column last year
This is now as much a holiday tradition for me as is the parade and the football ...
However ... wherever ... you celebrate Thanksgiving, somewhere on the list in your head ... certainly not first or second ... but somewhere keep a small thought of thanks that we have a community here as well ... for all we share ... for all we have in common ...
We've seen life and death ... marriage and children and grandchildren ... we've seen war and we will see peace ... we made acquaintances and friends becasue of this space ... We've shared and we've learned from each other. I think its a good place to be and I am thankful that it is here, that I am here ...
Happy Thanksgiving
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| Devastating Fire Strikes North America's Oldest Operating Lighthouse Station
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A devastating fire has destroyed the keeper's house at Canada's Sambro Island Lighthouse Station, which recently celebrated its 250th birthday.
The fire was first reported Sunday morning, September 14, but by the time the Canadian Coast Guard arrived on the scene, and without any fire fighting equipment, there was nothing they could do.
Coincidentally, the October issue of the Maine based Lighthouse Digest Magazine, which is about to go to press, has a story about the 250th anniversary celebration of the lighthouse station, which is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in North America. The photo of the keeper’s house in the magazine’s October issue will be the last photo taken and published of the keeper's house, which is now totally destroyed.
Abandoned and left to the elements the buildings at the site were ripe for vandalism and arson, as the cause is believed to be in this case, although authorities may never be able to prove it.
Click here for the continued story.
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| $400,000 FUNDED FOR ALF LIGHTS
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Press Release
Maine Today
August 28, 2008
The American Lighthouse Foundation announced today that U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) have secured $400,000 in federal funding in the fiscal year 2009 Transportation-HUD spending bill as reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill will now go to the full Senate for its consideration.
“Lighthouses are a cherished part of Maine’s history,” says Senator Susan Collins. “I am proud to support the American Lighthouse Foundation’s mission to preserve these important landmarks. Lighthouses have been a critical piece of Maine’s navigational history and one that we cannot afford to lose.”
Senator Collins goes on to say “ALF’s efforts to perform vital restoration and improve public access are commendable. I will continue to advocate for this project as the fiscal year 2009 appropriations process moves forward.”
Senator Olympia Snowe says, “I am proud that the American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF) will receive this generous funding. From the founding of the Maine Lights program in 1996 to supporting this vital appropriation, I have long supported keeping Maine’s majestic towers alight.”
Photo/ Bob Trappani, Jr
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| ''We Hold These Truths ... ''
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"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers form the consent of the governed"
HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE FOURTH OF JULY
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| Mister Martin
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I cannot post the story here becasue of some restrictions in the address, but let's congratulate Gary, both for his current exhibition in Michigan and the article from The South Bend Tribune, which can be found in the forums ...
(Photo/Mike)
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