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After retirement, for two summers I worked as a tour guide at the Umpqua River Lighthouse in Oregon. This opportunity enabled me to learn more about that lighthouse than any of the others I've seen. Although I have personally visited and photographed over 300 lighthouses in the United States and three Provinces in Canada, the Umpqua River Lighthouse has special meaning for me. That Lighthouse inspired me to write two fictional books with the characters working, living, and enduring the challenges of lighthouse keeping. All pictures posted in this blog were taken by myself, unless noted otherwise.

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I hope you will find time to enjoy my books. Preview the book covers below at the right side of page.

Book #1: "The Wickie and the Umpqua Lighthouse." Detail: "The Wickie and the Umpqua Lighthouse" is an 1860's story about the lighthouse keepers and their families at the Umpqua River Lighthouse. It will stir your emotions and warm your heart. Discover the challenges they met but never expected, and their determination to maintain navigational aid to mariners on the Oregon coast. (Wickie is a nickname used by the early lighthouse keepers at the Umpqua River Lighthouse in OR.)

Book #2: "Spirit of The Lighthouse" is a sequel to The Wickie. Detail: Jesse Fayette, assistant keeper at the Umpqua River Lighthouse, finds himself alone to operate and maintain an Oregon lighthouse after the accidental death of his head keeper. After notifying the Lighthouse Board and requesting help, he is surprised but must deal with an acquaintance, Red Saunders, who believes the lighthouse is haunted.

Book #3: "Unexpected Moments" has a different theme than those of Book #1 and #2. Detail: Dan and Megan, as well as their old friends Jim and Anna, experience unexpected moments of hardships and tragedies in Arizona and California. Will they survive these unexpected moments and find any hope for their futures?

All of my books are available on Amazon.

09 April 2015

An Oregon Beauty - Heceta Head Lighthouse

Heceta Head Lighthouse, built in 1894, is located near Florence, OR. This lighthouse stands 205-feet above the ocean. The tower is 56-feet high and in 1963 its light at the top was automated. The beacon is visible for 21-miles out to sea and  is rated as the strongest light on the Oregon coast.

The Queen Anne style duplex, pictured below, was built to house two assistant light-keepers. The head light-keeper lived in a smaller house that once stood alongside of the duplex. The historic assistant keepers house, known as Heceta House, was built in 1893. At the times of my visits here in 1999, 2004 and 2005, the Heceta House offered bed and breakfast rentals and facilities for group events. The U.S. Coast Guard transferred responsibility for the building to the U.S. Forest Service.



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