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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.

23 June 2011

Washington - Browns Point Lighthouse

Browns Point Lighthouse is located at the west end of Commencement Bay and east entrance to Puget Sound, near Tacoma, WA. The first light in 1887 was a lantern fastened to a fence post. Later a wooden tower was built and its light provided navigational assistance until the current 34 ft concrete tower was built in 1903. Originally, there was a lantern room on top of the tower. Adjacent to the beacon is the fog horn. The area around this lighthouse is effected by heavy fog. In 1933 the light was automated, and then about a year later Browns Point was changed to a public park. At the time of my visit in 1999 this was an active light maintained by the Coast Guard. Although the lighthouse was not open to the public, the park provided a wonderful location to enjoy the lighthouse and the beauty of the surrounding waterway and its boat traffic.
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