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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.

04 August 2011

Canada - Cape d' Or Lighthouse

The Cape d' Or Lighthouse is located at Advocate Harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was built in 1922 and is situated on a rocky projection of land that extends into the Minas Channel with sheer clifts rising 500 ft behind it. This is one of the most spectacular located lighthouses in the province. The light was manned until 1989, then was deactivated. The lighthouse now serves as a restaurant and bed-and-breakfast. It was the only one in Nova Scotia at the time of my visit in 2001. Visitors could walk down to the lighthouse, or enjoy the hiking trails along the cliff edge above it. The water just beyond the lighthouse, known as the Dory Rips, is almost always turbulent with the violent meeting of the currents from the Minas Basin and the Bay of Fundy. If you click on the picture above, you can see detail of these current.
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2 comments:

Bill Turner said...

Al, I'm enjoying your lighthouses, especially the ones in Canada since we are familiar with the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Interesting to read and a good geography lesson, too, since I have to get out my map to pinpoint some of the exact locations. Keep 'em coming.
Bill

Sun Aug 07, 05:47:00 PM CDT
Al said...

Thanks for your comment, Bill. I appreciate it, and I'm glad your enjoying the lighthouses.

Sun Aug 07, 07:49:00 PM CDT

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