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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.

05 April 2012

Michigan - Presque Isle Lighthouse

This lighthouse is located on Presque Isle, MI by Lake Huron. The name Presque Isle means "almost an island" in French. It is a small peninsula which has provided mariners with one of the best harbors of refuge between Port Huron and Michilimackinac (Regional name for area around Straits of Mackinac). The lighthouse was built in 1870 as a taller replacement for the "Old Presque Isle Lighthouse which was still in existence at the time of my visit there in 1998. The old lighthouse is located about one mile to the north of this one and was made into a museum. This new light has a conical tower that stands 113 feet high and produces a lens focal plane of 123 feet above the level of Lake Huron. The Coast Guard automated this lighthouse in 1970 and it continues to guide mariners. The original lens was still working in the lantern room at the time of my 1998 visit. The house attached to the tower was the dwelling for the Assistant Keeper and his family, and the house in the foreground was for the Head Keeper and his family.
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