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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.

15 June 2012

Ohio - Vermilion Lighthouse (Replica)

This lighthouse is a located at Vermilion, OH - Lake Erie. It is part of the Inland Seas Museum at Vermilion.  The original lighthouse, which this one represents, was built in 1877 at the end of a pier in the water of Lake Erie. It contained a fifth order Fresnel lens with a white light which was later changed to red. Then in 1929 the lighthouse was closed and torn down due to the land of the pier shifting and causing the lighthouse to lean enough that it was unsafe to occupy. The lighthouse was replaced by a ten foot steel tower with a light on top. Then in 1991 the above sixteen foot high replica was built. Its lantern room also contains a fifth order Fresnel lens with red light. The people of Vermilion built the lighthouse to enable them to preserve the town's history of maritime activities. At the time of my visit to this lighthouse in 2001, it was an active light providing navigational assistance to boating traffic around Vermilion.


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