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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.

10 January 2013

Massachusetts - Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse

The Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse is located at Wigwam Point, Annisquam Harbor, MA. - This white cylindrical tower is the third lighthouse to stand on this spot. The first light was known as Squam Harbor Light. It rose from atop a 30-foot wooden frame building propped up by long spars to keep it from being blown over. It was connected by a walkway to a wooden keeper's dwelling, which still stood at the time of my visit.

Typical of most early light stations, Squam Harbor Light suffered greatly from dampness, and was replaced in 1851 by a 40-foot wooden tower which survived until 1897. The present 41-foot white brick edifice, with walls four feet thick, displays a flashing white light with a red sector to the south-southwest. This station was automated in 1974.

At the time of my visit in Jul 2001, the keepers dwelling was home to a local Coast Guard family.

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2 comments:

Judy Watters said...

Beautiful, once again. I wonder if that Coast Guard family still lives there.

Thu Jan 10, 05:55:00 PM CST
Al said...

Hi Judy; Good question, but I don't know the answer. It's possible though that after 12 years they could still live there. Whoever lives there has a beautiful view.

Thu Jan 10, 07:51:00 PM CST

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