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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.

03 October 2013

Georgia - Cockspur Island Lighthouse

The Cockspur Island Lighthouse is located on an inlet off the southern tip of Cockspur Island. It marks the south channel of the Savannah River. The tower is 46-feet high.

The first lighthouse built here in 1849 was 25-feet high. Its light was provided by a series of lanterns and reflectors until 1854 when the lighthouse was destroyed by a hurricane.

This new lighthouse was built of brick in 1856 and equipped with a fifth-order Fresnel lens. The light operated until 1909 when it was deactivated. The Coast Guard abandoned the lighthouse in 1949 as a daymark, but the National Park Service assumed control of the light in 1958 by presidential proclamation.

At the time of my visit here in 2000, a new lantern room had been installed atop the tower, brick repaired, and the tower whitewashed. The light was inactive.
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