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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.

09 July 2015

A Washington Beauty - Point Wilson Lighthouse

Point Wilson Lighthouse is located in Fort Worden State Park at Port Townsend, WA. (Port Townsend is one of only three registered historic U.S. seaports; the other two are located at Cape May, NJ and Galveston, TX.)

The fourth-order light in this lighthouse was built in 1879 and originally located in a lantern room atop the keeper's house. The light was moved to this 46-foot, concrete octagon tower structure when it was built in 1913 . The lighthouse closed to the public when the light was automated in November 1976.

This was an active light and Coast Guard personnel occupied the keeper's residence at the time of my visit in 1999. The light provides navigational aid for ships past the famous riptides off Point Wilson. This is where the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound meet.

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