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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.

22 October 2015

A Canada Beauty - Cape Spencer Lighthouse

The Cape Spencer Lighthouse is located at Mispec Beach, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. This is the fourth lighthouse built at Cape Spencer.

The first lighthouse built here in 1873 was square and made of wood. Its tower was 35-feet high from the base to top of lantern room. A keeper's dwelling was attached.

In 1918 a new concrete tower was built a few yards away to replace the wooden lighthouse. The new tower was octagonal in shape, painted white with a red band around the middle of the tower. That lighthouse was replaced by a metal skeletal design tower in 1971.
 
The current tower, pictured above, was built in 1983 and replaced the skeletal tower. Adjacent to the lighthouse is a fog horn. At the time of my visit here in 200l, this continued an active lighthouse.
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