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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.

28 July 2016

Pacific Coast Lighthouses Honored on Stamps


Grays Harbor Lighthouse is located at Westport, Washington. It is one of the tallest lighthouses on the Pacific Coast. Built in 1898, its octagonal white masonry tower stands more than 107 feet. The tower sets on a 12 foot concrete sub-base. A metal spiral staircase with 135 steps has nine landings and leads to the lantern room. Both red and white flashes are emitted from the light but only the white flashes are visible for 23 miles. At the time of my visit here in 1999 this was an active light owned by the Coast Guard. 

The Grays Harbor Lighthouse is also one of the five lighthouses selected to represent lighthouses of the Pacific Coast and be printed on U.S. Postage stamps in 2007. Stamps sold for 41 cents as printed on them. The picture of Grays Harbor Lighthouse on the stamp was taken from in front of the lighthouse with the red roofed building to the left of the tower. Since my picture was taken from a different location, I'm not showing a picture similar to that on the stamp.

The other four lighthouses representing the Pacific Coast are: Five Fingers Lighthouse, AK., Umpqua River Lighthouse, OR., St. George Lighthouse, CA., and Diamond Head Lighthouse, HI.

I have visited two of the five recognized lighthouses. The other one is the Umpqua River Lighthouse, OR.
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