Light Hearted ep 254 – Laurie Perkins, Tawas Point, MI; Dan May’s new book “Preserving America’s Lighthouses”
As an ocean engineer for the Coast Guard, Dan May worked on lighthouse projects from Delaware Bay to the Carolinas to New England, including the relocation of Block Island Southeast Light -- the first move of a major lighthouse structure in the United States. Dan retired as a rear admiral in 2013. He is the author of a new book published by the U.S. Lighthouse Society, called "Preserving America’s Lighthouses: Memoirs of a Coast Guard Ocean Engineer."
Light Hearted episode 253: Gary Kalan, Stamford Harbor, CT; Judianne Point, Pomham Rocks, RI
A promising restoration effort is launched in Connecticut
Light Hearted ep 252 – Alysa Hardin-Lapp and John Havel: Cape Hatteras, NC
A visit to one of the most celebrated lighthouses in the world, with two people who know it intimately.
Light Hearted episode 251 – Carolyn Wellman, Bodie Island, NC; travels with Guinevere
A visit to one of the famous lighthouses of the Outer Banks, with a fun guest co-host.
Light Hearted episode 250 – Rachel Balderson, Old Cape Henry, VA; “Lighthouse Keeper Wars”
A discussion of one of the country's most historic lighthouses
Light Hearted episode 249 – A family sails to lighthouses in Long Island Sound; a Florida lighthouse historian’s journey in Maine
This episode is dedicated to the simple pleasure of visiting lighthouses.
Light Hearted episode 248 – Jennifer Anielski, Mariners’ Museum of Newport News, VA; Ghosts of St. Augustine, FL
Mariners' Museum of Newport News, VA; ghosts of St. Augustine Lighthouse
Light Hearted ep 247 – The Twin Lights of Thacher Island, Massachusetts
The original twin lighthouses built on Thacher Island, Massachusetts, in 1771 were the first built to ma
Light Hearted 246 - Cristina Alonzo: O Camiño Dos Faros (The Lighthouse Way) in Spain
O Camiño dos Faros, or The Lighthouse Way, is a 125-mile hiking route in Galicia in the northwest part of Spain.
Light Hearted episode 245 – Pete Lesher, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Pete Lesher is the chief historian and ambassador at large for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.