The Lighthouse Lowdown
Ahoy sailors! In this podcast we talk about all things Lighthouses - their history, spooky stories, and the things that make them cooler than your average tower.
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Aug. 17, 2026
Episode 94 - The Two Green Island Lighthouses of Nova Scotia
While there used to be four Green Island Lighthouses in Nova Scotia, a couple renamings left us with two. Listen in as we cover a lighthouse that was a fog station much longer than a light station and another that had four tower variations in its lifetime. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Gun-Cotton- It's History, Manufacture, Use | Lieutenant Karl Rohrer July 1889 Green Island (Chebogue Point) Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends Green Island Lighthous
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July 20, 2026
Episode 93 - Green Island Lighthouse, British Columbia
Ahoy everyone! The Lighthouse Lowdown is back! We are continuing with our Green Island series, this time traveling to Western Canada where you may spot a beautiful white and red light station on a lone island in the most dangerous body of water on Canada shores.
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Dec. 8, 2025
Episode 92 - Newport Harbor Lighthouse
Also known locally as Goat Island Lighthouse, Newport Harbor Lighthouse was extended out onto a breakwater with its original tower being used in Prudence Island. The lighthouse and its city go all out for the holidays! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Lighthouse Lowdown! We will be back in 2026. References: The Cutters, Boats, and Aircraft of the US Coast Guard Newport Harbor Lighthouse Christmas Lighting Event Newport Harbor Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends Keeper's Log Spring 2016
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Nov. 24, 2025
Episode 91 - Green Island Lighthouse, Wisconsin
We are continuing our Green Island series with this Wisconsin gem, which had survived two explosions and a devastating forest fire, but ultimately succumbed to time. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Doomsday List | Lighthouse Digest Green Island Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends Private Islands Inc.
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Nov. 10, 2025
Episode 90 - Green Island Lighthouse, Ohio
We are starting a fun series with the Green Island Lighthouses of the world, starting with Ohio! It's not often you hear of a lighthouse that burns down twice, and unfortunately this history has put our light on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List. Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Green Island Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends Green Island Light Station | USLHS Archives
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Oct. 27, 2025
Episode 89 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank November 10th, 1975. Gordon Lightfoot's song brought it to posterity in 1976, and we've been talking about it since. Listen in as Vince does a solo-episode about the infamous ship, wreck, and song! Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Gordon Lightfoot – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Lyrics | Genius Lyrics The Cruelest Month - Edmund Fitzgerald Newsweek, November 24, 1975 | PDF | Water Transport | Violence TIL Gordon L