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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Oct. 12, 2026

Episode 96 - Big Bay Point Lighthouse

It's spooky season, so you know what that means! We are covering a haunted lighthouse today along Lake Superior. Big Bay Point Lighthouse is the biggest integral lighthouse we have ever seen, with 18 rooms and enough space for it to now be a large bed and breakfast! Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: Big Bay Bed and Breakfast Big Bay Suicide Big Bay Point Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends Big Bay Lighthouse Hauntings Big Bay Point | USLHS
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Sept. 14, 2026

Episode 95 - Baily Lighthouse

We are headed to Ireland, where the grass is green, the beer is Guinness, and the lighthouses are OLD! With a history that goes back to the 1600s, Baily Lighthouse's lens has seen some deadly shipwrecks and beautiful weddings! Liked this episode? Leave us a review at thelighthouselowdown.com References: https://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=430 https://curiousireland.ie/the-baily-lighthouse-howth-co-dublin/ https://www.mariner.ie/Exhibition/the-baily-optic/ Gustaf Dal
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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.