The Lighthouse Lowdown

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

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

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.

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

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.

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