Peter Halil and hjis wife, Isla This is part two of a two-part interview. Peter Halil was a lighthouse keeper in the UK from 1974 to 1997, and he was among the last traditional lighthouse keepers t

Rob Benchley at Sankaty Head Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy DEntremont This is re-edited version of an interview with Rob Benchley first heard in episode 81 in September 2020. Rob is the volunteer mo

Peter Halil There are two segments in this episode. The first guest, Peter Halil, was a lighthouse keeper in the UK from 1974 to 1997. He was among the country's final traditional lighthouse keeper

With the world's longest coastline and more lakes than the rest of the world combined, Canada is also home to more than 750 lighthouses. In spite of automation, there continue to be 49 staffed lightho

In 1836, rumors of gold in a muddy river on the west shore of Lake Michigan near modern day Green Bay, Wisconsin, spurred the creation of what would become the City of Kewaunee. The arrival of a railr

Edward Rowe Snow, his daughter Dolly, and his wife Anna-Myrle prepare for a Flying Santa flight in 1964. (Friends of Flying Santa) The Flying Santa tradition traces its origins to a pioneering pilo

Fire Island Light Station, New York. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Fire Island is one of a chain of barrier islands running along the south shore of Long Island, New York. The first lighthouse on Fi

Ernie DeRaps, a native Mainer, spent several years in the 1950s and 60s as a Coast Guard lighthouse keeper at four Maine lighthouses Monhegan, Fort Point, Heron Neck, and Browns Head. A book writte

Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Wisconsin (courtesy photo) Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, established in 1868, is on a 76-foot bluff in Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wisconsin. The square tower, constructe

Joseph Hindley and his daughter Betty. Courtesy of Betty Hindley Hatzikon. Joseph Hindley had a long career as a lighthouse keeper that spanned from the late 1920s to 1972, when he retired as the l