Light Hearted
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Latest Episodes
Light Hearted ep 294 – Christian Taber, “Be Your Own Navigator”
Christian Taber is a 17-year-old high school student and athlete living in Upstate New York. Christian is a speaker, author, and entrepeneur. A passion for lighthouses has figured heavily in his work.
Light Hearted ep 293 – Michael Leahy and Joe Livolsi, Cedar Island, NY
The badly rusted lantern was lifted off the building for restoration in 2013. (Courtesy of Friends of the Cedar Island Lighthouse) Three-acre Cedar Island is on the South Fork of Long Island, New Y
Light Hearted ep 292 – Restoration of Scituate Lighthouse, MA
The town of Scituate, Massachusetts, on Bostons South Shore, developed a significant fishing industry by the late 1800s. A stone lighthouse tower was built at Cedar Point, and it began service in Apr
Light Hearted ep 291 – Sean O’Connor, Rose Island, RI
Rose Island Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont Located a mile offshore from Newport, Rhode Island, is Rose Island Lighthouse, which began service in 1870. It consists of an octagonal lighthous
Light Hearted ep 290 – Suellen Wedmore, poems about women lighthouse keepers; Melanie Correia, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Suellen Wedmore and a first-order Fresnel lens on display at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Massachuetts. Melanie Correia Suellan Wedmores poetry has appeared in many publications and she h
Light Hearted ep 289 – Remembering Buddy Grover at Absecon, NJ; repairs at Pemaquid Point, Maine
The fog bell house at Pemaquid Point after the storms of January 2024 The lighthouse tower at Pemaquid Point in the town of Bristol, Maine, was built in 1835, which makes it one of the oldest on th
Light Hearted ep 288 – Cori Convertito, Key West, Florida
Key West Lighthouse, courtesy of KWAHS Key West Lighthouse has stood as a well-loved landmark in one of Americas most colorful cities since 1848, when it replaced an earlier lighthouse that began
Light Hearted 287 – Larry Wright, Great Lakes lighthouses author & photographer
Larry Wright is a national gold medal award winning photographer who has been involved with lighthouse preservation since 1991. He was on the Board of Directors for the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers
Light Hearted 286 – Ken Burke, Piney Point, MD
Piney Point Lighthouse and keepers house, Maryland. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont This episode has three segments. In the first, photographer Pete Lerro describes a photo workshop he will be leading
Light Hearted ep 285 – Bill McIntyre and Carie Palmer, Concord Point, MD
Concord Point Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre de Grace, Maryland, was built in 1827. That makes it the second oldest standing lighthouse in the state. The