Light Hearted
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Latest Episodes
Light Hearted Lite #6 – Author Lenore Skomal discusses lighthouse heroine Ida Lewis
Ida Lewis This is an edited version of an interview first heard in episode 48 in February 2020. The guest is author Lenore Skomal. Ida Lewis was possibly the most famous lighthouse keeper in Ame
Light Hearted ep 283 – Sea Girt, New Jersey
Sea Girt Lighthouse Before Sea Girt Light was established in 1896, there was a long stretch of more than 38 miles with no lighthouses on the New Jersey coast from the Navesink Twin Lights south to
Light Hearted Lite #5 – Terry Rowden, Little River, Maine
Terry Rowden This is an edited version of an interview that originally appeared in Light Hearted episode 25 in September 2019. Terry Rowden, a native of Michigan, served as a keeper at Little Rive
Light Hearted ep 282 – Ben Ridings, Cape May, NJ
Cape May Lighthouse, New Jersey. USLHS photo by James Hill. Cape May Lighthouse stands at the southern tip of the state of New Jersey, on the north side of the entrance to Delaware Bay. The first l
Light Hearted Lite #4 – Matt Rosenberg, Nubble Light, Maine
This installment features highlights from an interview that was originally recorded in March 2019. Matt Rosenberg is a high school English teacher and also the seasonal caretaker and modern day keeper
Light Hearted ep 281 – Kevin Allor, Calvert Marine Museum, MD; Karen Larson, Barnegat Light Museum, NJ
Drum Point Lighthouse Cove Point Lighthouse The exhibits at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland, focus on maritime heritage and the natural history of the Chesapeake Bay. On the muse
Light Hearted Lite #3 – Author Eric Jay Dolin
This is an edited version of an interview first recorded in 2019 and appearing in Light Hearted episode 26. Eric Jay Dolin is the author of 14 books and dozens of articles on American history. The boo
Light Hearted ep 280 - Alexa Price, Historic Ships in Baltimore
Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse Located in the inner harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, Historic Ships of Baltimore celebrates more than 200 years of Maryland's naval and maritime history. The sites attra
Light Hearted 279 – Kevin Ferias & a lighthouse for sale in MA; Nancy Patterson & an update on East Point, NJ; Carol Connor & a unique faux lighthouse in CT
Borden Flats Lighthouse in Fall River, Massachusetts, was bought in 2011 by Nick Korstad under the guidelines of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, and Nick fixed it up and opened it u
Light Hearted ep 278 – Tom Hoffman, Sandy Hook, NJ
Sandy Hook Light Station, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. The lighthouse that stands at the end of the long spit of land known as Sandy Hook, on the approach to New York Harbor, began service in 1764,