Light Hearted

Light Hearted


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Light Hearted ep 298 – John Bolster, Lightship Overfalls, Delaware
October 06, 2024

Lightship Overfalls, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont The Lightship Overfalls, more properly known as the LV-118 or the WAL 539, was the last lightship built under the U.S. Lighthouse Service. Built in

Light Hearted ep 297 – U.S. Lighthouse Society President Henry Gonzalez, pt 2 of 2
September 29, 2024

Henry and Chris with two of their grandkids This is part two of a two-part interview with Henry Gonzalez, who became the president of the U.S. Lighthouse Society this past spring after 25 years in

Light Hearted ep 296 – U.S. Lighthouse Society President Henry Gonzalez, part 1 of 2
September 22, 2024

Henry Gonzalez and his wife, Chris, at Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, Maryland. This week's guest, Henry Gonzalez, was the U.S. Lighthouse Society's Vice President for East Coast Operations from 19

Light Hearted ep 295 – From 1988: Maurice Babcock Jr. (Boston Light, MA); Larry Baum (Fort Point,ME); Malcolm Rouse (Owls Head, ME)
September 11, 2024

Jeremy D'Entremont and Malcom Rouse at Owls Head Light Station in 1988. Photo by Charlotte Raczkowsi. The three interviews heard in this episode date back to the summer of 1988, when Light Hearted

Light Hearted ep 294 – Christian Taber, “Be Your Own Navigator”
September 08, 2024

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
September 01, 2024

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
August 25, 2024

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
August 18, 2024

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
August 11, 2024

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
August 04, 2024

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