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Mise Tales Thirty-Two

  For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One.   Click the image or use this link to see the National Geographic article If All the Ice Melted.   ****************************  Navigational Light to be Fixed Atop Marriott HotelMay 16, 2013 by KNEWS filed under news Port Georgetown Lighthouse, GuyanaThe Marriott Hotel […]

Mise Tales Twenty-Seven

  For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. I found two new lighthouses – not manned, but not in my lists. One is:   The Santa Marta Lighthouse and Museum located in Cascais, Portugal   [private] SANTA MARTA LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM BY AIRES MATEUS, CASCAIS, PORTUGAL 1 March 2010 | By Catherine Slessor […]

Mise Tales Twenty-Five

  For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Edgartown Lighthouse Charm Bangle The first colony on Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown is known primarily for its preserved 19th century seaport, picturesque harbor, and whaling traditions. Depicted on an Expandable Wire Bangle, the Edgartown Lighthouse is a beacon of light for generations of […]

Mise Tales Twenty-Four

  For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. August 07, 2013 – August 7th every year is National lighthouse Day! Please mark it on your calendars so that you can track events next year. Yes, I know, I missed it too! SorrY!  National Lighthouse Day not only commemorates the 1789 […]

Mise Tales Twenty-One

  For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Lighthouses in a Bottle I have heard of ships in a bottle but never lighthouses in a bottle until I came across the photo at the left. It has been sitting on my computer for ages and I forgot where it came […]

Tides

One of the reasons for the establishment of a lighthouse is to mark the dangers from the effect of extreme tides (low and high) on surrounding lands, islands, waterways, and beaches.  Look at the photo on the left of my old lighthouse at McInnes Island at low tide (click for a larger version). We can […]

Mise Tales Twelve

  For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Do You Want to Buy a Foghorn? Aberdeen’s Torry Coo on the market for £5,000Buyers lining up for foghorn Published: 28/09/2012 Evening Express A famous foghorn in Aberdeen has sparked a bidding war between prospective buyers desperate to own a piece of […]

Reprint – Photo Gallery: Sutton Bridge Lighthouse Renovation Restores View Which Inspired Sir Peter Scott

Photo gallery: Sutton Bridge lighthouse renovation restores view which inspired Sir Peter Scott By DAISY WALLAGE Monday, July 30, 2012 – with permission from EDP24 online With an endless sky, tantalising glimpses of the The Wash and wildfowl flying overhead, this stunning, sometimes lonely view was lost for decades as time took its toll on east […]

Reprint – Finders Keepers

Finders keepersPublished: 31/07/2012 with permission from the Aberdeen Press and Journal Earlier this month, we revealed that the Northern Lighthouse Board was selling off three lighthouses near Stonehaven, Lossiemouth and Thurso, with price tags ranging from £75,000 to £270,000 – along with a foghorn at Girdleness, in Aberdeen.All the buildings, once a beacon for sailors […]

Three More Lighthouses Saved! Sadly not Canadian

New status shines light on landmark from UK News Guardian Published on Thursday 10 May 2012 09:29 A coastal landmark on the borough coastline has been declared a listed building to help preserve it for future generations. St Mary’s Lighthouse, a popular destination for sightseers and school trips, has been given grade II-listed status by English […]