Light houses - Page 2

HW3 · 03-20-15, 03:44 PM

Cape Meares lighthouse Oregon.

Rockstar · 03-20-15, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

As made famous: The Song of Hiawatha 1855

'By the shore of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
At the doorway of his wigwam,
In the pleasant Summer morning,
Hiawatha stood and waited...'

I canoed past there in the 70' enroute to Grand Isle;

<This one just down the road: the North Pier Lighthouse at Duluth Harbor marks the entrance to the Duluth Harbor Canal, an utterly treacherous passage-15-20 foot waves. During one of Superior's infamous storms in 1967; Boatswain’s Mate First Class Edgar Culbertson, Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Richard R. Callahan, and Fireman Ronald C. Prei from the local Coast Guard base braved the storm and ventured out on the pier to rescue the two boys reportedly stranded at the pierhead light. The men tethered themselves together, with a spacing of twenty-five feet, and by the light of hand lanterns, proceeded to the end of the pier.
After finding no trace of the boys at the lighthouse, the coastguardsmen headed back. While making their way along the pier, a twenty-foot wave swept Culbertson off his feet and carried him over the breakwater wall and into the turbulent Lake Superior waters. Despite a valiant effort by his crewmates, Culbertson perished. Culbertson was posthumously awarded the Coast Guard Medal, and a plaque on the north pier commemorates his sacrifice.

Though he wasn't trying to rescue anyone. The Same thing happened on the same pier to my grandfather captain Sem in '43. Nobody ever saw him again.

Tchocky · 03-20-15, 04:33 PM

Up until the sacrificial drownings and eye-widening images this was a very peaceful thread.

Quite relaxing to read.

Huh.

u crank · 03-20-15, 04:55 PM

West Point Lighthouse, one of the 29 lighthouses on Prince Edward Island. Bit of a tourist attraction, it has a restaurant, craft shop, rooms to rent and a small museum. You can climb up the very steep stairs and go out on the top to get a great view. That is the Northumberland Strait to the left.

Jimbuna · 03-21-15, 06:26 AM

About six mile up the coast from me, St. Mary's Lighthouse, reached between the tides via a short causeway.

Onkel Neal · 03-21-15, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by donna52522

This may have been done before, but not since I can recall. Share your favorite (or favourite, for those who don't speak English) light house picture here, but please keep it on the downlow, as we all know, Mr. Stevens is not a big light house fan.

haha, you pegged me.

There's something about the solitude a lighthouse represents... yeah, I think they're cool.

That would have been my ideal job--a remote lighthouse, a lot of books, and a PC that can run Fast Attack. And a lot of stores in the pantry. That would be heaven.

Torplexed · 03-21-15, 09:35 PM

Grays Harbor Lighthouse, Point Chehalis Washington. Thanks to the accumulation of sediment on the harbor jetty system it's now 3,000 feet back from high tide from the original 400 when built in 1897.

Aktungbby · 03-21-15, 10:12 PM

POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE 130 miles N. of San Francisco and a tough one to get to on the coast HWY 1

And one I steer by when sailing(motoring actually) back late to the Marina at Vallejo: ALCATRAZ ISLAND LIGHT right in the middle of the San Francisco Bay:

just a perspective shot (not me)

FORT POINT LIGHT at the entrance to San Francisco Bay is currently inactive but what a shot of the Golden Gate from inside old Fort Point!!

Gargamel · 03-23-15, 03:55 AM

So, last night I was laying in bed with my girl, and there was a painting of a lighthouse on a wall, and I asked her why she thought people liked lighthouse pictures and paintings.

Basically, her response was that they offer a beacon of safety and surety in a chaotic world, that no matter how bad it gets, there is a ray of hop reaching out to us, leading us to safety. So the paintings offer a feeling of safety and tranquility we might not otherwise get.

d@rk51d3 · 03-23-15, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

haha, you pegged me.

There's something about the solitude a lighthouse represents... yeah, I think they're cool.

That would have been my ideal job--a remote lighthouse, a lot of books, and a PC that can run Fast Attack. And a lot of stores in the pantry. That would be heaven.

Solitude and a ripper storm. Aww yeah.

Rockstar · 03-23-15, 07:48 AM

When I enlisted I think there was just one lightship still on station. But plenty of former keepers still in the ranks with some good sea stories.

Rhodes · 03-23-15, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

About six mile up the coast from me, St. Mary's Lighthouse, reached between the tides via a short causeway.

Love the grain in the photo! Did you take it?

Jimbuna · 03-23-15, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhodes

Love the grain in the photo! Did you take it?

Afraid not.

Aktungbby · 05-27-15, 11:41 AM

Rock of Ages Light-now automated-off Isle Royale, Michigan on Lake Superior

Eichhörnchen · 05-27-15, 01:06 PM

St Catherines, a medieval lighthouse on the Isle of Wight, UK

03-20-15, 03:44 PM	#16
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,579 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Cape Meares lighthouse Oregon. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

03-20-15, 04:33 PM	#18
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Up until the sacrificial drownings and eye-widening images this was a very peaceful thread. Quite relaxing to read. Huh. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-20-15, 04:55 PM	#19
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,747 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	West Point Lighthouse, one of the 29 lighthouses on Prince Edward Island. Bit of a tourist attraction, it has a restaurant, craft shop, rooms to rent and a small museum. You can climb up the very steep stairs and go out on the top to get a great view. That is the Northumberland Strait to the left. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

03-21-15, 06:26 AM	#20
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	About six mile up the coast from me, St. Mary's Lighthouse, reached between the tides via a short causeway. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-21-15, 10:12 PM	#23
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,051 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	two rebuilds after the 1906 earthquake POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE 130 miles N. of San Francisco and a tough one to get to on the coast HWY 1And one I steer by when sailing(motoring actually) back late to the Marina at Vallejo: ALCATRAZ ISLAND LIGHT right in the middle of the San Francisco Bay: just a perspective shot (not me) FORT POINT LIGHT at the entrance to San Francisco Bay is currently inactive but what a shot of the Golden Gate from inside old Fort Point!! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

03-21-15, 09:35 PM	#22
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Grays Harbor Lighthouse, Point Chehalis Washington. Thanks to the accumulation of sediment on the harbor jetty system it's now 3,000 feet back from high tide from the original 400 when built in 1897.

03-23-15, 03:55 AM	#24
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	So, last night I was laying in bed with my girl, and there was a painting of a lighthouse on a wall, and I asked her why she thought people liked lighthouse pictures and paintings. Basically, her response was that they offer a beacon of safety and surety in a chaotic world, that no matter how bad it gets, there is a ray of hop reaching out to us, leading us to safety. So the paintings offer a feeling of safety and tranquility we might not otherwise get. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

03-23-15, 07:48 AM	#26
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	When I enlisted I think there was just one lightship still on station. But plenty of former keepers still in the ranks with some good sea stories.

05-27-15, 11:41 AM	#29
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,051 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Just came across this gem in the Ghost ship thread Rock of Ages Light-now automated-off Isle Royale, Michigan on Lake Superior __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

05-27-15, 01:06 PM	#30
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,446 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	St Catherines, a medieval lighthouse on the Isle of Wight, UK __________________

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