The Lightkeeper's Blog

A busy season begins. Several dates to share as the perennials knock through the sandy garden right outside this window. The Boxing Day Blizzard is a gift that keeps on… Read more

The Open House Dates are set. The first Open House will be on June 19th from 1:00 to 4:00 and will coincide with the first ever opening of the Bates… Read more

Good news for Lighthouse fans from last night\’s town meeting. There were two articles on the warrant that directly concerned Old Scituate Light. One concerned the repair of the storage… Read more

I am behind a week on my reporting. Last Saturday marked the closest passing of the moon to the earth in 18 years. The first cameras arrived at 5:10 for… Read more

Several images to share that I discovered today in the archives of the Little Red Schoolhouse. This is an image of the Living room in the Cottage in 1982. I… Read more

The first of many notable anniversaries was today. On February 21,1811 The Congress of the United States of America approved a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to take… Read more

A great deal to report on from out here on the tip of Cedar Point. In a follow up to an earlier post I have a photograph to share. Just… Read more

A huge thank you is in order and I forgot to do it here. Tom Greland teaches Building Construction at Marshfield High School. In the first week of 2011 he… Read more

Storms come and with them our local television stations. Julie made the big time on Wednesday afternoon, when in anticipation of another 10 inches or so of snow, Channel four… Read more

Several neat photos to share today. A follow up post later in the week with more details about one of them. (Click on each for a better look) Tom Greland… Read more