The Lightkeeper's Blog

A few pictures as the holiday season moves along: This is post 100. 3 pictures is said to be worth three thousand words. Read more

Neighbors make a difference. The Christmas Wreath flies on the Tower for a second night as I write. There is another on the West Wing lit by spotlight. Purchased from… Read more

\”Calling out around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat…\”I have argued over the years, (when the topic is music, it is a blast to toss out… Read more

In my course on the 20th century I teach that World War 1 was the most important event of all. I argue that the generation killed in that war was… Read more

Several steady jobs has left less time to blog of late. The end of the first term of the school year sees events compress and time for reflection diminish. I… Read more

Jessica Bartlett of the Globe visited several of the Historical Society sites this past weekend and posted this photo essay. I would like to thank her for taking the time… Read more

Paul Simon had a song lyric that included the phrase, \”These are days of miracles and wonders ..\” So it is as this week, far from Cedar Point physically, but… Read more

Over the past 6 weeks I have worked diligently trying to assemble a documentary record of the Lighthouse and Cottage over almost two hundred years. One era that has remained… Read more

This time the Keeper\’s daughters did not scare them away. A team from the British Broadcasting Company arrived on the Point Monday morning to film a portion of a science… Read more

I was just fooling with the camera to see what I might get – dare ya not to like it. Read more