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  • Review and Preview

    Some catching up to do after a long stretch of long days. There will not be a wreath on the Tower at Christmas going forward. The rail on the catwalk… Read more

  • Cool Skies and Cleaning Up

    In the six weeks since the last post day by day there has been something to pick up, take down, hide away. And surprises. The Celtics 18th championship trophy visited… Read more

  • Improvements

    A few improvements have been made to the cameras. You will want to check them out. There is now a stream from inside the Lantern room, a stream that zooms… Read more

  • Bookends plus 1

    Julie got this one early on Monday morning. It seems the Light is doing what we want it to do. I got this one at the end of the day… Read more

  • Recalled to Life

    Hoopla and cake and then I threw a switch. You can see the whole of the ceremony here. Scituate Light is back on. If you are fussy about time and… Read more

  • August

    The story of the last two weeks is one long game of Wack-a-Mole. The moles are weeds. I have hit every corner of every garden at least once. Go Green… Read more

  • The Numbers are Wild

    We begin today by stating the obvious. The number of visitors is growing day to day. As I write it is midafternoon on a Sunday. The parking lot is 2/3rds… Read more

  • One Picture Post

    Work began again last Monday and continued through Friday. Grout is being injected into the top of the Tower to harden and secure the top against weather. An architect told… Read more

  • Throw and Catch

    An unusually high tide hit earlier in the week and made a big mess all around the point. This was the red sky in the morning from the famous adage.… Read more

  • Seems Like Only Yesterday

    This weeks marks the 15th anniversary of our moving into the Keeper’s cottage at Scituate Light. The details are in no way blurry. The most recent news includes the shroud being… Read more

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For the past fifteen years there have been regular posts from one of the oldest lighthouses in the United States. Managed for the Town of Scituate by the Scituate Historical Society since for more than 50 years now, Scituate Light is the pride of this nearly 400 year old New England town.

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