As the guests arrive they took the opportunity to do a little birding and see a couple unique species of… Read more… →, Trip Report – Costa Rica Photography Workshop 2018 – April, Day 1 (Saturday) The start of another Costa Rica Photo Workshop and I am really excited for this one! Station established: 1832 Present lighthouse built: 1857 Automated: 1971 Construction material: Granite, brick Other buildings still standing: 1895 keeper's house, 1905 oil house The Coast Guard is now responsible only for operation of the light and fog horn, the latter being activated by vessels on demand using their VHF radio. There are 22 other lights in Penobscot Bay. A well, dug in the woods behind the house supplied water for a while, although it is no longer functioning. Dark skies, the incessant rush of waves, days that blend into night: for 1900s-era lighthouse keepers like James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and William MacArthur… The lighthouse appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump. I'm always impressed with our great guests who love the outdoors and photography as much as I do and love to spend long days out in the field. A 1859 photo shows 3 chimneys on the roof.
The “light” consisted of 7 separate lard oil lamps, each with a 14 inch reflector, 4 in one row, and 3 directly above, all pointing out to sea.
Most of the sows had families this year, which made for adorable images of the families, and… Read more… →, Trip Report – Costa Rica Photo Workshop – April 2016, The Costa Rica photography workshop had great guests, beautiful weather, and stunning scenery. The lighthouse aids navigation along the Gulf of Maine coast and marks the entrance to the mouth of the St. George River and the harbor located in the fishing village of Port Clyde. In 2018 the Coast Guard removed the Fresnel lens and replaced the automated light ( a museum piece) with a LED light encased in plastic. The Coast Guard took over the Lighthouse Service in 1939. The two youngest daughters were both long-lived. Below is a recap of our week and everything we photographed. The tower and Keeper’s house cost $2,973.17. The current Marshall Point lighthouse structure was built in 1857. He had a wife and 6 children, one son and five daughters. Attendance has risen each year. The new addition will provide proper storage of artifacts and display materials, as well as much needed administrative space. A battery back-up assists during power failures. Monday was… Read more… →, Trip Report – Iceland Photography Workshop 2018, The 2018 Iceland Photography workshop saw beautiful weather, colorful skies and lots of hiking to remote spots.
How time flies… Haines is starting to feel like a second home. A winding lasted 4½ hours, with the hammer striking the bell every 20 seconds. Eula Kelley was born in the old Keepers house in 1891 and lived until 1993, her last years in a cottage that her father built on Marshall Point Road. The U. S. Weather Bureau constructed a weather mast displaying signal flags at that time, and a telephone service was added. The Lightkeeper who served the station for the longest period was Charles Clement Skinner, a Civil War veteran who worked at Marshall Point from 1874 to 1919 (the longest tenure of a keeper at the same light in the history of the Lighthouse Service). A summer kitchen and a barn with small outbuildings are visible in the photograph.
Joining us on the Costa Rica… Read more… →, Trip Report – Bald Eagle Photography Workshop 2018 – B, Joining us for the 2nd Bald Eagle photography workshop in 2018 was Barry and Paula from Colorado, Ron and Brenda from California, and Joe and Fred from Arizona. Below is a description of… Read more… →, Trip Report – Moab Astrophotography – March 2016, We had a wonderful group of 6 photographers join us for the Moab Astrophotography workshop. He had a wife and 6 children, one son and five daughters. A weighted mechanism (something like a grandfathers clock) with a hammer protruding through the tower wall struck the bell.
In 1989 tenants moved into the apartment on the second floor. It will be displayed in spring 2020. It is 24 feet from base to light level, the first 12 feet are constructed from granite blocks and the remaining 12 are brick.
We all met in Haines, Alaska and the valley of eagles.
We have Patrick and Cheryl from Colorado and Bob and Dee from North Carolina joining us for a week of hummingbird photography. The couple had two daughters, the second of which died in infancy and was … The current Marshall Point lighthouse structure was built in 1857.