Author : Ted Panayotoff
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,35 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781939017628
Maine's premiere independent publisher debuts their comprehensive and family friendly guide to all sixty-six of the state's lighthouses, including a special section for the mariner on the twenty-two lighthouses approachable by sea, and relevant information on surrounding attractions to help the lighthouse enthusiast, day tripper, picnicker or romantic plan a getaway to remember.
Author : Connie Roop
Publisher : Penobscot Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 2018-05-14
Category :
ISBN : 9780941238250
A children's ABC with information on Maine lighthouses, including a fun ditty and illustrations for each letter, a photograph of an accompanying lighthouse for each letter, and in-depth back matter for older children and adults about lighthouse history, visiting lighthouses and more.
Author : Taryn Plumb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1608939707
What is it about lighthouses that make them bastions of spiritual activity? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless vulnerable, protecting lives yet isolated and remote. Unforgiving of human frailty, these outposts inevitably become the settings for tragedy—and for the spirits that linger on at the site of their ruined hopes, their sufferings, their obsessions. With its incessant fogs and infamously craggy coast, Maine has the second highest number of lighthouses in the country. Many of these 64 beacons are shrouded in wisps of rumor and mystery. There are ongoing strange and eerie events and occurrences that recall past violence or sadness—stranded crews who resorted to cannibalism, keepers driven to madness by unending days of blinding fog, children drowned in shipwrecks. Author Taryn Plumb explores the ghostly tales and mysteries surrounding Maine lighthouses. Some hauntings can be directly tied to a known historical event, while others seem to have no origin, yet all will enthrall you with their spookiness.
Author : Jon Marcus
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 2002-09-23
Category : Lighthouses
ISBN : 9780896586178
An exciting history and a tour guide, illustrating the fascinating development of the lighthouses of New England. Stunning photography includes intriguing images of lights in all kinds of weather.
Author : Samuel Willard Crompton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781592231027
The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores — and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings — has captivated our collective imagination. More than simply picturesque, the lighthouse has become an enduring symbol of salvation, fortitude, and heroic folklore. The Ultimate Lighthouse Book is a panoramic, lavishly illustrated history of these legendary buildings and celebrates the rich heritage of our ancestors’ courageous efforts to guide mariners through treacherous seas and storms. Over 200 color photographs are featured in this fully revised, expanded and updated edition.
Author : Allan Wood
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 38,58 MB
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780764352355
With more than 360 color photos and maps, this image-rich guide covers all 76 lighthouse locations in the New England states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. For tourists, historians, lighthouse enthusiasts, and other travelers, here are practical directions and historical tidbits not only on the lighthouses, but on the tours, attractions, and other sites of interest in the coastal communities these beacons have long protected. Enjoy boat cruises, organizations involved in local lighthouse preservation, and plenty of indoor and outdoor attractions and entertainment, including attractions off the beaten path like snack shacks or strange amusements.
Author : Bill Caldwell
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 34,36 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1461744709
From Grand Manan to Mount Desert to the Isles of Shoals on the New Hampshire border, sixty-eight lighthouses stand along the coast of Maine and her rivers. In his conversational way, Bill Caldwell leads his readers on a historical tour of nearly all the Maine lighthouses. In Caldwell's hands the legends, lore, and history of the impressive signals come to life. Maine's lighthouses are symbols of it's proud maritime heritage, and of a way of life that has long passed. Who better to pass on the traditions than master story-teller Bill Caldwell. In addition to numerous books about Maine, Bill Caldwell wrote regular columns for the Portland Press Herald and the Maine Sunday Telegram. He was an ardent sailor, and his sixteen years sailing among the Maine islands gave him a unique insight into Maine's people and culture. He died at his home in Arizona in January 2001.
Author : Jeremy D'Entremont
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,65 MB
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Lighthouses
ISBN : 9781938700101
New England's foremost maritime historian Jeremy D'Entremont continues his definitive series about the storms, shipwrecks, and heroic lighthouse keepers of the region with The Lighthouses of Maine: Southern Maine and Casco Bay. Eleven lights are detailed here, beginning with Whaleback Light, which marks the entrance to Portsmouth, New Hampshire Harbor (it is in Maine waters by a few hundred feet) to Halfway Rock Light, located out in Casco Bay, eight miles east of the entrance to Portland Harbor. Each chapter features a treasury of historic photos and all the stories of the keepers, the storms they battled, and the wrecks they tried valiantly to save.
Author : Bruce Roberts
Publisher : Globe Pequot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,20 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Lighthouses
ISBN : 9780762739660
With more than forty-five lighthouses still standing, Maine is one of the most lighthouse-rich states in the country. This stunningly illustrated handbook profiles them all and offers complete information for travelers.
Author : Dominic Trapani
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 2020-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781735748214
Situated along 3,478 miles of rocky coastline, Maine's lighthouses are both numerous and strikingly beautiful. Many are located near bustling harbors and on remote islands that are miles from the mainland. From Kittery to Calais, photographer Dominic Trapani has captured a bit of the essence of each of these amazing beacons along Maine's coast! This photographic journey documents Maine's Lighthouse throughout all four seasons.
