Lighthouse Love
Favorite lighthouses from beachcombers around the world
Lime Kiln Point State Park, Friday Harbor, Washington (Jordan Hill)
Windpoint Lighthouse, Racine, Wisconsin (Tarah Nicole). Lake Huron, Michigan (Beth Major). Penfield Reef Lighthouse, Long Island Sound off of Bridgeport, Connecticut (Carol B. Roche)
Edgartown Harbor Light, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts (Shelley Thomas). Sydney Harbour National Park, Australia (Maureen Wyer).
Sodus Outer Lighthouse, Sodus Point, New York (Cathy Contant). La Martre Lighthouse, La Martre, Quebec (Carole Cadieux).
Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Shannon K. Lewis). The Cape Neddick Light, aka “The Nubble,” York, Maine (Cindy Lecza).
Kilauea Lighthouse Hawaii (Barbara Cerutti). James proposing to Rocio at Sanibel Lighthouse, Florida, and James and Rocio’s engagement photo at Fire Island Lighthouse, New York. (Rocío López Fontela Holloway).
Castle Hill Lighthouse Newport, Rhode Island (Jean St. Denis). Crisp Point Lighthouse Newberry, Michigan (Kristin Deceuninck). Nauset Beach Light, Massacusetts (Rocío López Fontela Holloway). Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, Eagle Harbor, Michigan (Kristin Deceuninck).
West Quoddy Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine (DanC Photo).
Presque Isle Lighthouse Erie, Pennsylvania (Joan Arentz). St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida (Carol Polakowski). Gay Head Light, Aquinnah, MA (Shelley Thomas).
Portland Head lighthouse (Carol Polakowski). Stratford Point Lighthouse, Stratford, Connecticut (Carol B. Roche). Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Shetland, Scotland (Vaila Irvine).
Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon (Joan Arentz). West Quoddy Head Light, Lubec, Maine (Rachel Dube). Bug Light, South Portland, Maine (Mary Louise Lauffer).
Sodus Outer Lighthouse, Sodus Point, New York (Cindy Bilbao).
Roanoke Marshes Light Manteo, North Carolina (Jordan Hill).
Point Cabrillo Light, Mendocino, California (Amy Stefan)
Kilauea Lighthouse, Kauai, Hawaii (Linda Cosio).
Cape Hatteras Light Station, Outer Banks, Buxton, North Carolina (Tiffany Meekins). Sanibel Lighthouse (Kim White). Port Boca Grande, Florida (Lisa Foy).
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This article appeared in the Beachcombing Volume 37 July/August 2023.
