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Maryland Challenge
2011 - WINNERS!
Click
here to see who the winners were at the various lights!
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Our Numbers Are Growing
Our Numbers Are Growing ! The word is getting around and more people are joining our chapter than ever before. With our online entry form we have made it even easier. We have some exciting trips and cruises planned for the upcoming year and the Winter Newsletter is just around the corner too. If you are not a member but are interested in finding out what all of the talk is about... Join the chapter today !
Check
out all of the great items we have available. You can
order online and even send items to friends as gifts !
To find out more ! 
Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Lighthouses/Lightships/ Lifesaving Station Information:
This information was provided by personnel from various organizations and may be subject to change.
Download PDF.
Donations to the
Chesapeake Chapter can be made though the Herb Entwistle
Lighthouse Preservation
H.E.L.P. FUND
This Site Is
Dedicated
To:
Herb Entwistle
This Web Site
is lovingly
dedicated to
The Chesapeake
Chapters
founding
president. (1989-1997)
Some
of the
heritage
of the
Chesapeake Bay
TPS Partnership !
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse - visit a lighthouse partner website to find out the latest status. |
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Maryland Challenge
2011 - A Big Thank You!
The Chesapeake Chapter would like to thank everyone
who came out to participate in the 2011 Maryland Lighthouse
Challenge – “Reading Lights the Way!” Our volunteers,
partnered with the lighthouse organizations of Maryland, thoroughly
enjoyed showcasing these awesome lighthouses during this two day
driving tour. Whether you visited just one or two, or all ten of the
lighthouses + bonuses, we hope you had a great time and that you
embraced our “reading theme” by taking the opportunity to learn
about the lighthouses you visited along the Challenge route.
We have the following Maryland Lighthouse Challenge Merchandise still
available.
2011 Challenge T-shirt ($15.00) – various sizes
2011 Challenge Pin ($5.00)
2011 Challenge Patch ($5.00)
Challenge Post Card (.50)
Baseball-Style Maryland Lighthouse Challenge
Collector’s Card Set w/plastic snap case ($5.00)
Maryland Lighthouse Challenge Magnet Set ($5.00) –
includes all but Blackistone Bonus
*****
You can help fund this, and future Challenges by
purchasing one or more of these items. Please email me, Karen
Rosage at challenge@cheslights.org
with your request for any of the items (we’ll pay the shipping for
any order $10.00 or over.)
Thanks in advance for your support!
Special Note:
Nothing would mean more to us as we contemplate
future Challenges, than to know what you thought of this one.
Please send an email to
challenge@cheslights.org
and let us know how you enjoyed your Challenge experience and/or
what you feel we could do to improve the event. We would love to
hear from you! We always like to see photos taken through the eyes
of our Challengers, so feel free to send those along too!
Hope to see you at the next Challenge!
The Maryland Lighthouse Challenge Committee |
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East
Point Lighthouse Robbed - ! Sometime
before Sunday morning, October 9, 2011, someone entered the
East Point Lighthouse and stole most of the lighthouse gifts &
souvenirs that were stored there. Items taken include 200
patches, 29 T-Shirts, 183 Lapel Pins, 50 magnets, 73
keychains - all with manufactured with East Point logos.
Also taken were items featuring other New Jersey Lighthouses - 6
mugs, 8 T-shirts, a model of Cape May and 9 magnets.
If you see any of these items appear on Ebay, other auction
sites or anywhere please notify the Maurice River Historical
society at one of the following numbers; 856-327-3029 or
856-691-5943 or via email to davetheotter@verizon.net |
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Upcoming Lighthouse Events
The following events have been posted on our calendar. As always, check with the sponsoring group for any time and date changes.
- November 5, 2011 - 10
am to 2 pm - Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
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Search and Raise Money!
If only the Chesapeake Chapter
had a penny for every time you searched the Internet… Now we can!
Now you can raise money for the Chapter just by searching the
Internet at
GoodSearch.com.
You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine - the site is
powered by Yahoo! - but each time you do, money is generated for us.
Here is how it works:
1. Go to
www.goodsearch.com
2. Type CHESAPEAKE or
LIGHTHOUSE into the "I support" box and click on "verify"
3. Pick United States Lighthouse Society -
USLHS - Chesapeake Chapter
4. Search the
Internet just like you would with any search engine
5.
Since GoodSearch shares its advertising revenue with charities and
schools, every time you search the Internet at GoodSearch, you will
be earning money for our lighthouse efforts.
GoodSearch also has a toolbar you can download from the homepage so
that you can search right from the top of your browser.
You can keep track of our estimated earnings by clicking on "amount
raised" once you designate us as your organization of choice. The
more people who use the site, the more money we will earn, so please
spread the word!!
Help us keep the lights shining!
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Preservation Workdays
Keep tabs on how the Chapter preservation season is gearing up at Seven Foot Knoll, lighship Chesapeake, Cove Point, Fort Washington and Thomas Point Shoal. Read more ...
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East Coast Lighthouse Challenge Events
The last Challenge of 2011 is New Jersey
on October 15th and 16th.
Click here to go to the NJ website for full information.
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eNews!
The monthly e-news is an exclusive benefit for our Chapter members.
The e-news provides time sensitive infomation about lighthouse events in our area, as well as upcoming preservation dates and trips updates. Click here to learn more and how to subscribe!
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L I G H T H O U S E N E W S |
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Unique
Collectable! The
Angud Brewery Company is producing its light beer in bottles
shaped like the Bellrock Lighthouse.
Click here for full details! |
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Bodie Island Lighthouse in NC, Ocracoke Lighthouse in NC and
St. Simon's lighthouse in GA are out of service for repairs.
Read the entire article here. |
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Pooles Island
Lighthouse The light shines
again.
Read the article here! |
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US Lighthouse
Society - Cooking for a Cause
If you are in San Francisco on
the 17th of September you may want to attend the fundraising
event with wines from Northern California. It is a
limited space event so
click here if you have an interest in attending. |
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By Sue
Clark on Oct
14, 2009 from Lighthouse
News
Western
Michigan’s iconic lighthouse, Holland Harbor, also known
familiarly as “Big Red,” was vandalized over October 7 and
8. Using a construction ladder to climb in and break out a
window, the perpetrators discovered red and white paint and
dumped it starting in the basement boiler room, tracking it
up the stairs and splattering it everywhere, all the way to
the lantern room.
Besides
the paint damage, a light at the top was broken, and a
$20,000 display on loan to the Holland Harbor Lighthouse
Commission from the Holland Museum was demolished. The
vandals also tore off flag holders, and left scratch marks.
Damage is estimated at thousands of dollars, without even
figuring in the man hours needed to take care of the mess.
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Hooper Island Little Light of Mine Exclusive !
This exclusive piece by Harbour Lights is only available through The Chesapeake Chapter, U. S. Lighthouse Society. All profits from the sale of this piece will go to the restoration and preservation of the Hooper Island Lighthouse. To order, visit the Hooper Island Store web page.
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