 Check the Chesapeake Chapter Activities Calendar frequently. All Chapter trips, photo contest deadlines, publicity, preservation and lighthouse related event dates and times are posted.
Verizon Velocity Fundraising!
The Chapter will receive a donation from Verizon when you order a new qualifying residential Verizon product. A Verizon FiOS Triple FreedomSM order will generate up to a $65 donation. What’s more, you can take advantage of currently advertised promotions. Read more...
2011 Bus Trip - Lighthouses of East Coast Florida And Florida Keys!
It’s time to get back “on the road again.” And, it will be just in time to recover from cabin fever and shake those wintertime blues and in a great place to do it; along the East Coast of Florida, the Sunshine State, all the way down to Key West. This trip will originate and terminate in Baltimore from the BWI Long Term Parking Lot A with additional pickup points traveling South. Trip dates are May 13 through May 21, 2011. For more trip information, click here. Get your registration form in today!
Online Support Helps Point No Point Lighthouse Win $100,000!
The oldest lighthouse in Puget Sound is about to get $100,000 thanks to a national grant program through the National Trust for Historic Preservation, American Express and your votes. Read more...
Lighthouses for Sale!
For sale: three historic properties off the shores of Staten Island and Long Island. Lots of water views and romantic lighting. Some fix-up needed. The lights are: Latimer Reef Light Station, Old Orchard Shoal Light Station and West Bank Lighthouse. Read more...
Portsmouth's Whaleback Lighthouse!
The exhibit "Rescuing Whaleback Lighthouse — Wave-swept Sentinel" is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through September 2 at the Discover Portsmouth Center in Portsmouth, NH. For more information please call 436-8433.
Wind Point Lighthouse Tour to the Top!
Twelve people at a time climb up to the top of the lighthouse every 30 minutes. The climb raises funds for the Friends of the Lighthouse to maintain and preserve the 108-foot-tall structure and to offer educational programs in schools.
Costs for the climb are $10 for adults and $5 for members of the Friends of Wind Point Lighthouse and children ages 6-12. Children 5 and younger are not allowed on the climb. Picnic-type food and beverages will be sold along with “I Survived the Climb” T-shirts and other Wind Point merchandise.
Reservations are required by calling Carolyn Harvey at (262) 639-2026. People should arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled time.
Climbs will be held August 8, September 12 and October l0.
8 Michigan Lighthouses Get 'Save Our Lights’ Help!
The state recently announced Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grants for efforts at the Cheboygan River Front Range Lighthouse, the Ft. Gratiot Light Station, the Grand Traverse Lighthouse and the Gull Rock Lighthouse.
Other recipients include groups working to protect the Little Sable Point Light Station, the Old Mission Lighthouse, the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse and the Whitefish Point Lighthouse.
Since 2000, the Lighthouse Assistance Program has awarded nearly $1.5 million to rehabilitate lighthouses. The lighthouse preservation grants are funded by Michigan’s sale of the “Save our Lights” license plate.
Borden Flats back on the block after deal sours!
Michael Gabriel, an attorney from Carson City, Nev., whose bid was the highest in a 2008 government auction for the historic and still functioning lighthouse, defaulted on the closing. GSA was to put the light up for bids beginning the end of June. Read more...
Irish Lighthouse Service Celebrates 200 Years!
IT WITNESSED the closing stages of the Napoleonic Wars, two world wars and it has saved countless lives – the Irish lighthouse service on June 15, 2010 marked 200 years of providing safe navigation around 7,500km of coastline. Read more...
Up-coming Events at the Old Coast Guard Station Museum
July 1 through September 6 - "Surf's Up!" - In 1912, the first surfer hit the waves off Virginia Beach. Ever since, Virginia Beach has been a major site in east Coast surfing. This collection of photographs and other memorabilia chronicles that history. Highlights include local surfing legends, surf shops, the making of a surfboard, and competitions.
September 8 through October 31 - "The Legendary Lynnhaven Oyster" - "The 'best oysters in the world' are caught in the Lynnhaven River". (Harrison Burton, Norfolk Virginian, 1877.) In the past 100 years, the population of the native Virginia oyster has fallen dramatically, due to over-harvesting, disease and poor water quality. This exhibit, made possible by a partnership between the OCGS and Lynnhaven River NOW, looks at the history and restoration of this legendary species.
Museum Info: located at 24th Street and Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA. (757) 422-1587. Hours - Monday - Saturday - 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday - 12 Noon to 5 PM. Admission - Adults - $4.00, Senior Citizens & Active Duty Military - $3.00. Young people 6 to 18 - $2.00. Under six are free.
Museum members receive free admission. Exhibits are included in Museum admission. The museum store may be visited without charge.
For more info - www.oldcoastguardstation.com.
Split Rock’s Centennial!
Split Rock Lighthouse is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2010. Completed by the U.S. Lighthouse Service in 1910, today it is one of America’s best-preserved lighthouses and a top tourist attraction in the state. Read more ...
Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey!
New Jersey Lighthouses and select affiliated museums will host a "Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey" the weekend of October 16 & 17,2010. For more information please click on www.lighthousechallengenj.org.
Lake Michigan Circle Tour Map
Planning a trip to see the lights of Lake Michigan? The free 2010 map to lighthouses on the Lake Michigan Circle Tour is now available. The West Michigan Tourist Association produced the map and includes coverage of all four Lake Michigan shoreline states — Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The guide is available online at www.wmta.org/publications-24/ or by calling (616) 245-2217.
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 ...
Thomas Point Tours 2010!
Come aboard! Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Bay as your guide recounts the rich heritage of the Chesapeake and the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse. Book your tour today as space is limited and reservations are required. Call 410-295-0104 or visit www.amaritime.org for more information.
• Saturday July 31, 2010
• Sunday August 15, 2010
Times are 9:00am, 12 noon, and 3:00pm.
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.
• August 7, 2010 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society
• September 11, 2010 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
• October 2, 2010 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
• October 16 & 17,2010 Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey
• November 6, 2010 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
 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's 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'll 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'll earn, so please spread the word!!
Help us keep the lights shining!
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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The Chesapeake Chapter focuses on implementing the U.S. Lighthouse Society's goals in the Chesapeake Bay area, particularly with regard to the lighthouses and lightships of Virginia and Maryland. 
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