The Lighthouse Lowdown
de Emily Straight and Vincent Bailey
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Episode 96 - Big Bay Point Lighthouse
Episode 96 - Big Bay Point Lighthouse
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Ahoy sailors! In this podcast we talk about all things Lighthouses - their history, spooky stories, and the things that make them cooler than your average tower.
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- Episode 96 - Big Bay Point Lighthouse · 54 min · Episodul 96It's spooky season, so you know what that means! We are covering a haunted lighthouse today along Lake Superior. Big Bay Point Lighthouse is the biggest integral lighthouse we…
- Episode 95 - Baily Lighthouse · 59 min · Episodul 95We are headed to Ireland, where the grass is green, the beer is Guinness, and the lighthouses are OLD! With a history that goes back to the 1600s, Baily Lighthouse's lens has…
- Episode 94 - The Two Green Island Lighthouses of Nova Scotia · 38 min · Episodul 94While there used to be four Green Island Lighthouses in Nova Scotia, a couple renamings left us with two. Listen in as we cover a lighthouse that was a fog station much longer…
- Episode 93 - Green Island Lighthouse, British Columbia · 41 min · Episodul 93Ahoy everyone! The Lighthouse Lowdown is back! We are continuing with our Green Island series, this time traveling to Western Canada where you may spot a beautiful white and red…
- Episode 92 - Newport Harbor Lighthouse · 39 min · Episodul 92Also known locally as Goat Island Lighthouse, Newport Harbor Lighthouse was extended out onto a breakwater with its original tower being used in Prudence Island. The lighthouse…
- Episode 91 - Green Island Lighthouse, Wisconsin · 35 min · Episodul 91We are continuing our Green Island series with this Wisconsin gem, which had survived two explosions and a devastating forest fire, but ultimately succumbed to time. Liked this…
- Episode 90 - Green Island Lighthouse, Ohio · 27 min · Episodul 90We are starting a fun series with the Green Island Lighthouses of the world, starting with Ohio! It's not often you hear of a lighthouse that burns down twice, and unfortunately…
- Episode 89 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald · 1 h 12 min · Episodul 89The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank November 10th, 1975. Gordon Lightfoot's song brought it to posterity in 1976, and we've been talking about it since. Listen in as Vince does a…
- Episode 88 - Point Betsie Lighthouse · 1 h 2 min · Episodul 88Like most beachy lighthouses, Point Betsie battled shifting sands for its whole lifetime, now shielded by at least three methods of erosion control to keep the light shining!…
- Episode 87 - Avery Point Lighthouse · 28 min · Episodul 87Although this was the last lighthouse built in Connecticut, it is the first for us to cover in the state, and the first we've covered that skipped straight to 200 Watt bulbs!…
- Episode 86 - Crisp Point Lighthouse · 39 min · Episodul 86Listener Lighthouse! I'm trying to think of a lighthouse where I have this hard of a time saying it's name out loud... Regardless, Crisp Point Lighthouse was close neighbors with…
- Episode 85 - Point Bonita Lighthouse · 49 min · Episodul 85What's prettier than a lighthouse on a cliff edge? Point Bonita lives up to its name, adjacent to a mini version of the Golden Gate Bridge. It shines on to this day with its…
- Episode 84 - Little River Lighthouse · 45 min · Episodul 84In honor of Maine Open Lighthouse Day coming up on September 13, we are covering one of the over a dozen participants! Little River Lighthouse's forest green-turned-mint lantern…
- Episode 83 - Sapelo Island Lighthouse · 52 min · Episodul 83Not many original lighthouses last longer than their replacements, but this is the case for the second oldest brick lighthouse in American history! Sapelo Island Lighthouse was…
- Episode 82 - Whitefish Point Lighthouse · 46 min · Episodul 82Where is whitefish fishing good? Probably at the Whitefish Township, at Whitefish Point in Whitefish Bay...which is why we needed Whitefish Point Lighthouse! Have I said…
- Episode 81 - Väderöbod Lighthouse · 1 h 3 min · Episodul 81Vince is back from Sweden, and he brought back tales of a lighthouse that took many daymarks over it's lifetime! The Väderöbod Lighthouse is one of many Swedish lighthouses built…
- Episode 80 - Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse · 34 min · Episodul 80While Lobster Cove makes me think of a rocky beach and open seas all around, what you'll find in Newfoundland is vastly different! Surrounded by a lush national park…
- Episode 79 - Peggy's Cove Lighthouse · 39 min · Episodul 79If the cute name of this lighthouse doesn't catch your attention, the history sure will! That is, if you like lighthouses that are also a post office. Liked this episode? Leave…
- Episode 78 - Cape Fear Lighthouse · 39 min · Episodul 78Unfortunately, the name Cape Fear directly correlates to how mariners felt about the area, dubbing the Frying Pan Shoals almost as fearsome as the Graveyard of the Atlantic…
- Episode 77 - The Dangerous Lives of Lighthouse Keepers · 45 min · Episodul 77We've all heard stories here and there of what keepers went through on the job at their lighthouses - the position was rife with danger! Vince takes us on a deep dive of what was…
