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Rockland, Maine 04841

Phone: 207-594-4174

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The American Lighthouse Foundation is a  Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization dedicated to the preservation of America's historic lighthouses & lightships and their heritage.

 

 

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  Little River Lighthouse Opens For Overnight Stays

     Posted:8/18/2008

 
 

♦   Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Debuts in Parade

       Posted: 6/18/08

 
 

  Former Canadian Coast Guard Lightkeeper Wins

    First-Ever ALF “Lighthouse Trivia Challenge”

      Posted: 5/30/2008

 
 

♦   American Lighthouse Foundation Adopts New Logo

       Posted 4/3/08

 
 

♦   The 2007 Exterior Restoration of the Rockland

     Breakwater Light

       Posted 3/11/08

 
 

♦  Volunteer “Keepers of the Light” Honored by the

    American Lighthouse Foundation

     Posted: 12/20/07

 
 

♦  American Lighthouse Foundation Elects New Officers

     Posted: 12/19/07

 
 

♦  U.S. Lighthouse Society Visits Maine, Tours Museum &

   Lights of the Pine Tree State

     Posted: 9/28/07

 
 

♦  Maine’s First Lady, Guest of Honor for Pemaquid Point

    Lighthouse Ribbon Cutting

     Posted: 9/28/07

 
 

♦  Pemaquid Point Lighthouse – Restored and Looking Sharp

     Posted: 9/26/07

 
 

♦  Pemaquid Point Light Shines Bright at Lowe’s Grand

    Opening in Scarborough, Maine

     Posted: 8/29/07

 
 

♦  Scout Troop 23 Returns To Little River Lighthouse

     Posted: 8/29/07

 
 

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse – Restoration Update Aug. 15

    Posted: 8/19/07

 
 

♦  Little River Lighthouse Friends Elect Officers

     Posted: 8/15/07

 
 

♦  Pemaquid Point Lighthouse – Restoration Update July 30

     Posted: 8/8/07

 
 

♦  Volunteers Hope “Wish List” For Little River Lighthouse

    Will Make The Difference

     Posted: 7/24/07

 
 

♦  Potluck Gives Little River Lighthouse A Boost

      Posted: 7/17/07

 
 

 Pemaquid Point Lighthouse – Restoration Update July 12

      Posted: 7/16/07

 
 

 Schooner Mary Day Donates $2,000 to Lighthouse

    Preservation

      Posted: 7/5/07

 
 

 Pemaquid Point Lighthouse – July 4th Update

      Posted: 7/5/07

 
 

♦  ALF Begins Restoration at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

      Posted: 7/3/07

 
 

♦  Looking into History One Coating at a Time

     Posted: 7/3/07

 
 

 ALF Awarded $10,000 Grant from Maine Historic

    Preservation Commission

     Posted:7/3/07

 
 

 Many Hands Make Light Work

     Posted:6/30/07

 
 

♦  West Quoddy Light Celebration in Memory of

    Ken Black, "Mr. Lighthouse"

     Posted: 6/6/07

 
 

♦  Little River Lighthouse Volunteer Days 2007

     Posted: 5/30/07

 
 

♦  2007 Sandy Neck Lighthouse Update

     Posted: 5/29/07

 
 

♦  Friends of Rockland Breakwater Announces Newly

    Redesigned Website!

     Posted: 5/17/07

 
 

♦  Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Web Page Update –

    Late Winter 2007

     Posted: 3/17/07

 
 

♦  Pemaquid Point Light Receives $50,000

    National Trust Grant

      Posted: 2/14/07

 
  ♦  Ken Black, "Mr. Lighthouse" Passes Away at 83

      Posted: 1/31/07

 
 

♦  Consolidation Will Create America’s Largest Lighthouse Museum

      Posted: 12/14/06

 
 

 Reflecting on the Relighting of Avery Point Lighthouse...Six Years

    of Uncommon Devotion

     Posted 12/12/06

 
 

 Relighting of Avery Point Lighthouse Makes History with Carmanah

   Technologies’ LED Beacon

     Posted 12/12/06

 
 

♦  Strout Family Donates Rare Portland Head Lighthouse Artifacts

     Posted 12/11/06

 
 

♦  NELL Volunteers Lend Many Hands for A Cape Cod Beacon

     Posted 12/6/06

 
 

♦  Dedication of New Walkway at Portsmouth Harbor Light

      Posted:12/1/06

 
 

 ALF & FPPL Hold Public Meeting in the Town of Bristol to Discuss

    Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

      Posted:11/17/06

 
 

 Beacons of the Bay Presents ALF with $1,000 Donation for

    Lighthouse Preservation

     Posted:10/24/06

 
 

 New Walkway Donated to Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Light

     Posted:10/4/06

 
 

 Little River Lighthouse Donated Items Recall Lighthouse Builder

      Posted: 9/19/06

 
 

 Information Needed on Arnold Burgess Johnson

      Posted: 9/14/06

 
 

 Staff Members from U.S. Senator Susan Collins’ Office Visit

    Wood Island Light Station

      Posted: 9/14/06

 
 

 Wendy Starkey Completes Her Quest to Snorkel from Boon Island

    Light to Nubble Light

      Posted: 9/7/06

 
 

 Little River Lighthouse Hosts First Community Church Service

     Posted: 9/6/06

 
 

 Coast Guard Connections Work Together - Add New "Shine" to

    Little River Light

      Posted: 9/6/06

 
 

 Interior Staircase at Prospect Harbor Light Needs Dire Restoration

     Posted 8/30/06

 
 

♦  Governor Celebrates Historic Relighting of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

     Posted: 8/28/06

 
 

 Boon Island Lighthouse to Nubble Light – By Way of Snorkeling

    the Atlantic

     Posted: 8/24/06

 
 

 Boy Scouts from Maine’s Troop 23 Work & Learn at Little River

    Lighthouse

     Posted: 8/24/06

 
 

 Scouts and Volunteer Force Invade a Downeast Island Lighthouse

     Posted: 8/24/06

 
 

♦   Rockland Schooners Step Forward to Help Save Lighthouses

      Posted: 8/17/06

 
 

♦   Moving Ahead to Keep Cape Elizabeth Light Sparkling

      Posted: 8/3/06

 
 

♦   York Resident to Snorkel from Maine’s Boon Island to Shore to

     Benefit ALF Lighthouses

      Posted: 8/3/06

 
 

♦  Tackling the Fields of Little River Light Station

      Posted: 7/25/06

 
 

♦   Old Journal Uncovers Lost Maine Lighthouse History

       Posted: 7/25/06

 
 

♦   Coast Guard Loans Mechanical “Keeper” to  Lighthouse Museum

       Posted: 7/17/06

 
 

♦  Birds Close Race Point Light Jeopardizing Restoration

      Posted: 7/13/06

 
 

♦  Rare Carpenter Tool Donated to Lighthouse Museum

      Posted: 7/13/06

 
 

♦  Cards for Neil and Allie Corbett

     Posted: 7/13/06

 
 

♦  Maine Preservation Supports Little River Light Station’s 2006

    Plumbing Project

     Posted: 6/28/06

 
 

♦  FPPL Shows its Team Spirit by Helping Little River

     Posted: 6/28/06

 

♦  Portland Head Light’s History Saved In New Book

     Posted: 6/28/06

 

♦   Scarce Lighthouse China Platter Surface

        Posted: 6/28/06

 

♦  Help ALF Open Little River Light For Public Tours!

     Posted: 6/23/06

 

♦  Pointillism Artist Donates to ALF

     Posted: 6/19/06

 
 

♦  FPHL Enjoy a Very Successful First Open House of 2006

     Posted: 6/19/06

 
 

♦  Levey Day School in Portland Learns about Lighthouses of Casco Bay

     Posted: 5/31/06

 
 

♦  Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Education Update

     Posted: 5/30/06

 
 

♦  ALF / FPPL Work to Keep Pemaquid Point Light Standing Strong

     Posted: 5/25/06

 
 

 Saco Bay Trail Hikers Told about the Unique “Trail” to Wood

    Island Lighthouse

      Posted 5/25/06

 
 

♦  Abcore Restoration Company to Begin Work at Newport Harbor Light

     Posted 5/25/06

 
 

♦  ALF Announces Lighthouse Raffle Winners

      Posted: 5/3//06

 
 

 FPHL Volunteers “Spring” into Action

      Posted: 5/1//06

 
 

 Dedicated Volunteers Ensure Race Point Light Remains a

    Model Project

       Posted: 5/1/06

 
 

♦  Volunteers Recognized at ALF Dinner

      Posted: 4/23/06

 
 

 High Seas Force Regent of Boon Island to“Commandeer” White Island

     Posted: 4/23/06

 
 

 ALF Announces 2006 Volunteer Work Dates at Little River

    Light Station

     Posted: 4/5/06

 
 

♦  Ensuring the Lighthouse at Halfway Rock Continues to Rise

    Up from the Sea

     Posted: 4/5/2006

 
 

♦  Landing on the Ledge at Ram Island to Assess the Light’s Future

     Posted: 3/22/06

 
 

♦  ALF Assesses Whaleback Light During Site Visit

     Posted: 3/16/06

 
 

♦  American Lighthouse Foundation Elects New Vice-President

     Posted: 3/9/06

 
 

♦  Matching grant raises nearly $24,000 for ALF!

     Posted: 2/15/06

 
 

♦  Michael Kazlowski's Lighthouse Wish

     Posted: 2/24/06

 
 

 Lexis Foster Presents ALF with “Quarters for Lighthouses”

     Posted 2/2/06

 
 

♦  Raising the Profile of Maine’s Tallest Lighthouse

      Posted 2/8/06

 
 

♦  Cape Cod Chapter Keeps a Careful Watch Over Wood End &

    Long Point Lights

     Posted: 1/27/06

 
 

♦  ALF & Town of Kittery to Partner on the Preservation of Lighthouse

    and Life-Saving Station

     Posted: 1/25/06

 
 

♦  Valuable Antiques in Danger...Saving America’s Lighthouses

     Posted: 1/17/06

 
 

♦  Abcore Restoration Company’s Handiwork Was on Display During

    ALF’s Site Visit to Pomham Rocks

     Posted: 1/9/06

 

2005...

 

♦   ALF to Apply for Ownership of Delaware’s Fourteen Foot Bank Light

       Posted: 12/19/05

 
 

♦   “Pressing On” at Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

       Posted: 12/19/05

 
 

 Avery Point Lighthouse Draws Ever So Close to Being

    Completely Restored

  Posted 12/17/05

 
 

♦  The Spirit of Christmas Shines Bright at Portsmouth Harbor Light

     Posted: 12/10/05

 
 

  Former Lightkeeper Maintains a Vigilant “Watch” at Avery

    Point Lighthouse

  Posted 12/10/05

 
 

♦   FOWIL Partners With GoMOOS

      Posted 12/8/05

 
 

♦   Christmas Returns to Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

      Posted: 12/8/05

 
 

♦   Lighthouse Enthusiasts Across the United States Can Now Join

    Together to Help ALF’s Preservation Efforts

      Posted 12/5/05

 
 

♦  Aquidneck Island Resident to Lead New ALF Chapter for Newport

    Harbor Lighthouse

      Posted 11/29/05

 
 

 Unexpected Late-season Restoration Discovery at Little River Light

    Station Requires Additional Funds

     Posted: 11/28/05

 
 

♦  ALF Obtains More Lights

     Posted: 11/28/05

 
 

♦  Pomham Rocks Lighthouse…Pre-Thanksgiving Update

     Posted: 11/23/05

 
 

♦  November’s Frigid Winds Usher In The Close of the Work Season At

    Little River Light

     Posted: 11/17/05

 
 

♦  ALF Receives $25,000 Grant from The 1772 Foundation

   For Newport Harbor Light

      Posted 11/15/05

 
 

♦  “The Home Stretch” for Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

     Posted: 11/15/05

 
 

  Little River Lighthouse Gets Money From a Cape Cod Lighthouse

     Posted: 11/15/05

 
 

♦  Excerpt from FPRL's Newsletter - The Pomham Glow

     Posted: 11/15/05

 
 

♦  Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Share Their Project

     Posted: 11/15/05

 
 

♦  ALF Participates in Conference Hosted by the Maine

    Lighthouse Museum

     Posted: 11/8/05

 

♦  Moving Ahead - Pomham Rocks Restoration

     Posted: 11/5/05

 

♦  Vintage Lighthouse Photo Donated

      Posted: 11/5/05

 
 

♦  Newport Harbor Light Plays Key Role in 2005 Grey Goose ISAF Team

    Racing World Championship

      Posted 11/3/05

 
 

 Country Music Star Blake Shelton Shoots a Video at Pemaquid

    Point Light

      Posted: 11/3/05

 
 

♦  October Northeaster Stirs the Imagination at Race Point Lighthouse

     Posted: 11/1/05

 
 

♦  ALF Educational Director Dies

     Posted 10/3/05

 
 

♦  Florence Armstrong’s passing leaves a void in history

     Posted 10/3/05

 
 

♦  Vacation Bible School Students Learn About Lighthouses, Collect

    Money for Newport Harbor Light

     Posted 9/28/05

 
 

Exterior of Keeper's House at Little River Light Station

   Receiving Attention

    Posted: 9/27/05

 
 

♦  FOWIL Work Day - September 10, 2005

     Posted 9/21/05

 
 

♦  Friends of Portsmouth Light Volunteers Enjoy a Picture-Perfect Day

     Posted: 9/21/05

 
 

 Avery Point Light Tower Restoration UPDATE

 Posted 9/12/05

 
 

♦  Maine State Representative Connie Goldman Tours Cape

    Elizabeth Light

     Posted 9/12/05

 

♦  Red Slate for Pomham Rocks a Story within a Story

      Posted: 9/10/05

 

♦  A Stand for the Ages – Both for the City of Biloxi and American

    Lighthouse Annals

     Posted: 9/8/05

 
 

♦  Pemaquid Point Light Inspires Visitors to Appreciate

   and Learn About Our Lighthouse Heritage

     Posted: 9/6/05

 
 

♦  Proud to Be a Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse “Woodchuck”

     Posted 9/6/05

 
 

  A “Keeper’s” Light to Shine a Glimmer of Hope in the

    Devastating Wake of Hurricane Katrina

  Posted 9/2/05

 
 

  “Mr. Hal” Honored for Restoration Work at Little River Lighthouse

  Posted 9/1/05

 
 

  Avery Point Light Restoration Resumes

  Posted 8/25/05

 
 

♦  Families Donate Rare Artifacts to Lighthouse Museum

Posted: 8/25/05

 
 

♦  Signed Lighthouse Board Letter Acquired by Museum

      Posted: 8/25/05

 

♦  As the Work Season Winds Down at Little River Light, Volunteers

    Push Forward Harder than Ever

     Posted: 8/24/05

 

♦  Keeper Returns to Lighthouse After 32-Year Absence

     Posted: 8/24/05

 
 

♦  Little River Lighthouse Summer Update…Plus How YOU Can

    Help TODAY!

     Posted: 8/15/05

 
 

  SPECIAL NOTICE...Relighting Ceremony Postponed

 Posted 8/14/05

 
 

  Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Begins its “Step Back In Time”

     Posted: 8/12/05

 
 

 U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral is Guest of Honor at Grand Opening

    of the Museum of Lighthouse History

 Posted: 8/11/05

 
 

♦  Coast Guard’s Meritorious Public Service Award Presented to

    ALF President

     Posted: 8/11/05

 
 

♦  Phase I Restoration of Pomham Rocks Update

     Posted: 8/4/05

 

♦  Maine’s Lighthouses Featured in Live Newscast at Portland

   Head Light

     Posted: 8/2/05

 

♦  U.S. Coast Guard “Flexes its Muscle” For Little River Lighthouse

     Posted: 8/1/05

 

♦  Little River Light Draws Closer to Complete Restoration...

     Posted: 7/27/05

 

Rare Photos Donated to Museum of Lighthouse History

    Posted: 7/21/05

 
 

FOWIL Fresh Paint Day 2005 A Huge Success!

    Posted 7/14/05

 
 

"A Good Day" At Avery Point Light

 Posted 7/7/05

 

The Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Sunset Cruise

    Posted: 7/6/05

 

ALF 2005 Spring Event - Members and Friends Show Enthusiasm for

    Lighthouse Preservation

Posted: 6/28/05

 
 

Governor Lynch Accepts $110,000 from Lighthouse Kids

Posted: 6/28/05

 
 

FOWIL Volunteers Work to Repair Boat Ramp Landing at the Island

Posted: 6/23/05

 
 

Rare Artifacts Donated to Lighthouse Museum

Posted: 6/23/05

 
 

Family and Friends Pay Tribute to Lighthouse Man at Pemaquid

   Point Lighthouse

Posted: 6/23/05

 

ALF to Restore Goat Island Light to its Former Splendor

Posted: 6/22/05

ALF Looks to Work Together With the Town of Bristol at Pemaquid

   Point Lighthouse

Posted: 6/20/05

Pomham Rocks Flag Raising Ceremony

Posted: 6/14/05

 

ExxonMobil Extends Lease, Donates $25,000 to ALF for Pomham

   Rocks Lighthouse

Posted: 6/14/05

 
 

Abcore Signs Contract with the American Lighthouse Foundation to

   Restore Pomham Rocks Light

Posted: 6/14/05

 
 

Lighthouses and their Preservation are Important to the Southern

   Maine Coast Tourism Association

   Posted: 6/8/05

 
 

ALF Looks to Keep Mother Nature from “Touring” the Interior of

   Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse

   Posted: 6/8/05

 
 

Portsmouth Harbor Light Shine's Bright as a Beacon for Education

    Posted: 6/8/05

 
 

Working Behind the Scenes to Share Our Lighthouse Heritage

    Posted: 6/8/05

 
 

Own a Piece of Maritime History & Help Save Lighthouses at the

   Same Time!

   Posted: 6/1/05

 
 

ALF Hires Executive Director

    Posted: 5/1/05

 
   
   
     
 

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