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Vicente Lighthouse Rancho Palos Verdes, California Open To The Public For information please contact
our information line at (310) 541-0334.
Point Vincent is open on
the 2nd Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. To 3 p.m.
Group or school tours may
be requested by leaving a message at (310) 541-0334
Large bags/backpacks can
be inspected and are not permitted up lighthouse stairs children under
7 not permitted up lighthouse stairs for safety reasons
Group tours maybe requested
by leaving a message at (310) 541-0334. Please note: photo id is required
for all persons over 18 and will be inspected at guard gate. Thank you
Large bags/backpacks can
be inspected and are not permitted up lighthouse stairs
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The post office will again
feature a series of five lighthouse postage stamps, this time with Gulf
Coast Lighthouses. The five lighthouses featured are: Matagorda Island,
Texas; Sabine Pass, La.; Biloxi, Miss., Sand Island, near the entrance
to Mobile Bay, Ala., and Fort Jefferson, also known as Garden Key Lighthouse,
50 miles west of Key West, Fla.
From the USPS Press
Release:
The popular lighthouse
stamps series continues to shine with the issuance of Gulf Coast Lighthouses
next summer. Featuring paintings by artist Howard Koslow of Toms River,
NJ, the five stamps depict the lighthouses of Matagorda Island, near Port
O’Connor, TX; Sabine Pass, near Sabine Pass, LA; Biloxi, in Biloxi, MS;
Sand Island, near the entrance to Mobile Bay in Mobile, AL; and, Fort Jefferson
(also known as Garden Key Lighthouse), 50 miles west of Key West, FL, in
Dry Tortugas Park.
Known as “hurricane alley,”
the Gulf Coast weathers many powerful storms each year, including Hurricane
Katrina, which devastated the region in 2005. In addition, the land along
the coast is swampy and marshy in many places and given to erosion, making
it doubly difficult for lighthouses to withstand heavy rains and winds.
The five lighthouses featured on the stamps are some of the few that remain
standing.
First Day of Issue will
be in mid-summer at Biloxi, MS.
Okay...
It's not Lighthouses of the United States
but we felt it worthy
of posting.
Storms
on the tip of Brittany A truly amazing 3 minute
Video of lighthouses weathering storms off the coast of France as shown
in this utube clip.
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"Bodie Island
Lighthouse" I recently returned from
a three-week housesitting "job" for some friends in the beautiful Outer
Banks of North Carolina. While there, I volunteered to "work" at Bodie
Island Lighthouse keeping the tower open for visitors to view and to answer
questions about the lighthouse. I had an absolutely wonderful time,
met some great people and fell in love with Bodie Island Lighthouse.
Although not open for climbing,
one can only imagine the spectacular view from the top because of the beautiful
setting that surrounds the tower. The grounds are owned by the National
Park Service while the tower itself is still maintained by the Coast Guard.
It is my hope that when ownership is transferred to the Park Service, the
tower will be restored and open for climbing the 214 stairs to the top.
I know I will be one of the first to volunteer to make this happen!
I love lighthouses and have
visited many in Maine, Michigan and other places, but I believe my heart
belongs in the Outer Banks at Bodie Island.
Darlene