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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist
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All things lighthouse-related, with the occasional detour into maritime history, heritage preservation, and related fields, by an indifferent photographer, incorrigible bibliophile, and unlicensed pharologist. Remember -- typos mean it's real!
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"The lighthouse and the lightship appeal to the interest and better instinct of [humanity] because they are symbolic of never-ceasing watchfulness, of steadfast endurance in every exposure, of widespread helpfulness."

-- George Rockwell Putnam, US Commissioner of Lighthouses, 1910-1935.
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Mythical Beasts of Ancient Greece
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20 seconds of calm at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse during sunrise
This account has just passed 1,000 followers! 🎉🎂🥂To mark the occasion -- and for #BlueSkyMonday -- here is my photo of my most recently visited #lighthouse, the lovely 1926 Harbor of Refuge Light in #Delaware. Thank you all for your interest, and allowing me to share my obsess-- er, hobby with you.
A visit with Randi Spillekom, board member of the Friends of Saltholmen #Lighthouse in #Norway, whose great-grandfather was a keeper at the lighthouse for 22 years.

#fyr #Norge

📸 by Espen Skibbuvollen, 2006, shared under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

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Leuchie House, a charity in #EastLothian, #Scotland, is calling on local artists to create #lighthouse sculptures for display on a public art trail. The sculptures will then be sold at auction; proceeds will benefit the charity's work with those living with neurological conditions.

#artsky
Artists invited to submit designs for Leuchie Lighthouse Trail 2026
ARTISTS across Scotland are being invited to help "light up" East Lothian next summer as Leuchie launches a bespoke public art trail to…
www.eastlothiancourier.com
An interview with Frank Sipkovsky and Dave Kramer, board chairman and board member, respectively, of the Lorain #Lighthouse Foundation, which works to preserve the 1919 Lorain West Breakwater Lighthouse on the #Ohio shore of #LakeErie.

#GreatLakes #MaritimeHistory #CoastalHistory
Light Hearted ep 329 – Frank Sipkovsky and Dave Kramer, Lorain West Breakwater Light, OH
Podcast Episode · Light Hearted · 11/02/2025 · 54m
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), The #Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, 1923, oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Christie's, christies.com

#NormanRockwell #art #artsky #AmericanArt #OilPainting
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Christian Benjamin Olsen was a Danish painter known for his highly detailed and realistic portrayals of ships at sea.

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Benjamin Olsen (maler) - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Christian Benjamin Olsen (Danish, 1873-1935), Ships off a #lighthouse, n.d., oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Bruun Rasmussen Auctions, bruun-rasmussen.dk

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#art #artsky #OilPainting #MarineArt #MaritimeArt #DanishArt #fyr #kunst
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Et puisqu'on a fêté hier le 109ème anniversaire du phare de Kéréon, voici la toute dernière relève: le 29 janvier 2004, les 2 derniers gardiens Brian O'Rorke et Jean-Philippe Rocher quittent définitivement Kéréon, automatisé après 87 ans de présence humaine. ⤵️

Source: Thalassa
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💡 Et on souhaite aujourd'hui un joyeux anniversaire au mythique et magnifique phare de Kéréon: allumé le 25 octobre 1916, il fête aujourd'hui ses 109 ans ! 🎂 🍾

📽️ @gardien2phare.bsky.social
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Happy Halloween! My carved pumpkin design this year pays homage to one of Rhode Island’s iconic symbols: a lighthouse! It represents a beacon of hope! 🎃 🌊

We need a lighthouse emoji please!!🙏🏽
Love it! Happy Halloween! And couldn't agree more on the emoji issue.
#LighthouseSeason has not yet ended at the 1955 Songvår #Lighthouse in #Norway, where volunteers are still on site, and overnight stays are still being booked.

📸 shared under the GNU Free Documentation License.

#fyr #Norge

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