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Light Hearted Lite  #46: Maine children’s book author Angeli PerrowThis is an edited version of an interview first heard...
10/18/2026

Light Hearted Lite #46: Maine children’s book author Angeli Perrow

This is an edited version of an interview first heard in April 2021. Angeli Perrow taught elementary school for 30 years. Maine’s maritime history has provided material for much of her writing, including four of her children’s books, Captain’s Castaway, Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue, Sirius the Dog Star, and Love from the Sky.

One of Angeli’s favorite subjects is hero dogs at lighthouses. Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue, Angeli’s most popular book, tells the true story a keeper’s dog named Spot at Owls Head Lighthouse in Midcoast Maine in the 1930s. Spot learned to sound the fog bell for passing vessels, and he was credited with saving a local mailboat from running aground in a snowstorm.

Listen here: https://uslhs.org/podcast/light-hearted-lite-46-maine-childrens-book-author-angeli-perrow

Light Hearted Live  #14 audio edition: Ben Ridings, curator at Cape May Lighthouse, NJThis episode features the audio fr...
10/11/2026

Light Hearted Live #14 audio edition: Ben Ridings, curator at Cape May Lighthouse, NJ

This episode features the audio from our live stream on October 7. The guest is Ben Ridings, the curator for Cape May MAC in New Jersey. The organization manages the Cape May Lighthouse and two other historic properties.

The 1859 Cape May Lighthouse is at the southernmost point in the state of New Jersey, on the north side of the entrance to Delaware Bay. Today the lighthouse is a major tourist attraction, and more than 3 million people have climbed it since it opened to the public in 1988. Ben Ridings has been with Cape May MAC for 13 years and has been the curator since 2021. Ben makes history come alive by portraying historical characters for the public, and by simply being enthusiastic about his love of history.

Listen here:
https://uslhs.org/podcast/light-hearted-live-14-audio-edition-ben-ridings-curator-cape-may-lighthouse-nj

10/08/2026

What hope does this lighthouse inspire? 🌊✨

This weekend, a new play, "Stag Light," premieres at the Bay College Besse Theater in Escanaba, Michigan. Remote Stannar...
10/08/2026

This weekend, a new play, "Stag Light," premieres at the Bay College Besse Theater in Escanaba, Michigan. Remote Stannard Rock Lighthouse plays a key role in the story, both as a location and as a metaphor.

This heartfelt new play brings the story of the Frenell family to the Upper Peninsula as they navigate love, grief, and family with plenty of heart and quick wit.

See https://playersdenoc.org/ for more info and tickets.

We are in favor of more plays that involve lighthouses!

10/07/2026

Ben Ridings, curator at Cape May MAC, is our guest for this live conversation about the iconic Cape May Lighthouse in New Jersey and the stories behind it.

Great shots by Dominic Trapani! There's no area in New England more beautiful than Midcoast Maine and Penobscot Bay.
10/07/2026

Great shots by Dominic Trapani! There's no area in New England more beautiful than Midcoast Maine and Penobscot Bay.

10/06/2026

Congrats to our friends at one of the most iconic lighthouses anywhere, Cape Neddick "Nubble" in Maine, on the restoration of the tower!

Our condolences to all our friends at the Horton Point Lighthouse on Long Island, New York. One of their leading volunte...
10/06/2026

Our condolences to all our friends at the Horton Point Lighthouse on Long Island, New York. One of their leading volunteers, Ralph (better known as Ray) Nofi, passed away on Sunday. Ray couldn't have been nicer when we brought a USLHS tour group to Horton Point in 2023. He will be missed. The photo shows Ray talking to our group.

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