 Check the Chesapeake Chapter Activities Calendar frequently. All Chapter trips, photo contest deadlines, publicity, preservation and lighthouse related event dates and times are posted.
Jeld-Wen Window and Door Contest!
!  This year's Jeld-Wen window and door national contest lighthouses have been announced for public voting. Narrowing the field of candidates from 49 to 12 was quite a challenge, so Jeld-Wen needs your help in selecting the ultimate winner. Voting ends this year at midnight Pacific time on September 7.
Some of the lights selected are: Baltimore Lighthouse - the only lighthouse from the Chesapeake Bay area, and managed by Jane Cox, whom many of you know; Bodie Island - our neighbor to the south which many of us love and which our dear friends at OBLHS help with docenting and advocacy; Rose Island - great place and remarkable work that Charlotte Johnson has done there for the last 20 years; Pemaquid Point - a national treasure and managed by ALF and our friend, Bob Trapani.
So decide... and vote early and vote often.... and you don't have to vote for just one if you have more than one favorite.... and get the word out to your friends, your family, your aquaintances, your work colleagues, everybody. And if they don't have a favorite lighthouse... encourage them to vote for our local Baltimore Lighthouse.
6th Annual Maryland Lighthouse Challenge -
"Road to the Lighthouse!"
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Turkey Point Light Station Inc. has just announced that to add to this year’s Challenge festivities:
• Edward A Pennington K3YTR and Edward Breneiser WA3WSJ will be setting up a Ham radio station and broadcasting "live" from the Turkey Point Light Station on Saturday September 20.
• Chesapeake City artist Everett Kenyon will be on hand at the Turkey Point location selling copies of his beautiful “Four Sseasons” Turkey Point Lighthouse print. (Time TBA)
• The local Boy Scout troop that always helps out at the Turkey Point location Challenge weekend will again be serving delicious crab cakes, a Maryland favorite! Stop by their stand and savor a taste of the Chesapeake!
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Mark your calendars!
• September 20-21, 2008
• 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Join the Chesapeake Chapter and the lighthouse organizations of Maryland for the 6th Annual Maryland Lighthouse Challenge. In light of 2008 being an election year, we will be incorporating an election year theme!
The original ten Challenge lights remain the same: Turkey Point, Concord Point, Seven Foot Knoll and Chesapeake Lightship, Hooper Strait, Drum Point, Cove Point, Point Lookout, Piney Point and Fort Washington.
Visit any or all during the two day period (in any order) and collect a complimentary souvenir at each. Visit all ten and collect a special souvenir, and "cast a vote" for your favorite!
 For an even greater "challenge", we are including two 2008 BONUS LIGHTS to this year's event - offshore Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse (can be viewed from land), and the newly constructed Blackistone Lighthouse Replica (a short boat ride from the St. Clement's Island Museum). Note: Due to the additional time it will take to see them, Bonus Lights are optional "add-on" attractions and do not count toward Challenge completion.
Click to download the event brochure in PDF format.
Check the MD Challege page for continuing updated information. Inquiries: challenge@cheslights.org
Challenge Car Sign: Maryland Lighthouse Challenge participants... Show your solidarity with other Challengers by displaying this color car sign, or black and white, as you travel the Maryland Lighthouse Challenge "Road to the Lighthouse!" Black and white car sign courtesy Donna Elias, www.donnaelias.com.
Click button for Official Press Release
MD Challenge 2008 Event Sponsors!
 If you would like to become a sponsor of the 2008 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge - "Road to the Lighthouse" please contact Karen: challenge@cheslights.org.
Exhibits/Events at the Old Coast Guard Station Museum in Virginia Beach
August 19 through September 28: "Storm Warnings" - Photo exhibit of famous hurricanes and Nor'easters that have hit Virginia Beach, and important readiness information to keep families safe.
September 30 through November 16: "The Galleries Art Show and Sale" - Featuring art by local artists for sale. Artists TBA.
October 4: Annual Pig and Oyster Roast & Fish Fry" - 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the 24th Street Park, Atlantic Avenue, VA Beach. A new location for an old favorite. Tickets on sale September 1. Call (757) 422-1587 for more information.
OCGS Museum hours - Monday - Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday Noon to 5 pm. Closed Mondays in the winter, October 1 to Memorial Day. Admission - Adults - $4, Senior Citizens/Active Duty Military - $3, Young people, 6 to 18 - $2; under six are free. Exhibits are included in museum admission. Museum members receive free admission. The Museum Store may be visited without charge.
See the OCGS website for more information.
Thomas Point Shoal Tour Schedule!
The following dates have been selected for tours out to Thomas Point Shoal. For more informvation, visit the TPSL website.
• August 23, 24
• September 13, 14
• September 27, 28
• 3 tours per day: 9 a.m., 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.
• Only 18 passengers per tour
2009 Trip Survey!
Fill out and mail the 2009 Trip Survey. This survey lets Joyce know what lights you need to see for 40+3 and trips you would like to do outside of the Chesapeake Bay region.
USLHS Passport Program Levels of Accomplishment!
The US Lighthouse Society has expanded the Passport program and now offers unique completion patches based on how many stamps each "Inspector" has collected. Check it out!
Chapter Name Tags!
 Chapter Members - Order your Chapter Name Tag today! The tag is gold-tone and measures approximately 2" by 3½" with the Chapter logo on 1 ¼" diameter enamel disk. To order, contact our Loftkeeper, Karen at loftkeeper@cheslights.org. Name tags are $15.00 plus $1.00 shipping and handling. VA residents, please include $.80 sales tax.
Upcoming Lighthouse Events
The following events have been posted on our calendar. As always, check with the sponsoring group for any time and date changes.
• September 6, 2008 Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society
• September 20-21, 2008 6th Annual Maryland Lighthouse Challenge
• October 4, 2008 Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
• October 18-19, 2008 9th Annual New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge
• November 1, 2008 Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation Set Tour Dates!
Mark your calendars! All tours this season will be doubles going to both Harbor of Refuge and Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouses.
• August 23 — 10 AM
• September 6 — 10 AM
Tour participants are asked to be at the dock behind the Lewes ferry terminal 30 minutes before departure to complete registration, don life jackets, and attend a required safety briefing.
Each tour is limited to 22 participants because of Coast Guard mandated capacity controls on the number of people who may be on board the launch. So book
early to guarantee that you get the date of your choice. Just call the Foundation’s answering service at 302-644-7046 and leave your name and contact information. Our Tour Chairman Par Excellence Ruth Africa will get back to you to arrange all the details. 2008 prices will remain the same as they were for 2007. $65 for DRBLF members and $75 for non-members.
 Search and Raise Money!
If only the Chesapeake Chapter had a penny for every time you searched the Internet… Now we can!
Now you can raise money for the Chapter just by searching the Internet at GoodSearch.com.
You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine - the site is powered by Yahoo! - but each time you do, money is generated for us. Here's how it works:
1. Go to www.goodsearch.com
2. Type CHESAPEAKE or LIGHTHOUSE into the "I support" box and click on "verify"
3. Pick United States Lighthouse Society - USLHS - Chesapeake Chapter
4. Search the Internet just like you would with any search engine
5. Since GoodSearch shares its advertising revenue with charities and schools, every time you search the Internet at GoodSearch, you'll be earning money for our lighthouse efforts.
GoodSearch also has a toolbar you can download from the homepage so that you can search right from the top of your browser.
You can keep track of our estimated earnings by clicking on "amount raised" once you designate us as your organization of choice. The more people who use the site, the more money we'll earn, so please spread the word!!
Help us keep the lights shining!
eNews!
The monthly e-news is an exclusive benefit for our Chapter members.
The e-news provides time sensitive infomation about lighthouse events in our area, as well as upcoming preservation dates and trips updates. Click here to learn more and how to subscribe!
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The Chesapeake Chapter focuses on implementing the U.S. Lighthouse Society's goals in the Chesapeake Bay area, particularly with regard to the lighthouses and lightships of Virginia and Maryland. 
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