 Check the Chesapeake Chapter Activities Calendar frequently. All Chapter trips, photo contest deadlines, publicity, preservation and lighthouse related event dates and times are posted.
Ft Washington Lighthouse Repairs!
Check out the repair work that was made to the Fort Washington Lighthouse. The Chapter plans a work day soon to paint the interior. If interested in volunteering contact Donna at preservation@cheslights.org.
Maine Lighthouse Museum May Close!
America's largest lighthouse museum, The Maine Lighthouse Museum, in Rockland, Maine, is in financial trouble and may have to close its doors unless immediate financial help is received. Click for more information ...
Chapter Trips Update!
SEAWAY TRAIL - This trip is "A GO". Don't miss out on this lighthouse tour of over 40 lighthouses along the Seaway Trail from Ashtabula, Ohio to Ogdensburg, New York. Trip includes 3 boat charters to hard to see offshore lights. Space still available. Contact Joyce Holland at hollandraj@aol.com for more information. Click here for trip details and registration.
NOVA SCOTIA - Final day to signup for the trip is July 29th. Rooms will be released on that date for other bookings. After that date, we can't guarantee getting any more rooms. Also, reminder that final payment is due no later than June 29th for those who are signed up. Contact Betty Smith at bjks313@comcast.net for information on this trip. Click here for trip details and registration.
HUDSON RIVER/NEW YORK HARBOR CRUISE - This trip has been CANCELED . Contact Joyce Holland at hollandraj@aol.com for more information.
Gulf Coast Lighthouse Stamps
 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.
First Day of Issue will be in mid-summer at Biloxi, MS.
2009 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge!
 Celebrate Maryland's 375th Anniversary and visit some of the most picturesque spots in the state during the 2009 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge September 19 and 20, 2009.
Challenge Lights: The Chesapeake Lightship, Concord Point, Cove Point, Drum Point, Fort Washington, Hooper Strait, Piney Point, Point Lookout, Seven Foot Knoll and Turkey Point.
Visit one or more of these historic lights and receive a commemorative souvenir at each. "Meet the Challenge" by visiting all and receive a special completer souvenir to mark your accomplishment!
2009 Bonus Lights: Blackistone Lighthouse Replica and Sandy Point Shoal. Visiting these lights will earn Challengers two additional souvenirs.
For 2009 Challenge updates and a downloadable copy of the event brochure click here.
Contact: Karen Rosage, Event Chair (410) 437-0741 or challenge@cheslights.org.
Exhibits/Events at the Old Coast Guard Station Museum in Virginia Beach
Revenue Cutter Service - June 30 to September 13 - An exhibit featuring the ships, men and missions of the US Revenue Cutter Service, a predecessor of the Coast Guard, from 1790 to 1915.
Family Fun Day - July 25, 10 am to 4 pm - FREE and Open to the public! - Civil War era Coast Guard and Songs & Tales of the Sea with Bob Zentz.
Family Fun Day - August 8, 10 am to 4 pm - FREE and Open to the public! - Pirates, Ahoy! Featuring the Moody Crewe.
Family Fun Day - August 22, 10 am to 4 pm - FREE and Open to the public! - Civil War era Coast Guard and Songs & Tales of the Sea with Bob Zentz.
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.
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!
Preservation Workdays
Keep tabs on how the Chapter preservation season is gearing up at Seven Foot Knoll, lighship Chesapeake, Cove Point, Fort Washington and Thomas Point Shoal. Read more ...
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 Ό" 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.
DRBLF Tours 2009!
All tours will be double tours to both Harbor of Refuge and Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouses. Tours will leave as close to mid-day as tides allow. Exact times will be announced.
You may reserve your space by phoning the DRBLHF answering service beginning in February at 302-644-7046 to leave your name and phone number. The tour chair will return your call and help you take care of all the details.
Saturday, June 27
Saturday, July 25
Saturday, August 22
Saturday, September 12
Prices will will remain $75 for non-members and $65 for members unless there is a drastic increase in costs. For more information, visit DRBLH at www.delawarebaylights.org.
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.
June 27 - 28, 2009 Mid-Coast Maine Lighthouse Challenge
July 11, 2009 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society
August 1, 2009 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
September 12, 2009 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
September 12, 2009 Lights Across The Border International Lighthouse Challenge
September 19 - 20, 2009 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge
October 3, 2009 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
October 17 - 18, 2009 New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge
November 7, 2009 10 am to 2 pm Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House
Challenge Results
Check the MD Challenge finishing results and photos. Were you the overall first finisher?
Please email us and let us know what you thought about this years Challenge.
 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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