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Workday: Historic Ships In Baltimore – June 2, 2018
We had a small crew of five on the Lightship Chesapeake in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for our second workday there in 2018. It was no surprise that it was overcast and threatening rain all day – that seems to be the standard forecast for the last couple of weeks. The threat of rain dissuaded us …
Workday: Thomas Point Workdays May 2018
The 2018 Thomas Point Preservation season has begun. The weekend work days are listed on the bottom of this post. A small group of volunteers headed out in early May followed by a larger group in the middle of the month. One of the first tasks was to complete work started last year and also …
Workday: Historic Ships In Baltimore – May 5, 2018
It was a warm overcast day with summer-like temperatures. We had a crew of seven chapter volunteers who went to work on the lightship Chesapeake in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Our first task was to scrape a lot of the peeling paint form the ceilings in the forward exhibit area as well as the Ward room. …
Workday: Concord Point Workday – May 2, 2018
Chapter members Hobie Statzer and Tony Pasek went up to Concord Point on May 2nd to help the folks at Concord Point Lighthouse with a few tasks that needed to be done. They installed approximately 55 memorial bricks in the Legacy pathway on one side of the lighthouse tower. Tony and Hobie worked with three …
Girl Scouts from Centreville Maryland Earn Chesapeake Chapter Scout Patch
This quarter we celebrate Girl Scout troop 163 from Centreville, Maryland, five girls and their leader earned the Chesapeake Chapter Scout Patch! The troop, led by Angie Taylor completed 5 activities and participated in the Lighthouse overnight program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on October 21-22, 2017. The scouts: Junior – Catie Gromley; Cadettes …
Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Lighthouses/Lightships/ Lifesaving Station Information
This information was provided by personnel from the various organizations listed below and may be subject to change. Last Update: April 4, 2018 Assateague Lighthouse Located in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Virginia. Phone: Chincoteague NWR – (757) 336-6122 Hours: See website for days and hours Cost: $20 for a seven day entrance pass …
Workday: Calvert Marine Museum – April 21, 2018
We had a nice size work crew for our first preservation event of 2018. I was a little more worried than usual this time because it has been hard to tell what the weather will be on any given day this year – and a lot of the work we wanted to do was outdoors. …
Lighthouse Keeper recognition ceremonies April 7, 2018
On Saturday, April 7, 2018, the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society honored six lighthouse keepers in ceremonies at four cemeteries in Mathews’s County Virginia. A specially designed Lighthouse Keeper Grave Marker was installed at each grave site. Article in the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal Download here: invitation, itinerary, directions and local …
Scouts take the 2017 MD Lighthouse Challenge
We have received Scout Patch Program applications from six Scout troops that participated and finished the 2017 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge, earning the Chesapeake Chapter Scout Patch! The following troops received their patch, certificates and the bonus Thomas Point Shoal coaster. Girl Scout Troop 2762, from Lusby, MD – Led by Sonya DeGuzman – Cadettes: Rosalee …
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