My parents didn’t have many opportunities to visit lighthouses since they lived in the heartland. I think their first one was when they came to Ohio to settle me in my first job back in the 1970s. We went to see Lake Erie and there was a lighthouse out on a long rocky seawall.
The picture below shows them years later at a lighthouse that I think is in Texas. It must have been one of their visits to Gail’s sister CJ.
I’ve had more chances to see quite a few lighthouse in my years along the east coast of the U.S. and when we lived in Australia. Last year, we traveled to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island so I have a whole gallery of lighthouses to share from that trip and from years earlier to New Brunswick, Canada.
Lighthouses in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
What started me thinking of lighthouses was the Sepia Saturday prompt, a postcard of a vintage lighthouse. The one they show was in Australia. One thing that many of these have is the red and white color combination.
I haven’t seen many lighthouses, so I am enjoying the tours today!
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I never knew lighthouses had so many different shapes and sizes! This week’s posts have educated me! 🙂
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The variety of lighthouses is fascinating, especially between inland and coastal. Now that light systems have been automated and maritime navigation depends on GPS and radar, the lighthouse may become obsolete.
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