The Lighthouse Hunters Photography

In early Spring 2012 we went to Upper NY to get on a 5 hour charter with a friend seeing Galloo Island, Main Duck Island, Pigeon Island and East Charity Shoal. We also rented a boat for an Ontario range light. For our summer vacation we and 3 friends chartered several unique boats in Ontario. We saw almost all of the off-shore lighthouses in Canada's Lake Superior. We were very lucky because we had calm seas and great weather except for a day with fog. It was great to share the adventure and the cost with them. Once back on our own we chartered a boat to the 14 Mile Point light. We've now photographed 1,273 lighthouses. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2012
For two Spring weekends in 2011 we were on two boat trips. One with NELL in Upper NY seeing 7 repeats and 2 new lighthouses and one with the NJLHS for repeat Delaware Bay lights. Then we returned to the Great Lakes and Canada's Georgian Bay to get on 15 boats in 17 days seeing 29 new lights. Four of those days were with the GLLKA group on the Keweenaw Star. Next was a week in Maine getting on six boat trips for the rest of the far off-shore lighthouses. We were also in New Brunswick and Ontario, Canada for a day each before our single day cruise with GLLKA in Lake Erie. Then in early October we went on an ALF cruise finally seeing Tarpaulin Cove bringing us to 1,251 photographed. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2011
Spring 2010 we were on 2 boat trips to complete Maryland. Then we went to the Great Lakes to get on 14 boats and one charter plane in 17 days. We had a fantastic time with GLLKA on the 4 day Keweenaw Star cruise. Only 1 of the 2 weeks in California were for us. We were on 5 boats and the boat to the Farallon Islands let us see a new light. We loved the private charter plane to photograph the hard to reach Point Conception lighthouse. What beautiful cliffs from the air! Late summer we took 8 days in Ohio, Upper New York, Vermont and Long Island getting on 5 boats. We saw 6 new lights bringing us to 1,208 photographed. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2010
For 3 snow covered days in early 2009 we braved the -11° wind chill in ME, NH, and MA. The blue sky and snow made a beautiful mini trip. After a long knee replacement recovery we decided to ventured out with a few day boat trips in New England. A few weeks in the summer were spent traveling, mostly by boats, around most of the Great Lake states. Then a scorching two day boat trip down in MD and VA. A return trip to the Great Lakes for several more boat trips and a 4 day cruise with GLLKA. What a great year for boating. We've now photographed 1,176 lighthouses. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2009
In the winter of 2008 we bought a Nikon D300 SLR camera with an 18-200 mm lens. In the spring we headed down south to get on more boat trips. We had a successful trip in VA, NC, SC, and GA. The summer we spent 2 great weeks in Ontario, Canada lighthouse hunting. Then we were vendors at the Mid-Coast Maine Lighthouse Challenge. Our fall trip was in New Brunswick, Canada. We also were vendors at the Maryland and New Jersey Lighthouse Challenges. We've now photographed 1,136 lighthouses. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2008
In the spring of 2007 we took a week long trip to revisit the south. We went to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. We had fun! Then in the summer we were all over the northern east coast; NY, VT, NH, ME, Canada, DE, and VA. We rented a small plane for 2 hours while in Trenton, ME so we could see 14 lighthouses from the air. It was very exciting because two of them were new ones for us. For the early fall we revisited MD, NY, CT, RI, MA, NH, and ME. We got on more boat trips that we weren't able to get on in the summer. Another great year for us!! To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2007
In the spring of 2006 we had 2 days on Long Island, NY. We went to California and Oregon during the summer. We had to go to a Postal Union Conference in Las Vegas. No lighthouses there and boy was it hot!! We got to see the beautiful red rocks of the Valley of Fire and Red Rock Canyon. We even took a helicopter ride to see the west rim of the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and the Las Vegas strip. For the fall we went back to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. We got on 2 great boat trips too. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2006
We went on 3 totally different trips in 2005. We went to Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, Alaska, British Columbia, The Yukon, Canada, Washington including the San Juan Islands, Oregon, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Wisconsin and Michigan. The Alaska/Washington trip was intense! We were on 10 jets, 5 float or wheel planes, 2 ferries, 2 boats, 2 skiffs and a kayak. Ah, a nice relaxing vacation! Ha, ha, ha. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2005
We went on 3 different trips in 2004. We went to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, New York, Connecticut, Maine, Hawaii (5 islands), Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, New Hampshire, and Maine. Boy, getting the Nikon digital camera has made all the difference for me. I take 25-80 shots of each lighthouse now. The quality is just great! To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2004
We went on 3 different trips in 2003. We went to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, British Columbia, Canada, Washington, Oregon, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec, Canada. This year we were really all over the North American map. We had a great time driving around and flying over to the west coast. We love the west coast and the fantastic scenery. We enjoy their rocky ocean views much more than our east coast ocean views. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2003
We went on 3 different trips in 2002. We went to Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, California, Oregon, and Ontario, Canada. We were all over the map this year. With each trip we are becoming more experienced. We still had so much to learn and we never knew how far we would come in the future. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2002
We went on 2 different trips in 2001. We went to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. September 11, 2001 was a horrible day for the world. Days later began our vacation. During our fall trip our car broke while in lower Michigan and we had to rent the only vehicle available, a big van. It was amazing to see so many American flags flying while we drove across the states. We're very proud to be Americans! Weeks later my life was turned upside down again with the sudden passing of my loving and fun younger sister, Diana. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2001
We went on 2 different trips in 2000. We went to New Jersey (our home state), New York and Nova Scotia, Canada. The rocks at Peggy's Cove were just amazing and so fun to play on! Here at this Post Office you can purchase a postcard, write it out and send it from here. There's a Peggy's Cove logo that covers your stamp when it gets canceled. COOL! To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 2000
We went on 2 different trips in 1999. We went to Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. We enjoy traveling around our beautiful country seeing what each state has to offer. We visited as many as we could and got lost many times. We were still new at this. We know we will become more experienced and learn to plan better. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 1999
We went on 2 different trips in 1998. We went to Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. These were our first trips in the United States looking for lighthouses. Even a year later we kept forgetting to take shots of ourselves in front of a lighthouse. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 1998
In the fall of 1997 we went to New Brunswick, Canada for our first official lighthouse trip. Boy, we weren't as prepared as we should have been. We weren't even on-line yet. We got a real eye opener and learned from our mistakes. I don't think we took any pictures of us while at a lighthouse. If we did we would use an edge of a table or a boulder because we would forget the tripod in the car. Like I said, we were very inexperienced back then. We had a blast and know we will do this for years to come. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 1997
For our 1996 vacation we went to Nova Scotia, Canada because we heard it was a beautiful place to visit. We saw around 20 lighthouses kind of by accident. We really enjoyed the lighthouses and hunting them out. This is when we realized lighthouses were cool. It was from then that we decided to have all of our vacations revolve around lighthouses and lightships. For years our vacations consisted of working around the house, camping and sailing. Much cheaper this way. To read more about this year's adventures please click on the year. 1996

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