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Nell FALL LIGHTHOUSE TRIPS-2011
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME You are invited to join New England Lighthouse Lovers (NELL) on their fall trip to Boothbay Harbor Maine. On Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 we will board the boat at Cap'n Fish Charters, located at Pier 7 (42 Commercial Street) 7:15 a.m. The trip will cruise by Burnt & Ram Islands, Cuckolds, Pond Island, Doubling Point, Perkins and Seguin Islands. The trip will leave at 7:30AM and return sometime around 11:30-12. If needed, your hotel reservations may be made at one of the following area hotels where we have reserved a block of rooms. The first location is: CAP'N FISH'S WATERFRONT INN, 63 Atlantic Ave, Boothbay Hbr., ME-1-800-633-0860 or 207-633-6605. The rooms have 2 doubles or a king size bed and range in price from $99-$112-$125 plus tax. All rooms are non-smoking. The second location is: BROWN'S WHARF MOTEL AND MARINA, 121 Atlantic Ave., Boothbay Hbr, ME,--1-800-334-8110 or 207-633-5440. The rooms are a little more expensive at $149.00 but with limited availability this was the only blocked out rooms available. All rooms and balconies are non-smoking and all rooms have water views. BROWN'S WHARF MOTEL AND MARINA said they would not hold the rooms in a block past July 31, 2011. I think if you tell them you are with NELL and they have rooms available they will give you our rate. Be sure to tell them you are with NELL. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS EVENT PLEASE MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS ASAP!!! THE COST OF THE CRUISE TO NON-MEMBERS IS $50.00 PP. Secondary cruises: SATURDAY EARLY NOON – MONHEGAN NELL will return from our fall lighthouse cruise around 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon. We will depart New Harbor—Hardy Cruises, 132 State Route 32, New Harbor, Maine 04554 – at 2:00 p.m. sharp. (Hardy Cruises is approx. 45 minutes from Booth Bay Harbor and 5 minutes from Pemaquid Point light.) to cruise to Monhegan Island, dock for 45 minutes, allowing us to make a quick walk to the lighthouse (you will NOT be climbing the tower) and back to the boat. We will depart Monhegan Island at 3:45 p.m. SHARP to return to New Harbor. Do not be late returning to the boat as you may be left on the island until the next ferry. I am not joking! You know the saying, “you missed the boat”? Well that’s exactly what will have happened. They are changing the regular ferry schedule to allow us to get to the lighthouse. The boat company is going to notify their regular ferry customers of this fact so they may change their travel schedules to fit OUR schedule. We will arrive back at New Harbor approx 4:45 -5:00 p.m. COST FOR THE MONHEGAN CRUISE IS $22.00 pp. This price was discounted from the regular fare of $32 pp RT and will not change. You may send in your check and Event Registration form for Monhegan now. Make your check payable to NELL and send with the form marked Monhegan to; Kathy Santucci 38 Lime Kiln Rd Tuckahoe, NY 10707 For your convenience, I have attached the NELL Event Policy and Procedures form and the NELL Event Registration Form. Please read the Policy and Procedures form and then mark, fill out the registration form, and send it in with your check. Please use one form and one check per cruise. SUNDAY MORNING PEMAQUID POINT & FRANKLIN ISLAND Sunday morning we will return to New Harbor – Hardy Cruises – board the boat at 11:00 a.m. and cruise by Pemaquid Point and Franklin Island at 11:30 p.m. to return at 1:30 p.m. If you want to climb or visit Pemaquid Point, I’d suggest you do it after this cruise. PP is only minutes away. Cost for the Pemaquid Point/Franklin Island lighthouse cruise will be determined by how many people sign up. Today, when I sent this email the cost for this trip was down to $25 pp. This trip will not exceed that UNLESS people cancel before the check is sent in. Once we receive your check there will not be any refunds if you cancel. Please make your reservations for these trips with me via email regalhobo@msn.com ASAP. CUT OFF DATE FOR REGISTRATION FOR P.P. & FRANKLIN ISLAND IS FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 2011. After the cutoff of date I will send all who signed up the final cost and instructions. Once you receive those, PLEASE send your check and registration form in immediately. (Mark form -- Pemaquid Point and Franklin Island. This makes Kathy’s job a whole lot easier.) I checked with Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse and they will be opened for climbing until 5p.m. this weekend. They will close if the weather is bad which could make climbing slippery and dangerous. There is no climbing fee but donations are highly recommended and graciously accepted. Please be aware that there is a parking fee of, I believe, $2.00 per person to enter the park at Pemaquid. This fee is collected by the Town of Bristol who keeps the fee. It does not go to the lighthouse. There is a small refreshment stand and gift shop to the left and opposite the town park and you may be able to park there free. It’s a short walk across the parking lot to the lighthouse. Attached for your convenience are the NELL Event Terms and Conditions and the Event Registration forms. Please familiarize yourself with the Event Terms and Conditions. DISCLAIMER: ONCE YOU SEND IN YOUR CHECK FOR ANY OF THESE CRUISES THERE WILL NOT BE ANY REFUNDS UNLESS THE TRIP IS CANCELLED BY THE BOAT COMPANY!! Thank you, Tom Kenworthy President NELL |
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Maryland Lighthouse
Challenge
The
Chesapeake Chapter of the U. S. Lighthouse Society will be having the
Maryland Lighthouse Challenge on September 17th & 18th, 2011 from 8
am to 6 pm
This year the Challenge includes a cruise option on Thursday and Friday before the Challenge and Monday after the Challenge to see 6 off shore lights: Hooper Island, Holland Island bar, Point-No-Point, Point Lookout, Solomon's Lump and Smith Point. For more information visit their web site at: http://www.cheslights.org Calendar Alert!
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The New Jersey Lighthouse Society would like to expand its base of volunteers who give tours at the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. Membership in the Society, while desirable, is not necessary. Non-members will be required to sign up under the National Park Volunteers-In-the-Park program. Volunteer tour guides will climb the lighthouse with visitors (95 steps and a nine rung ladder) while giving information concerning the history, construction and importance of lighthouses with the information provided by the National Park Service. They will also show visitors the amazing views available from the lantern room and point out the various sites such as the Empire State Building and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge plus other lighthouses in the Bay. Tours are given by The New Jersey Lighthouse Society on weekends from 12 noon to 5 P.M. and last 1/2 hour. We strive to have 3 tour guides each day to rotate between the exhibit area, tours and a rest period, however we do give tours with only two guides doing every other tour. You can email us Sandy Hook: sandyhookinfo@njlhs.org or: njlhs@njlhs.org |
Tinicum
Rear Range Lighthouse Needs Volunteers
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