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Picture of the week: Graves Light up close on a bright June day

Graves Light, as seen up close from the south side, this past Saturday, June 7th.

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Picture of the Week: Graves Light and Boston Light

The two lighthouses sitting at the mouth of the Boston Harbor on a nice spring day. They look quite close together in this photo, but are actually almost three miles apart:

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Highland Light: Truro’s Outer Beacon

Highland Light sits on the highest dunes of North Truro on outer Cape Cod. It is appropriately named, as these dunes reach heights of over one hundred feet in some places. The lighthouse was built in 1797 in response to … Continue reading

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Picture (s) of the week: Views of Minot Light at Dusk

Below are several evening photos of Minot Light off the coast of Scituate and Cohasset. Minot light at dusk, as seen from the Cohasset shores:  Moonrise over Minot Light: Minot light as seen from due west, with the moon high … Continue reading

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Lighthouses along Massachusetts Bay

Lighthouses: These iconic nautical landmarks have served an important purpose for hundreds of years. While that purpose has been somewhat obscured by modern nautical technology driven by satellites, lighthouses are still quite relevant and useful to mariners of all skill … Continue reading

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Deer Island Light: One of the strangest looking lighthouses around

Deer Island Light is perhaps the strangest looking of Boston’s four major light houses, but it one of the most useful. Located several hundred yards south of Deer Island, this structure sits near the busiest entrance to the Boston Harbor. … Continue reading

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Good Morning from Scituate Harbor

Here is a photo taken in the beautiful town of Scituate, MA about 25 miles south of Boston. This photo is taken across the channel from the rock jetty at the mouth of Scituate Harbor. This is a great area to … Continue reading

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Long Island Light: One of the harbor’s more mysterious lighthouses

Long Island Light is a functioning lighthouse on the Northernmost point of its name sake island, in the very center Boston Harbor. The lighthouse marks the entrance to President Roads, a major Boston Harbor shipping channel, through the narrow passageway … Continue reading

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Martha’s Vineyard in the dead of winter

The Island of Martha’s Vineyard, like many seasonal destinations, becomes desolate as the winter months encroach. However, these seasons highlight not only the island’s natural beauty, but also the self sufficiency that is part of its heritage. The lighthouse at … Continue reading

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An old chart of Baker’s Island and Salem Sound

Baker’s Island in Salem Sound, and its lighthouse. There is only one light house today, but up until the late 1920s there were actually two… The twin lights of Baker’s Island: After making a boat trip to the islands of Salem … Continue reading

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