Posts in “Lighthouse”

It was the first day of our long awaited cruise in Buzzard Bay. We negotiated the long and narrow channel out of Sippican Harbor and set the course across the bay, to the Elizabeth Islands. We could not ask for better weather: windy, warm and sunny.

There were a couple of lighthouses on Martha’s Vineyard, with whom we have only met in passing: the white towers of West Chop Light and East Chop Lights. They mark, correspondingly, the west and the east sides of the entrance to Vineyard Haven Harbor.

I must admit that it took me many, many years to discover the town of Falmouth, its village of Woods Hole, and the Shining Sea Bikeway, the glorious bike path that goes for 10 miles and terminates in Woods Hole right at the ferry terminal.

As we were approaching Edgartown Harbor and sailed past Cape Poge Light, another lighthouse kept getting more and more prominent — Edgartown Harbor Light, right at the entrance to Engartown Inner Harbor.

As we were entering the channel towards Edgartown Harbor, to my surprise I saw a nice white lighthouse at some distance to our port.

Part 2. Derby Wharf Light and Fort Pickering Light

Part 1. Bakers Island Light

Here is the story of one of those who has not made it: Deer Island Light. Though sadly the lighthouse is gone, the light itself and the fog horn have survived and still help the navigation in our harbor.

Minot's Light grows straight from the ocean waters. Not on an island stands it, unlike Boston Light. Not on rocks, unlike Graves Light.

As I begin the story of Marblehead Light, three of my trips immediately come to mind. I will start with a day sail in September two years ago with Sergey, Sonia and Koby.

Two lighthouses — two towers — protect Boston Harbor: Graves Light marks northern approaches to the harbor, and Boston Light marks southern approaches.

In my Peddocks Island report I started recounting my slow-moving project to explore all the islands in Boston Harbor. There is also another, even slower-moving project: to explore the Boston area and Massachusetts lighthouses. Ideally, this exploration should happen by sailboat, but in real life, we reached some of them by bike or on foot.