Light Hearted

Light Hearted ep 354 – George “Bubba” Eaton, Coast Guard keeper at West Quoddy Head, Maine

George “Bubba” Eaton had a long and distinguished career in the Coast Guard, including four years as the officer in charge at West Quoddy Head Light Station – in Lubec, M

Light Hearted 353: Emily Turner, “Stag Light”; Judith Cressy & Charles Ziga, “Atlantic Coast Lighthouses”

There are two interviews in this episode. The first concerns a beautiful new book, “Atlantic Coast Lighthouses.” Charles Ziga is the publisher and principal of Ziga Media

Light Hearted Lite #46: Maine children’s book author Angeli Perrow

This is an edited version of an interview first heard in April 2021. Angeli Perrow taught elementary school for 30 years. Maine’s maritime history has provided material f

Light Hearted Live #14 audio edition: Ben Ridings, curator at Cape May Lighthouse, NJ

This episode features the audio from our live stream on October 7. The guest is Ben Ridings, the curator for Cape May MAC in New Jersey. The organization manages the Cape

Light Hearted Lite #45 – Richard Skidmore, longtime keeper of Gay Head Light on Martha’s Vineyard, MA

This is an edited version of an interview first heard in May 2020. The guest is Richard Skidmore, who was the modern day keeper of Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyar

Light Hearted Live #13 audio edition – Author Lenore Skomal on lighthouse heroine Ida Lewis

This is the audio from a live stream on September 16, 2026. The guest is Lenore Skomal, author of an acclaimed book about the celebrated lighthouse heroine Ida Lewis. Le

Light Hearted Live audio edition: Author & historian Eric Jay Dolin

This is the audio from the Light Hearted Live episode of September 9. The guest is the acclaimed maritime historian and author Eric Jay Dolin. Eric grew up near the beac

Light Hearted ep 352: Ed Metcalf’s memories of Boston Harbor and its lighthouses in the 1950s and ‘60s

Ed Metcalf is from Winthrop, Massachusetts, on the north side of Boston Harbor. He served as a police officer in Winthrop, and he then worked for the Division of Fisherie

Light Hearted Lite #42 – Jem Finer: London’s Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse and “Longplayer”

This is an edited version of an interview with Jem Finer that was first heard in June 2020. In an area of London known as the Docklands is a part of the waterfront know

Light Hearted 351 – Midge Eliassen and the Lighthouses of Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire

Lake Sunapee covers more than 4,000 acres in west-central New Hampshire, adjacent to Mount Sunapee State Park. The lake contains 11 islands and three lighthouses, which w

Light Hearted Live #10 (audio edition) – Pharologist Anastasia Makarova

This episode features edited audio from our “Light Hearted Live” episode of August 19. Our guest, Anastasia Makarova, is from Russia and now lives in Slovenia. She is a l

Light Hearted Lite #41 – Kirby Eldridge, keeper at Boon Island, Maine

This is an edited version of an interview that was first heard in May 2021. The guest is Kirby Eldridge, a former Coast Guard lighthouse keeper. Kirby was one of the two

Light Hearted ep 350: Boston Light special

Boston Light Station in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, holds an honored place among America’s lighthouses. It was established in 1716 as the first light station on the con

Light Hearted Live! #8 – Author Jazmina Barrera (audio edition)

Jazmina Barrera, a native of Mexico City, is an award-winning author. Her book On Lighthouses is equal parts personal memoir, literary history, and observations on lighth

Light Hearted Live #7 – Historic preservation architect Walter Sedovic (audio edition)

Walter Sedovic has dedicated his career to sustainable preservation. With more than two dozen lighthouse projects in his portfolio, Walter is one of the foremost authorit

Light Hearted ep 349 – Bertha Caler, granddaughter of Maine keeper Millard Urquhart

Millard Urquhart. a native of Jonesport, Maine, was born in 1899. After a couple of years working as a Coast Guard surfman at a local lifeboat station, Urquhart became th

Light Hearted Lite #40 – Mia Certic and Henry Osmers, Montauk, NY

This is an edited interview first heard in May 2021, and the subject is Montauk Lighthouse on Long Island, New York. Located at the eastern tip of Long Island, Montauk is

Light Hearted ep 348 – Ilana Grallert, Head Harbour, Canada

Campobello Island is in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, near the border with Maine. With trade, fishing, and shipbuilding flourishing on Campobello in the 1820s, it w

Light Hearted Live #6 – Knotbrook Taylor’s Scottish lighthouse poems

Knotbrook Taylor is an award-winning poet who is originally from England and is now living in Scotland. The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses commissioned him to write a boo

Light Hearted ep 347 – Nautical antiques expert Jim Claflin

Two of the ten books Jim Claflin has written. Jim Claflin, who is based in Massachusetts, is a recognized authority on antiques of the U.S. Lighthouse Service, Life-Savin