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Light Hearted ep 214 – Ken Ingersoll: Swallowtail Light Station, New Brunswick, Canada
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Light Hearted ep 214 – Ken Ingersoll: Swallowtail Light Station, New Brunswick, Canada
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60 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Grand Manan is a Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy, about seven miles east of West Quoddy Head in Lubec, Maine. Swallowtail Lighthouse was built on a peninsula at the northeastern corner of the island in response to a number of shipwrecks. The lighthouse began service in 1860 and is one of the oldest wooden lighthouses still in operation. The light station was automated and destaffed in the 1980s. In 2012, the property was turned over to the Village of Grand Manan. A community group called the Swallowtail Keepers Society has a long-term lease to care for the light station. The interior of the lighthouse has been converted into a museum.
Swallowtail Lighthouse, New Brunswick, Canada. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont.
Machias Seal Island Light Station
Long Eddy Light Station
Ken Ingersoll
Marine biologist Laurie Murison and her husband Ken Ingersoll spearheaded the initial fundraising for the Swallowtail Keepers Society and the formation of the museum in the tower. Ken Ingersoll is now the volunteer keeper for Swallowtail and also Long Eddy Light on Grand Manan. He’s also one of the country’s few remaining keepers still working for the Canadian Coast Guard, at Machias Seal Island Light Station.
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Swallowtail Lighthouse, New Brunswick, Canada. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont.
Machias Seal Island Light Station
Long Eddy Light Station
Ken Ingersoll
Marine biologist Laurie Murison and her husband Ken Ingersoll spearheaded the initial fundraising for the Swallowtail Keepers Society and the formation of the museum in the tower. Ken Ingersoll is now the volunteer keeper for Swallowtail and also Long Eddy Light on Grand Manan. He’s also one of the country’s few remaining keepers still working for the Canadian Coast Guard, at Machias Seal Island Light Station.
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Released:
Feb 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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