Our latest video meeting was held on July 20, 2021 and featured a presentation from Graham Meddings on the lighthouses St. Lawrence Seaway from Alexandria Bay, NY.
The next meeting of NELL is scheduled for September 17-19 at Lake Sunapee, NH. We will board the M/V Keasrsarge for a 2 hours cruise to view Burkehaven, Loon Island and Herrick Cove lighthouses. The next morning following a buffet breakfast, author Eric Jay Dolin will present a slideshow and discussion from his book "Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse".
We at NELL are happy to announce that we have approved two grant applications submitted by Tim Harrison on behalf of the West Quoddy Head Lightkeepers Association (WQHLKA); one for a $3600 for a museum quality display case(s), and one for $500 for a reproduction U.S. Lighthouse Service keeper’s jacket and hat. NELL presented WQHLKA with a big check at the end of this wonderful visit.
(left to right) Ron Foster (Past President of NELL), Lee Hall (Vice President of NELL), Kimberly Ashby (Executive Director of West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association-WQHLKA), and Timothy Harrison, (member of the Board of Trustees of WQHLKA and Editor of Lighthouse Digest). An additional check for $500 was also presented as a donation for NELL's visit that day.
