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I was saving this one as it’s kind of a gimme. Not many people HAVEN’T seen Forrest Gump, and the triumphant end to his cross-country marathon run. I’ve “borrowed” a still from the film, here. What a shot, eh? So what did you think of Forrest Gump? I haven’t seen it in years, and I [...]
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouses: Marshall Point – Maine
When I remembered this setting, I immediately felt the same emotion that poured into me the first time I saw the film Pearl Harbor. This is an epic film, one that encompasses romance, history, tragedy. A picture that has something for everybody. It starts off slow, recounting the childhood friendship of the two male protags, [...]
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouses: Diamond Head, Hawaii
This is amusing. As I was perusing movies that feature (no matter how small) lighthouses, I was delighted to see one of my very favorite movies on the list: DOUBLE JEOPARDY with Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. Really a big favorite. There are many scenes in and around water, so I thought, sure, there [...]
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouses: Sheringham Point (Vancouver)
Mackinac Island. Any romantic film lover will recognize this beautiful setting in Upper Peninsula.
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouse: Round Island – Michigan
[Point Arena's] original tower, razed after the 1906 earthquake, was first lit in 1870. The replacement, a 115 foot beacon that was placed into service in 1908, celebrated its centennial last year.
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouses: Forever Young (1992)
…beautiful Twr Mawr has no gallery, no conventional lantern room. It was, in fact, modeled after a popular windmill design.
Point Montara lighthouse has a secret past, beginning in Wellfleet Harbor on Cape Cod 128 years ago. Hard to imagine, moving an entire lighthouse so far.
This week’s spotlight lighthouse is Admiralty Head on Whidbey Island, Washington.
St. George Reef Lighthouse has some interesting stats. It’s largely considered the most expensive American lighthouse ever built—$700,000.00—and the most dangerous as well.
Continue reading about St. George Reef Lighthouse – Revisited
As I looked at photo after photo, and read about the tumultuous history of this extraordinary beacon, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to be out there, all alone, abandoned in that water-locked tower.
Continue reading about St. George Reef Lighthouse: An Inspiration
