United States Lighthouse Society

06/07/2026

Light Hearted Live #5: Chris Hall and Tip Koehler, Seguin Island, ME

Seguin Island Light Station is about two and a half miles off of the mouth of the Kennebec River in Maine. The establishment of a light station on Seguin was approved by president George Washington in 1793, and the buildings were completed in 1796. The 53-foot stone tower that still stands was constructed in 1857 along with a duplex keepers’ house. A new first-order Fresnel lens was installed, and that lens remains in operation today.

The light was automated in 1985 and the keepers were removed. Concerned local citizens founded the Friends of Seguin Island Light Station in 1986. In February 1998, under the Maine Lights Program, ownership of the property was transferred to the group. There are two guests in the episode. Chris Hall was the registrar and curator of exhibits at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath and he’s now the historian for FOSILS. Tip Koehler is a retired Naval architect with 41 years in naval combatant design, manufacturing, and testing on Bath built ships. and is the vice president of the Friends of Seguin Island Light Station.

Photo: Seguin Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Listen here:
https://uslhs.org/podcast/light-hearted-live-5-chris-hall-and-tip-koehler-seguin-island-me

06/06/2026

Cool cruises if you're going to be around Seacoast New Hampshire later this month. These cruises are narrated by U.S. Lighthouse Society historian Jeremy D'Entremont.

06/05/2026

Check out the stories that accompany these photos in the USLHS Bulletin / Lighthouse News

https://dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/uslhs-bulletin-lighthouse-news-12

06/04/2026

One of the things discussed in our livestream podcast last night was the famous "piano-playing ghost" story of Seguin Island in Maine. The "back story" is often told, but it appears to be a legend rather than true history. But there are people who claim to have heard mysterious piano music on the island.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVyhelc12uo

06/04/2026

We were born before the wind
Also, younger than the sun …
‘Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic..

Last Ferry out💫🌅🎶

Always a fun addition to the days end…. at the East End light, catching the sunset and the last ferry to sail… those sweet ”iconic” vibes..
Steph. Faust Photography

06/03/2026

Seguin Lighthouse, Maine

06/03/2026

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06/03/2026

Tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern time, we will present another live streaming podcast on YouTube and Facebook. It will feature a discussion of one of Maine's most iconic and historic lighthouses: Seguin Light off the mouth of the Kennebec River. The guests will be Chris Hall and Tip Koehler of the Friends of Seguin Island Light Station.

Join us and take part in the live chat!

Seguin Lighthouse, Maine

06/03/2026

Coast Guard Rear Admiral Dan May (ret.), a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Lighthouse Society, will be speaking this Sunday at the National Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island, New York. Check it out if you're in the area!]

The Memoirs of a Coast Guard Ocean Engineer with Rear Admiral Daniel R. May (Ret.)

05/31/2026

Light Hearted Live #4 – Irish light keeper Gerald Butler

Gerald Butler, a third-generation lighthouse keeper on both sides of his family, joined the Commissioners of Irish Lights in 1969. During his 21 years of service he also served on 17 other lighthouses.

Gerald was born in 1950 in southwestern Ireland. He was an identical twin and one of 15 siblings. When he was two years old, Gerald’s family moved to the Galley Head Lighthouse, where his mother’s father was the principal keeper and his father was an assistant keeper. Later, his mother was for a time the only female lighthouse keeper in Ireland. Gerald was co-author, with Patricia Ahern, of the book "The Lightkeeper: A Memoir," which was published in 2012.

Photo: Gerald at Fastnet Lighthouse.

Listen here: https://uslhs.org/podcast/light-hearted-live-4-irish-light-keeper-gerald-butler