Lighthouse Challenge

The weekend of September 17th and 18th  was my weekend off so Jon and I decided to take part in the lighthouse challenge. The Lighthouse Challenge is a yearly weekend event where volunteers from the Maryland Lighthouse Society come together and sit at ten different Lighthouses throughout the state of Maryland. The Challenge is to visit all ten featured Lighthouses. The first Lighthouse we visited was on the Eastern Shore. It was called the Hooper Straight Lighthouse. 



Piece from an old drawbridge



Hooper Straight Lighthouse and Giftshop


Hooper Straight Lighthouse

Bell Tower

The Hooper Straight Lighthouse is a screw pile lighthouse.


Screw Pile Lighthouses are anchored in the ground by a screw.

Jon dressed as a lighthouse keeper.

Jon ringing the bell.

Slipjack

Lighthouse Lens

Sailboat

Jon and I in the Cupola

Current Lens

Drawbridge opening

Bridge Crossing

Jon and I stopped for a bushel of crabs and corn on the cob.

Concord Lighthouse

River Lighthouse

Lens for the Concord Lighthouse

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

All my Pet Needs at Kroger

Image
Ms. Alice didn't care for the Meow Mix ®  Simple Servings™, but loved the Purina ONE True Instinct Cat Food. The #KrogerCo has everything I need to take care of my one-of-a-kind pet! #ForYourPets #MyMagazineSharing #FreeSamp
Read more

Appomattox Court House

Image
I took a weekend off from work and Jon decided that we were going to go to the Bristol Race in Tennessee. We decided to stay in Roanoke, Virginia which is about two hours from Bristol. We wanted to to visit a few sights while we were in the area and we went to Appomattox Court House, where Lee's Army surrendered at the end of the Civil War.  Courthouse in Appomattox Court House. I learned that the name of the town is Appomattox Court House but nothing actually took place in this building. This is the back of the building. Front of the Courthouse. The Visitors Center is is housed inside. Closer up of the Courthouse Jail Behind the Courthouse but was built after the Civil War. The jail that was there during the war burned down. Inside the jail when it was originally built Barred windows Jon sitting on a bed inside the Jailhouse Outside the Jailhouse Inside the Store Outside the St...
Read more