Tag Archives: Lighthouses

Through The Lighthouse Windows …

Posted on October 23, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

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Tagged architecture, Lighthouses, Martha's Vineyard, Photographs, windows

The Gay Head Lighthouse …

Posted on October 18, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

The Gay Head Lighthouse has stood on the picturesque cliffs at the western most tip of Martha’s Vineyard since 1856. It is now only 45 feet from the edge of the eroding cliffs and is in danger of falling into the sea.

In 1799 a wooden lighthouse was built. In 1856 it was replaced with the current brick and sandstone lighthouse and fitted with Fresnel lenses.

The lenses were replaced by electrically generated lenses in 1952. The old lenses were given to the Martha’s Vineyard Museum in Edgartown.

This past weekend (Oct 13) I was on MV and decided to drive out to Aquinnah… and when I got there I saw these signs…

I’d never been inside the Gay Head lighthouse and was excited to be able to do so, and also help in a small way support the campaign to help raise the money to Save The Gay Head Lighthouse.

Come and join me for my tour inside the lighthouse…

Reached the first level and stepped outside…

These are the stunningly beautiful breathtaking views …

Final set of stairs and the view from the top …

What an awesome experience…

***To learn more about how to donate to Save The Gay Head Lighthouse CLICK HERE

**To read the history of the Gay Head Lighthouse CLICK HERE

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Tagged architecture, Gay Head cliffs, history, Lighthouses, Martha's Vineyard, Photographs

Trivia X Answers …

Posted on August 25, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

1-What takes place in this building in Aug.

* THE AG FAIR

2-What town is this.

* EDGARTOWN

3-Where are Mytoi Gardens.

* CHAPPAQUIDDICK

4-What harbor is this.

* OAK BLUFFS

5-What building is this in Oak Bluffs.

* UNION CHAPEL

6-Which lighthouse is this.

* EDGARTOWN

7-Where is this church.

* THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH – OCEAN PARK – OAK BLUFFS

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8-Where is this bulletin board.

* ALLEY’S GENERAL STORE – W TISBURY

9-At what restaurant can you get a wooden nickel.

* NEWES FROM AMERICA – EDGARTOWN

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10-What building is this and what town is it in.

* ARCADE BUILDING – CIRCUIT AVE – OAK BLUFFS

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How did you do ?

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Trivia IX Answers …

Posted on July 10, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

1 – Who wrote “Truman” “John Adams” and “1776″.
David McCullough

2-In the 1970′s what national food chain was denied permission to open on MV.
McDonald’s

3 – Who makes a Nantucket cookie but no Vineyard cookie.
Pepperidge Farm

4 – What is the name of the local Portuguese sausage.

linguica

5 – Where is this?

Oak Bluffs by the beach

6 – My friend Seamond Ponsart Roberts had a book published this year about growing up on the Vineyard as the daughter of a…. ?

100_3856 lighthousekeeper’s daughter CLICK HERE PLEASE

What year did the Flying Horses arrive in Oak Bluffs.

1884 from Coney Island, New York

How’d you do?

- Joan -

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Cape Neddick Light …

Posted on June 26, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

Cape Neddick Lighthouse – York Beach, Maine

- by Joan -

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Tagged architecture, Lighthouses, Maine, Photographs, water

May Morning III …

Posted on May 5, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

Edgartown Lighthouse – Martha’s Vineyard

- by Joan -

(www.mvobsession.com)

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May Morning II …

Posted on May 4, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

Edgartown harbor – Martha’s Vineyard

- by Joan -

(www.mvobsession.com)

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Tagged Lighthouses, Martha's Vineyard, Photographs, sky, water

My Friend Seamond, the Author …

Posted on April 25, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

“I am, and always will be, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter. I had the good fortune to be born to a different kind of childhood. I didn’t recognize this fact back when I was small. I thought that everybody lived like we did on our little island of Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts, which in itself was a life apart…” Seamond Ponsart Roberts.

These words were spoken by my dear friend Seamond Roberts who just had this book published.

Seamond grew up here at West Chop lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard – can you think of a more perfect spot to spend your childhood.

A couple of years ago I did a post about her called ‘Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter’… CLICK HERE to read it.

My copy just came today and I haven’t read it yet but I have heard many of Seamond’s stories and they are delightful, riveting, heart breaking, touching and humorous… you’ll love it.

“EVERYDAY HEROES: The True Story Of A Lighthouse Family” (available on Amazon.com)

Come back and let me know how you liked it… better yet if you want to email Seamond contact me for her email address… she’d love to hear from you… she told me so