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  • Light Hearted ep 337 – Two special lighthouse cruises on the Maine coast

    Light Hearted ep 337 – Two special lighthouse cruises on the Maine coast
    Feb 15 2026
    Bar Harbor Whale Watch's lighthouse cruise on September 5 will be aboard the Friendship V. This episode focuses on two very special experiences available to lighthouse lovers and lovers of the rocky coast of Maine. The first segment highlights an all-day "Mid-Coast & Monhegan Island 19 Lighthouse Cruise" with Bar Harbor Whale Watch this coming September 5. Interviewed in the segment are Julie Taylor, lead naturalist for Bar Harbor Whale Watch; Zack Klyver, marine mammal scientist, educator, and conservationist; and Bob Trapani Jr., executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Together with U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian Jeremy D'Entremont and photographer Mike Leonard, this team will narrate the September 5th cruise. Saddleback Bass Harbor Head Egg Rock Next is an interview with Captain Barry King of the schooner Mary Day, which is homeported in Camden, Maine. Jeremy D'Entremont will be on board to help narrate a 6-day lighthouse cruise, July 26 to August 1. A Maine sailing legend, the Mary Day, a two-masted gaff topsail schooner, was built in 1962 by the famous Harvey Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine. Unlike earlier schooners that were built to fish or to carry cargo, Mary Day was designed and built to carry passengers. The schooner Mary Day Curtis Island Lighthouse in Camden, Maine, and the Camden Hills
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    53 Min.
  • Be the Light with Sarah MacHugh episode 2 – The Power of Positivity with Helena of Thoughts with H

    Be the Light with Sarah MacHugh episode 2 – The Power of Positivity with Helena of Thoughts with H
    Feb 13 2026
    Helena, founder of Thoughts with H

    In this episode, we explore the power of positivity, reframing life’s inconveniences, building community, and how small reminders of encouragement can create a butterfly effect of gratitude. Sarah is joined by Helena, Licensed Mental Health Clinician and Founder of Thoughts with H, which is a daily inspiration platform rooted in mindfulness, connection, and showing up with purpose.

    Tune in for an uplifting conversation about how small actions can create meaningful impact.

    Notes: For information on Andy Smeaton, who is discussed in this episode:

    • Boston 25News Article
    • GoFundMe page
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    47 Min.
  • Light Hearted ep 336 – Author Bob Napolitano and “The Lighthouse Keeper”

    Light Hearted ep 336 – Author Bob Napolitano and “The Lighthouse Keeper”
    Feb 8 2026

    Bob Napolitano is from Everett, Massachusetts, and now lives in Londonderry, New Hampshire. “The Lighthouse Keeper,” which was published last year, is his seventh book. The main character, John Russell, takes a job as the keeper of the Willamette River Lighthouse in Oregon at the age of 27 in 1923. He sees the lighthouse as a place to heal from unfortunate decisions he’s made in his life, but he eventually wonders if it’s more of a prison than a sanctuary. Shanghaied sailors, brothel barges, opium and bootleg liquor, and floating bodies all play a part in the story.

    Bob Napolitano

    The primary setting of the story is the Willamette River Light Station, which stood at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, about ten miles north of downtown Portland, Oregon. It was established in 1895. After it was decommissioned, it eventually burned down, leaving just a few pilings.

    Willamette River Lighthouse, Oregon. USLHS archives.
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    51 Min.
  • Light Hearted Lite 38 – Jen Lewis, Point Cabrillo, CA

    Light Hearted Lite 38 – Jen Lewis, Point Cabrillo, CA
    Feb 1 2026
    In this episode we revisit an interview that was first heard in 2021. Our guest is Jen Lewis, Fundraising and Outreach Manager for the Point Cabrillo Light Station in northern California. Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, California. Photo by Jeremy D’Entremont. Jen Lewis Point Cabrillo is about midway between San Francisco and the border with Oregon. In 1908 a combined lighthouse and fog signal building was built of local redwood and Douglas fir. Today Point Cabrillo Light Station is a California State Historic Park, and the nonprofit Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association manages and interprets the site. Jen Lewis grew up in Oregon, and she began volunteering at Point Cabrillo in 2016. She eventually became the Outreach Manager, taking care of social media and fundraising for the Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association. Jen has been on this podcast several times as a guest and as a co-host.
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    28 Min.
  • Light Hearted ep 335 – Bjorn Karlstrom and “Lighthouse Reading”; Kevin Arsenault, Coast Guard light keeper in Maine

    Light Hearted ep 335 – Bjorn Karlstrom and “Lighthouse Reading”; Kevin Arsenault, Coast Guard light keeper in Maine
    Jan 25 2026
    There are two guests in this episode. The first, Bjorn Karlstrom, splits his time between Florida in the and the beautiful island of Gotland in Sweden. After developing a substantial lighthouse-related library, he decided to start a website that might be useful to others looking for information. His site Lighthouse Reading, at lhreading.com, now has listings for more than 3,800 lighthouse publications. Massachusetts native Kevin Arsenault was a police officer for about 30 years and now serves as constable in the town of Gardner. He joined the Coast Guard at 19 years old in 1976 and was assigned to Matinicus Rock, an isolated outpost about 20 miles from the mainland in midcoast Maine. After a year there, he spent 18 months at Whitehead Light station, much closer to the mainland at the southwestern entrance to Penobscot Bay. Matinicus Rock Light Station, Maine. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Whitehead Light Station, Maine. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont.
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  • Light Hearted Lite 37 – Erik Nissen Johansen, Pater Noster, Sweden

    Light Hearted Lite 37 – Erik Nissen Johansen, Pater Noster, Sweden
    Jan 18 2026
    Pater Noster Lighthouse Pater Noster is a small archipelago off the west coast of Sweden. The island group’s name, which means “The Lord’s Prayer,” is said to come from the tradition that mariners would recite the Lord’s Prayer as they negotiated their way around the dangerous reefs in the vicinity. The 105-foot-tall, red, cast-iron lighthouse was constructed in 1868. Erik Nissen Johansen A complete restoration of the lighthouse began in 2002. Since 2020, the location has been operated as a small hotel. The facilities include rooms with a sea view, a restaurant, and three boathouses for dinner and conferences. Our guest, Erik Nissen Johansen is the founder and creative director of Stylt Trampoli, a multi-award winning hospitality design company. He is now a partner in the Pater Noster hotel. This is an edited version of a conversation first heard in episode 115 in April 2021.
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    28 Min.
  • Light Hearted ep 334 – Marty O’Gara and John Ollila, Fairport Harbor, OH

    Light Hearted ep 334 – Marty O’Gara and John Ollila, Fairport Harbor, OH
    Jan 11 2026
    Fairport Harbor Light Station, photo by. Jeremy D'Entremont. Fairport Harbor, on the south side of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River, is considered part of the Cleveland, Ohio, metropolitan area. The first lighthouse in the harbor was a 56-foot brick tower built in 1825. The lighthouse that stands today is a 60-foot stone tower that began service in 1871. After a new lighthouse was built on a breakwater in the harbor in 1925, the government planned to destroy the old lighthouse. A number of organizations in the area objected, and the lighthouse was spared. In 1945, the Fairport Harbor Historical Society established a marine museum inside the old keeper’s house. Museum highlights include a Fresnel lens and the infamous "ghost cat" story. Marty O’Gara and John Ollila by the third-order Fresnel lens from Fairport Harbor Lighthouse, now on display in the museum in the keeper's house. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Our guests today are Marty O’Gara and John Ollila. John is the historian for the lighthouse and a trustee of the Fairport Harbor Historical Society. Marty is the president of the Fairport Harbor Historical Society.
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    57 Min.
  • Be the Light episode 1: Averie Shaughnessy-Comfort

    Be the Light episode 1: Averie Shaughnessy-Comfort
    Jan 8 2026

    In the first episode of Be the Light, host Sarah MacHugh sits down with Averie Shaughnessy-Comfort, Executive Director of Presque Isle Light Station in Pennsylvania, for a powerful conversation about what it truly means to serve a community with heart. Averie shares how she and her dedicated team of volunteers work to remove barriers and create access for their surrounding community, transforming their light station into a beacon of connection, inclusion, and hope.

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