10 20 305 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/1b571f54006de425af6728622689ffa5.jpg d30dc51ea1a9c2323bb40e4de8d00169 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/2f84e8af37744948265f2ae6a5ee4da8.jpg 5c18821316da498903355a5a99013e26 PDF Document Document in PDF format Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Turillo Sheds light on Coastal Living By Joe Fuoco, Echo Staff Writer August 11, 1989 “I've seen a lot of ships go aground," he is saying. The view from the edge of the cliff is wide and magnificent. The haze is spreading. It's not fog yet, just a haze. In the far distance, near the horizon a large ship with its sails down is moving slowly, a smaller craft is bouncing in the surf. Domenic Turillo is putting on his glasses to see clearly. "They move back and forth,” he says. “They sway. Years ago, when I was here all the time, it was nothing to get up in the morning and see small craft aground, even smashed, against the rocks." One kind of memory. Domenic has a treasure load of them. He moves about the buildings that comprise the Beavertail Lighthouse and Museum and private dwelling with a quiet sense of ownership, or is it simply familiarity? This was once home to Domenic. It was where he raised his 11 children, where he saw unlucky craft hit the jagged cliffs of this most wonderful piece of Rhode Island coastline, where he painted white the top half of the massive granite lighthouse, and where he watched the changes take place, the kind that would make people like himself, keepers of lighthouses, not only an endangered species, but an obsolete one. He retired before that. It was coming, and he knew it, but that didn't have anything to do with his retirement. Looking trim and sunburned, gently weathered, Domenic is 65, and moves with the agility of a youth. He points out the building where he and his late wife Dorothy raised the children. That was in the '50s and '60s. "That little area was our kitchen," Domenic says, pointing out a small room attaching the larger buildings. And that two story building was our house. Red brick, and whitewashed — we, my assistant and I had to whitewash it every year. That was his house, the other building, now a museum. Others live in the house now, and a pole fence warns that beyond is private — don't go there. There is little maintenance now, Domenic says, and the people who live there live rent-free. It wasn't so in Domenic's day. “It was a regular job,” Domenic says. “Each morning I would put up the colors — the flag — then assign the work for the day. We had an engineer in the engine room — we had to assign maintenance – as I say, paint the buildings, check everything. This was a whole enterprise, so to speak. Some people have a strange idea about lighthouses. I suppose it's understandable. It goes with the romance. You drive by, look over the side of a bridge, see a lighthouse and think there must be some old man all alone there keeping the light.' Well, that's a nice romantic idea. My house, this house, was filled with kids – 11 of them, plus my wife and myself. It was wonderful. The kids were very disciplined and never went near the cliffs. We loved it. The best years of my life were spent here. It was like living on a private estate." It is a mercilessly hot day, but inside the museum section the wind is brisk and even cool. “Always this way,” Domenic says. “Always a breeze here, really a wind. Once, all you heard was the wind and in the fog and in the haze the sound of horns from the buoys. Peaceful and beautiful. That was long before the park system took it over. It's wonderful now too, and because everything except the private quarters is open to the public, the public gets to see inside. Really inside. But the romance is gone." The romance of a lighthouse not invaded by strangers, one home to an expanding family, sending its beam rhythmically across the water, its big horns blasting a guiding way through the darkest of nights. That is the romance that has been sacrificed to automation. Safer, yes. Surer? Maybe. But where is the sense of an almost mystical quality — the shadowy figure turning the big lens to catch the light and send it beaming out? The mystery is gone. The lighthouses that stand and are being preserved are all mechanized. Their beams are fixed; they don't move, don't scan the water and the night. The beacon now pulsates steadily but doesn't rotate. "We had two flashes every 15 seconds," Domenic says, looking up to the top of the building. He is still amazed that it was built in 1856 with blocks of granite so massive it is a wonder how they were lifted. “That lens - what a lens – 350,000 candlepower. Huge. It was a glass prism, and it magnified the light." A seemingly unending spiral staircase winds to the top within the lighthouse. The walls are circular brick, and there is a central pole around which the stairs climb. “That pole,” Domenic says," now has wires going through it to activate the light. But years ago, we had weights down here, and we had to turn those weights. Up above, the big lens sat in a large dish of mercury. And when the light moved, when the lens turned, two beams shot out. What a sight. Those beams along with the big horns, like enormous trumpets, fed by air...you couldn't stand the blast. The buoys would warn us that something was out there, maybe somebody lost, and we had to create the characteristics of the lighthouse. We had to in fact tell them, the lost seafarers, where they were." Each lighthouse was different, each possessed its own personality, a different kind of call, of sound, a different heat of light beams. The color was a characteristic. These unique things were identification marks so that a sailor would know it was Beavertail and not, let's say, the lighthouse on nearby Rose Island. The lighthouse was like a person, each with a different face. Domenic came to them easily, by choice. He was in the Coast Guard during the years 1946 to 1947. He was also in the Navy, in World War II, earlier in 1942. He chose the lighthouse, the one on Rose Island because he was married and was starting a family. He thought it would be a good place for that. After Rose Island, he came to Beavertail. "What was wonderful is that the family was here," he says. “My wife a beautiful woman, oh, she was so beautiful. Do you know men would whistle at her?" He puckers his lips and makes the shape of a whistle. "She died in 1981 of cancer. Then a year later, Lu-Lu died. She was my youngest daughter. She died of heart disease at the age of 15. There are now five sons and five daughters left. Took me a long, long time to get over Lu-Lu. I still cry sometimes." He looks about the grounds, remembers when the wild roses were not there, when there was only one road out, when he always had to have evacuation plans ready, when the great storms came and raised the ocean to the lighthouse and brought down one of the chimneys. "The '38 Hurricane brought back the original lighthouse foundation. Imagine that being exposed. There it is now with a whistle house on it. You hear that horn? Sounds like it's out there in the ocean. It's here at the whistle house. There are so many stories here. Fifty wrecks here, at this place. In Rhode Island there have been as many as 1,200 wrecks recorded, and 50 of those at Beavertail Point." Domenic is not a man who shakes his head at automation. He realizes that a fully automated lighthouse, using a 45,000 candlepower lamp that can be seen for 17 miles is certainly an improvement over the days of using whale oil for the lamps, or even further back in time, an open pitch fire used by the Indians in 1705, but he wonders at all this accuracy. "The oil spill," he says. "Look at that. Here with all our technology, a tanker strikes the rocks." Domenic shakes his head. Inside the museum a small room holds four fish tanks, and one can see a variety of sea life in them — large starfish, sea urchins, spider crabs, large snails. Posters and maps are arranged on the walls. A wooden inshore lobster trap stands next to a metal offshore one, a strong one able to take the currents and the bigger lobsters. A stuffed bass weighing in at 65 pounds and caught on October 22, 1936, is pinned proudly to a wall. The display rooms hold glass cases with old lights from lighthouses, paintings, drawings, records of shipwrecks, a celebration of what is called the Golden Age of lighthouses. A small fireplace stands empty near a mannequin in a chair, an old lighthouse keeper in his uniform. And in a comer hangs a picture of Domenic Turillo as he looked in 1950, high on the cliff, arms akimbo, behind him the inevitable Beavertail Lighthouse. "Once, you couldn't get in here," he says. "There was barbed wire all around. The government owned everything. I'd go down to the edge of the cliffs and fish. Caught a lot of bass here. It was quiet and lonely, peaceful and orderly. You had to be ready every moment for inspections. You never knew when. Those were the days of the white glove inspections. You couldn't touch anything that would soil what you wore, but you know, when the government abandons something it really abandons it, and this lighthouse was nearly lost. Now it belongs to everybody. But, once, in a way, it was mine. I loved it then, and I still love it. This is a place to love." He retired because it was time. The age told him, he says. But he seems ill at ease in retirement. Today, he is a "food and beverage man" at Victoria House restaurant in Providence. "I have to be near the sea," he says. "I was born and raised near the sea. I was born on the waterfront. Raised in Bristol. All the Turillos came from Bristol." And the proof lies in Domenic's hold to the old house at Beavertail Point. He comes here each Thursday to volunteer his services. He spent time fixing it up, painting, and will devote a lot of time, he is sure, to the restoration of the last building, the old fog whistle house where the great hors blasted their position. His daughter Linda Levesque comes to the lighthouse every Wednesday and serves as a guide, for she too possesses the stories, the legends of the lighthouse. She is a lover of the sea, as are all Domenic's children. They were raised near the sea, breathed the salt air, slept at night while their father took turns staying up watching for warning signs, for possible tragedies the old “Devil Sea" can so easily create. Yet, his life here, the happiest times of his life, met the tempest and the trail squarely. Domenic says he went through some pretty rough times, but the best times were here. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dominic Turillo - Echo Newspaper Article Description An account of the resource photo copy of a newspaper article Type The nature or genre of the resource Picture/Photo, Document Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Image Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 11, 1989 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/eb7c62abd4eab7a8ef1853840d05c7b1.jpg 29f49308ad47b2af964680bf31ae4a75 PDF Document Document in PDF format Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Beavertail's Light keeper from 1951 through 1969, Dominic Turillo passed away at age 91 on May 8, 2016. Assigned to Beavertail from Rose Island Light, Dominic was a frequent visitor to Beavertail after his retirement. He often came into the museum with a news clipping about his days at Beavertail and expecially enjoyed relating his favorite fishing story and location on the rocks around the light. An energetic Keeper and amazingly the father of 11 children, 40 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren, he left a legacy at Beavertail to be remembered by all BLMA docents and those that met him Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dominic Turillo - Death Notice from the Lighthouse Log Spring 2016 Dominic Turillo https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/c259836656f3cfc80a9e509c4f980f3e.pdf 9f64ffc1f9c3ed71ecdf8125a02940ab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Newsletters Title A name given to the resource <h2>Lighthouse Logs</h2> Description An account of the resource The quarterly newsletter of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF File PDF Document Document in PDF format Contents TOC of the PDF <table> <thead> <tr> <td>Page</td> <td>Article</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Winter 2022 President's Message</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Site Transfer Status Recent Events</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Lighthouse Wisdom Fog Signal Building Site Improvements</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>New Exhibits Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Archive</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Keepers: Silas Gardner Shaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Rhode Island’s Perilous Coast - Brenton Point and Reef (Part 3)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Santa Visits Beavertail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Tower Climb Schedule Group Tours & Events</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Lighthouse Log Winter 2022</h2> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF File 2022 Newsletter https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/d0fe8810a29afbdfdbb5123c26d3118d.jpg fd8790f68f3e171f8359a27f89f3f50c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lens Room Collection Description An account of the resource Items currently on display in the Lens Room at the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Lens Room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vent Ball with Spire Description An account of the resource This cast iron vent ball is typical of the standard vent balls used on Lighthouses. The purpose of the vent ball was to allow circulation of air up through the light tower through the lantern room and out through the bottom of the vent ball. A series of small holes covered with wire mesh allowed warm air to exit the lighthouse through the bottom of the vent ball. The circulation of air through the light tower was instrumental In keeping the tower dry and free of moisture. When kerosene or oil lamps were used the ventilation allowed fumes from the lamps to safely exit the lantern room. The spike at the top of the vent ball served as a lightning ground rod for the light tower. This vent ball was removed from Hudson City Light, New York in 1992 and replaced with a new cast iron vent ball. The interior of the vent ball and housing had begun to deteriorate requiring its replacement. Hudson City Light was built in 1874 and it is believed that this is the original vent ball. The lighthouse marks the entrance to Hudson City and Athens, New York on the East bank of the Hudson River. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1020 Lens Room https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/3ddba3744ed927f3883be0927aa52ac3.mp4 85c5b8eac89f7eacc3a8856a83c89bb9 Video Video Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource RI Lighthouses Wall Display Description An account of the resource Large wall display showing pictures of existing Rhode Island Lighthouses Type The nature or genre of the resource Wall Display Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1024 RI Lighthouse Room https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/7b5268aa81069afaf2a525b9543bdeb2.jpg 3ec00b3e9302bf409ff53379d28af99d Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Extinct RI Lighthouses Wall Display Description An account of the resource Large wall display showing pictures of extinct Rhode Island Lighthouses Type The nature or genre of the resource Wall Display Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1025 RI Lighthouse Room https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/656de5c008c95e39fc83fbad2a43d1f2.jpg 5761d62d4895285a5d2b9b0cb4815c83 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Asst. Keepers Hall Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brenton Reef Lightship Wall Exhibit Description An account of the resource Wall Exhibit showing the history of the Brenton Reef Light Ships Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1026 East Wall Entrance Hall https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/7a9d3338ef3f764ce2ce95e35acd4b7a.jpg ceb286ba1f13f9985107e219a68ebcfc Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Asst. Keepers Hall Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Craig Armington Memorial Scholarship BLMA Master Plan The Origin of National Lighthouse Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Meet Our BLMA Directors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Clayton Wood World War II Hero Remembered The Bombing of Beavertail’s Resilient Keeper House Beavertail Visitor The 1789 Act to Establish Beacons and Buoys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Back in History</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Rhode Island’s Perilous Coast Brenton Point & Reef-Part 5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Rock Ledges at Beavertail Beavertail Lighthouse License Plates Coming Soon! Local Legend Season Museum Hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Tower Climb Schedule Group Tours & Events</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Lighthouse Log Summer 2022</h2> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF File 2022 Newsletter https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/4ab8c2389e351c9d3ca4af952989e46a.jpg f840dbbe94d83edbe7b6869d548d374a https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/efdc67b4292e47b42803155996a347a6.mp4 16bfdcf2da9f6b6d66a7b93d3276fab2 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/ef8a9ccf4a5c9b0d2a7920c100b7c74f.jpg 2020e1f43cd64118e87c4f4df8092df2 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/50944341d127962da733712f3aedfe9e.png d7b06cd7e3801c40690298f0f3bb804c https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/7b5d7d8e50cf14437430ae157bc66d39.png 837ad2f84c31a8e552b11375b8b50862 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/8e9ccab78224f2ef4ccedcea6242b80a.png 254aa73d8967aa20ab91f4f56c23d84f https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/959759d20a5e17f9f09bb1b403045a38.png 51d7a4ac8ea1ea460e31cc985783156e Video Video Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 12 minutes 4 seconds Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound WEBVTT 1 01:00:00.000 --> 01:00:09.375 Hello, I am Ron Bugenske, US Coast Guard Retired, CPO 2 01:00:10.958 --> 01:00:17.750 If you're looking at this video you're into nautical history or just love old lighthouses 3 01:00:18.875 --> 01:00:27.583 I was fortunate to have seen most lighthouses in New England, visited many and worked on some 4 01:00:30.833 --> 01:00:33.833 In my years traveling the coast by water 5 01:00:34.833 --> 01:00:42.416 In the early days of our country due to poor roads mud and snow, the only way to move goods was by water 6 01:00:44.083 --> 01:00:50.500 Poor charts many reefs and shoals made for the loss of many ships 7 01:00:50.500 --> 01:00:53.500 The economy of our new nation relied on shipping 8 01:00:54.333 --> 01:01:01.333 Ships crossing the Atlantic navagation was only by compass, sun and time. 9 01:01:03.625 --> 01:01:14.541 Storms, cloudy days and unreliable time keeping made navigation questionable until a known landmark was seen 10 01:01:15.875 --> 01:01:19.458 A lighthouse may be the first landmark identified 11 01:01:22.833 --> 01:01:35.041 In the very first American Lighthouses were built of wood and served as models for the early lighthouses built in the original 13 colonies. 12 01:01:36.375 --> 01:01:43.000 generaly to mark and alert sailors about dangerous rocky coastlines reefs sandbars and shoals 13 01:01:44.625 --> 01:01:47.625 Coastal shipping, the only way to transport goods 14 01:01:50.166 --> 01:02:03.875 Boston Light, the first lighthouse, located on Little Brewster Island dates back to 1716 and was the first to be built in what was then colonial America 15 01:02:05.208 --> 01:02:10.666 The British bunt it down when departing Boston after the Revolutionary War. 16 01:02:12.125 --> 01:02:15.000 The second burned down and was replaced with a granite tower 17 01:02:16.416 --> 01:02:26.791 Brant Point Light built in 1746. It was the second lighthouse built in colonial America, located on Nantucket Island 18 01:02:28.541 --> 01:02:36.708 The original Beavertail Light was built in 1749 as the third lighthouse in the 13 Colonies 19 01:02:36.708 --> 01:02:42.875 The first Beavertail Light was made of wood but burnt in 1753 20 01:02:48.041 --> 01:02:54.750 And lost by fire, the second lighthouse after the first, 21 01:02:57.583 --> 01:03:05.333 The British sailors departing Newport burnt the 3rd lighthouse down. It was replaced with a granite tower 22 01:03:10.250 --> 01:03:23.166 Fog was another hazzard the sailors had to deal with on coastal shipping 23 01:03:25.166 --> 01:03:33.250 In the early days lighthouses were equipped with fog bells later were equipped with horns 24 01:03:37.833 --> 01:03:51.875 On June 13th, 1959, I was aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Evergreen on International Ice patrol off Newfoundland 25 01:03:51.875 --> 01:03:56.625 when informed my wife Mary had given birth to twin girls 26 01:03:58.166 --> 01:04:01.166 We were expecting one child in August 27 01:04:06.000 --> 01:04:11.041 I became a paid guest at Beavertail Light in 1959 28 01:04:11.041 --> 01:04:14.458 arriving in a 1949 green Plymouth 29 01:04:15.291 --> 01:04:18.291 with a home made trailer with all our worldly goods 30 01:04:18.708 --> 01:04:26.750 My Mary next to me. In the back seat a canary, at cat and two one month old twin girls. 31 01:04:30.208 --> 01:04:34.458 Assigned DN-2 Assistant Keeper 32 01:04:35.500 --> 01:04:39.333 My main duties - watch standing and maintaining equipment 33 01:04:40.666 --> 01:04:46.458 There was a coal fired boiler and an old wooden cistern - - brick cistern 34 01:04:47.666 --> 01:04:53.958 and held rainwater in the early days in the cellar of my quarters. 35 01:04:54.458 --> 01:05:01.250 I removed the cistern. We removed the old garage and a new one built behind the fog signal building. 36 01:05:02.166 --> 01:05:05.166 put up a post and rail fence around the property. 37 01:05:08.541 --> 01:05:14.750 Lighthouse beacon optics or lens show different characteristics 38 01:05:15.833 --> 01:05:19.958 hazards including quick flashing time flashing 39 01:05:20.833 --> 01:05:28.791 Minot Light, known by the locals as the love light flashes one, four, three 40 01:05:32.208 --> 01:05:41.750 and given colored lights Beavertail changed from white to green during my time at Beavertail. 41 01:05:44.791 --> 01:05:50.833 Aids to navigation publications pages list different characteristics of lights 42 01:05:51.416 --> 01:05:58.375 lighthouses also day beacons identified by their material name, shape and color 43 01:05:58.958 --> 01:06:05.166 Beavertail light was "granit square half white tower" 44 01:06:05.791 --> 01:06:08.791 today no longer half white. 45 01:06:11.083 --> 01:06:18.291 West Quoddy Head Light is candy shaped/stripped red and white 46 01:06:21.416 --> 01:06:25.541 Matinicus Rock Light 1827 47 01:06:26.000 --> 01:06:29.375 has two grey granit towers. 48 01:06:29.916 --> 01:06:33.958 Both towers were lit. Today only one tower is left 49 01:06:34.375 --> 01:06:41.416 In the early days, Matanicus light showed two lights 20 nautical miles off the mainland 50 01:06:41.416 --> 01:06:46.333 and it was the first light seen by ships crossing the Atlantic. 51 01:06:49.250 --> 01:06:53.583 Monhagan Light - 1824 52 01:06:58.041 --> 01:07:03.375 One of the two important off shore lights, showed only one white light. 53 01:07:03.708 --> 01:07:07.875 Monhegan light is 178 feet above sea level 54 01:07:07.875 --> 01:07:10.875 It's the second highest on the Maine coast. 55 01:07:11.375 --> 01:07:18.000 both Mincinicus and Monhegan Light were important lights to ships crossing the Atlantic. 56 01:07:20.875 --> 01:07:28.041 Sequin Light, white granit tower, white red brick building. 57 01:07:28.041 --> 01:07:33.708 Sequin Light is on Sequin Island in the Gulf of Maine 58 01:07:34.666 --> 01:07:42.875 at the mouth of the Kennebeck River, established 1795 was the second oldest of coastal Maine's coastal lighthouses 59 01:07:43.916 --> 01:07:49.375 With a first order lens and with it's light 180 feet above sea level 60 01:07:49.916 --> 01:07:53.291 it can be seen 40 nautical miles to sea. 61 01:07:55.375 --> 01:08:03.750 Lights, coastal lights were also built to assist ships seeking shelter into harbors. 62 01:08:04.333 --> 01:08:09.791 Bass Harbor Light on Mount Desert Island is one of these light stations. 63 01:08:09.791 --> 01:08:13.916 established 1858, and my favorite light. 64 01:08:17.416 --> 01:08:24.083 My son Lloyd, nicknamed Jack, called Beavertail light his first home. 65 01:08:27.250 --> 01:08:35.000 The twins one year old, the day their new brother arrive home at Beavertail 66 01:08:35.541 --> 01:08:41.375 All three children would sleep through the foghorn, unless it sounded a sour note. 67 01:08:45.208 --> 01:08:52.875 My mother and brother Jim and I with my son, Jack, at the original Beavertail Light foundation. 68 01:08:56.708 --> 01:09:00.041 A family light is a job you don't drive to work to. 69 01:09:00.791 --> 01:09:05.708 Besides maintaining the Light and buildings, unexpected disaster 70 01:09:08.208 --> 01:09:13.500 people fishing hooking themselves, small boats and breakers. 71 01:09:15.833 --> 01:09:22.166 I had my chance to be with my children the first four years of their lives. 72 01:09:22.875 --> 01:09:25.875 this is sacred to me 73 01:09:27.250 --> 01:09:31.666 I can recall 3 times we pulled people out of the water 74 01:09:35.000 --> 01:09:38.500 One especially, he was inside the breakers 75 01:09:38.958 --> 01:09:42.333 and I remember trying to warn him at the waters edge 76 01:09:43.208 --> 01:09:46.208 A large breaker landed in his boat and demolashed it. 77 01:09:47.333 --> 01:09:49.625 We removed him from the water 78 01:09:50.708 --> 01:09:53.708 and chewed him out using language I would not normally use 79 01:09:55.166 --> 01:09:57.458 we were all so banged up and wet 80 01:09:58.208 --> 01:10:01.208 He asked to use the phone to call the Quonset Naval Air Station 81 01:10:02.000 --> 01:10:04.666 He announced himself as captain 82 01:10:05.291 --> 01:10:07.250 He went with me to my office 83 01:10:07.625 --> 01:10:10.625 2 enlisted men were looking for a crack in the boar at that time 84 01:10:13.666 --> 01:10:20.000 When his office answere he announced himself as chaplin. 85 01:10:23.291 --> 01:10:28.666 Two navy helicoptors emergency landings at the Lighthouse 86 01:10:28.666 --> 01:10:31.666 This made a big day for the kids. 87 01:10:32.041 --> 01:10:37.500 We offered them coffee and let them warm themselves in the quarters. 88 01:10:38.208 --> 01:10:43.291 At Christmas time a third helicopter landed with baskets for both families. 89 01:10:46.000 --> 01:10:51.916 Later in my career with the Coast Guard, I was Chief on the Portland Light Ship 90 01:10:52.125 --> 01:10:54.958 Just another Lighthouse that floated on water 91 01:10:56.458 --> 01:11:03.666 Stationed well off shore, lightships marked a shoal or entrance to a harbor 92 01:11:04.125 --> 01:11:10.958 Besides a light or foghorn, lightships were equipped with a radio beacon. 93 01:11:11.625 --> 01:11:18.208 in the New England area sending out a beacon every 6 minutes for 1 minute 94 01:11:21.041 --> 01:11:28.333 I helped decommission the 533 and brought back to Portland Station the 536 95 01:11:32.583 --> 01:11:40.291 I could talk for hours about our time at Beavertail Light, friends we made in Jamestown 96 01:11:40.291 --> 01:11:47.000 Henry and Connie Armbrust, Mary and I called them our Rhode Island adopted parents 97 01:11:50.125 --> 01:11:56.500 I cherish my time at Beavertail Light over 60 years ago. 98 01:11:57.041 --> 01:12:00.041 I'm Ron Bugenske 99 01:12:00.041 --> 01:12:03.041 A good journey to all Commentary Comments to enhance and expand the story of this item Video donated by Linda Warner. 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