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Ice at the Lighthouse!: We took our first trip of the year out to the lighthouse on February 20th to see how she was faring with this harsh and snowy winter. We were delighted to find a little bit of ice and snow remaining on the rip-rap boulders...

White House Designates U.S. Lighthouse Society a “Preserve America Steward”: On January 12, 2009, First Lady Laura Bush, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chairman John L Nau, III announced that the United States Lighthouse Society was...

Wedding Bells At Lighthouse: On July 4 th, Sally Ward and Phillip Walker, both of Annapolis, exchanged their wedding vows at the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse...

Amazing Lighthouse Replica: Gary Gillette, a model-making hobbyist who specializes in replicas of historic buildings, spent over 300 hours making an amazingly authentic 1/48 th scale model of Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse...


PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard 5th District; Barbara Shelton, Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator, General Services Administration; and the Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Secretary Norton addresses the gathering.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 RADM Brice-O'Hara at the podium.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 Wayne Wheeler, President of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Mr. Wheeler presents the U.S. Lighthouse Society's President's Award to Henry Gonzalez, President of the society's Chesapeake Chapter, along with a check for $10,000 for preservation of the lighthouse.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 Buck Buchanan, Chairman of the Annapolis Maritime Museum.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Secretary Norton signs the transfer document with Buck Buchanan, Barbara Shelton, RADM Brice-O'Hara, and Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer looking on.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Secretary Norton congratulates Wayne Wheeler.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 - From left to right: CAPT Curt Springer, Commander Activities Baltimore, U.S. Coast Guard; Congressman Ben Cardin, 3rd District MD; RADM Brice-O'Hara; Ginger Ellis, Anne Arundel County, Environmental & Cultural Resources; Chief of Staff, IWIF; Secretary Norton; Mr. Wheeler, U.S. Lighthouse Society; and Mr. Gonzalez, U.S. Lighthouse Society.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 In front of Thomas Point Shoal lighthouse: (l-r) Buck Buchanan, Annapolis Maritime Museum; Mr. John Hughes, husband of Secretary Norton; Secretary Norton; RADM Brice-O'Hara; Mr. Wheeler.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 George Layfield, Chief of Staff of the Injured Worker's Insurance Fund (IWIF) presents a check for $10,000 to Henry Gonzalez, U.S. Lighthouse Society, and Buck Buchanan, Annapolis Maritime Museum. IWIF is the first corporate sponsor for the lighthouse partnership.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 Mr. Jerry Siatkowski, President of the Beacons of the Bay lighthouse collectible club presents a donation check for $1,000 to Mayor Moyer; Secretary Norton; Anne Puppa, Vice President for Preservation, Chesapeake Chapter; Wayne Wheeler, U.S. Lighthouse Society; and Henry Gonzalez, U.S. Lighthouse Society.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Mayor Moyer greets Charlie and Jesse Martak, grandsons of John B. Suit, lighthouse keeper at Thomas Point Shoal from 1904-1908.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Sandy Clunies, Chesapeake Chapter Historian, stands by the list of descendants of Keeper Suit that she researched and which led to her contacting the Martak brothers.