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Shown here from a vintage photograph crewmembers of a US Lighthouse Service tender jump to a 9x38 lighted whistle buoy to service it. This type of duty was always dangerous, even more so when part of the buoy was covered in ice as is shown here.
Buoys play just as an important role as did lighthouses that were built on land. However, photographs such as this are quite rare but a vital part of lighthouse history.
Other types of aids to navigation were the kind that is shown in the other photograph where a light was built on rocks where a lighthouse could not be built.
When no longer needed, many of these types of structures were cut up and sold for scrap, but some still remain. We’d love to be able to obtain one or any part of one for the Museum of Lighthouse History. We are also looking for photographs of these types of structures being serviced to preserve them in the archives for future generations.
If you can help, email editor@LighthouseDigest.com or mail Editor, Lighthouse Digest, P.O. Box 250, East Machias, ME 04630.
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