I got to go for a sail today. We had our astronomy club picnic, and one of the members owns a 36 foot sailboat (more on that in a later post.) As we sailed out of Huntington Harbor, we passed this lighthouse, and it made a nice photograph, given the background of the cumulus clouds. This lighthouse was at risk in 1983 because it was falling into disrepair and the Coast guard wanted to demolish it. In 1985, a group called Save Huntington’s Lighthouse was formed by local citizens to save the lighthouse from demolition. It became the first private group in the country to successfully take over and restore an offshore lighthouse. Isn't it wonderful they saved this classic!
4 comments:
Beautiful photo. Beautiful day for a sail!
Joan
Very nice shot of the Huntington Lighthouse! And I'm sure you enjoyed the day sailing on Long Island Sound.
Primo! We only went out for a short sail at about 4 PM, and of course, this being Long Island's north shore, the wind promptly died. We had about 15 minutes of breeze, and then motored home. It was still nice to be out on the water!
AWESOME!!! that you got to go for a sail on such a beautiful day.. and the wonderful story about the lighthouse!!
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