[dansangel]

[dansangel]

Come join us at the Finest for a trip to Old Presque Isle, MI and a tour of a "haunted" lighthouse!

[GailA]

Good Morning FRiends

[Straight Vermonter]

I think Presque Isle is in Maine, not Michigan.

[FreeTheHostages]

!! I've been to Presque Isle -- it's beautiful country. Potato country. If you can find a bag of presque potatos, those are good potatos! It's closer to Nova Scotia then you might guess.

This labor day I go to visit a lighthouse I love, the lighthouse at Pemaquid Point, just south of Portland, Maine.

[Calpernia]

Oooh, LiteKeeper, come by here today!

[Calpernia]

Goodmorning to ALL!!

[Calpernia]

{{{Angel!}}}

I love this post today! I'm debating adding tidbits or saving them for my state. We have some lovely lighthouses here on the East Coast with great stories.

Excellent job.

[Aquamarine]

The pledge graphic is so pretty, is it new?

BTW...you should be glad you didn't have to take 400 to work this morning, I hear it's shut down. Think a big truck hit an overhead sign.

[Calpernia]

Ok, I have to add a neat tidbit.

Bay of Delaware, Cape May, NJ

The President of the United States

Treasury Department

July 6, 1796

The Secretary of the Treasury respectively submits to the President of the United States a Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue dated the 5th instant, covering a provisional contract entered into by William Allibone, Superintendent of the Lighthouse establishment for the Bay of Delaware, with Garret Halencamp (?) for placing & managing the floating Beacon & Buoy in the said bay of Delaware.

Proposals for executing the contracts in question were received from several other persons; but as the one made by Halencamp (?) were the lowest and perhaps not unreasonable considering the advanced price of living, the Secretary is of the opinion that it will be for the ______of the _____ if the President should think proper to approve of the said provisional contract between the Superintendent & Garrett Halencamp (?) all which is most respectively submitted to the consideration of the President U.S.

Oliv. Wolcott

Secretary of the Treasury

The Secretary of the Treasury

The contract entered into between William Allibone, Superintendent of the Lighthouse establishment for the Bay of Delaware of Garret Halencamp (?), for the placing and maintaining the floating Beacons and Buoys in the said bay of Delaware, is returned approved.

It is to be presumed that these contracts are not more of request than necessary yet as they are so often repeated, & are heavy in the aggregate for the above mentioned bay, it may not be inappropriate to make indirect inquiry whether these frequent renewals are the result of real necessity – and to what account the old materials, are carried.

Mount Vernon 13th July 1796

G. Washington

[lonestar]

"This little light of mine

I'm gonna let it shine

This little light of mine..."

What do light houses have with me?

Weinie

[knighthawk]

Howdy (((((ALL)))))

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' proof-readers.

I left a typo in the thread *just for you* Skinny Dude.

Oh good. Dansy's got her own version of "Where's Waldo."

Could this be the one?

The Coast Guard being taking notice of it too!

[jwfiv]

I'm late thru the doors, but I've been lookin' thru the window all morning and watching the light shine on everyone...a very cool, kinda goosebumpy thread today...thank you, MIss Dansy.

I like the butterflies...)

Good afternoon to all our Hostessess and the Finest...extra good coffee today.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

030802-N-9769P-104 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 2, 2003) -- Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Russell Crow fires a 40mm gun during a training exercise aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is at sea in the Southern California operating area conducting carrier qualifications in preparation for a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric. (RELEASED)