Lighthouse Related Info & Links

Internet Index of Lighthouse Links John Chidester, webmaster of HarbourLights.com, has added a wonderful new section to the Harbour Lights site. John has been gradually compiling links to many lighthouse related sites, and organizing them by region, state, individual lighthouse pages, organizations, museums, etc. Rod's Photo Gallery is honored to be chosen as one of the lighthouse related sites to be fully indexed on his list. The list is a wonderful tool for those searching for lighthouse related web sites, or specific information on an individual light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide One of my favorite lighthouse related websites! Informative bibliographies, histories, maps, photographs, & travel related information on the New England lighthouses from all five states. I have used this site many times planning out my various New England vacations of the past. A very well produced and traveled site with numerous lighthouse related links. The site also offers an excellent CD-ROM of the 68 Maine lighthouses.

Lighthouse Clubs & Organizations

US Lighthouse Society: Chesapeake Chapter The Chesapeake Chapter focuses on implementing the U.S. Lighthouse Society's goals in the Chesapeake Bay area, with particular regard to the lighthouses and lightships of Virginia & Maryland. The site includes a wealth of information about the Chesapeake Bay lights including directions & maps, photographs, histories, and schedules for special tours & cruises to the lights. Information about lighthouse restorations, museums, and special events are also included.

Lighthouse Collectibles & Merchandise

HarbourLights.com The official home page of the best lighthouse sculptures on the market! The site includes detailed photos, history, and release/ retirement dates of every HL sculpture made. Other parts of the site include a weekly chat room, Bill Younger signing events schedule, a Harbour Light's dealers list with maps & phone numbers, as well as many, many other features. The "Gallery" section of the site highlights lighthouse photographs taken by various HL collectors (including 17 of my own). A Very comprehensive website! Lighthouse & Maritime Art by Leo Kuschel Leo Kuschel is a renown Great Lakes marine artist. Mr. Kuschel's paintings and prints reflects his admiration for the Great Lakes, lighthouses, freighters and maritime history. I love lighthouse related art, and Kuschel's is some of the finest around. A Kuschel print is a sign of artistic integrity and a statement of historic accuracy for each subject. All available prints are hand signed and numbered. Definately worth a look.

Maritime Related Info & Links

Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping This site is dedicated to all the vessels of the Great Lakes. The site concentrates on "...The men, women and boats who brave the winter winds of Superior, and the angry waves of Lake Erie to bring the goods of the region to the World. If you want to learn about big ships & shipwrecks of the Great Lakes, this is a must visit. Great Links to the Great Lakes A spectacular "links" site with hundreds of links to anything that has to do with the Great Lakes! Categories include: museum & maritime societies, shipping, shipwrecks, ferries, ports & docks, lighthouses, magazines & newspapers, government, industries, and weather. If you need info concerning the Great Lakes, this is the site! Inland Seas Maritime Museum The Inland Seas Maritime Museum is located in Vermilion, Ohio, along the Lake Erie shore. It is one of the finest maritime museums I have ever been too, and is also one of the oldest & largest on the Great Lakes. The museum includes a very large library highlighting maritime related books and references, 2 Fresnel lenses, a pilot house from a Great Lake ore ship, the full size reproduction Vermilion Lighthouse, displays highlighting the Edmund Fitzgerald, and a VERY large collection of boat models of Great Lakes freighters. Jack's Joint An unofficial library of numerous Coast Guard related stories, articles, poems, essays, and downright lies. Home of the "Old Salt's Journal", the national newsletter of the Coast Guard Sea Veterans of America. The site also includes links to other Coast Guard, lighthouse, and military related sites. Why read a boring book!

Internet Related Info & Links

W3C's HTML Specifications For the Webmaster wanna-be, this is the HTML bible site. 95% of Rod's Photo Gallery was designed and uploaded without the use of an editing program (Microsoft FrontPage, etc). I wanted to learn more about HTML than most, and this is the site I used to teach myself the language. To most, it is about as boring of a read as a good calculus book, but this is where to learn how to lay out a web page without spending much money. Tables, backgrounds, fonts, meta tags, borders, headers, and other important HTML information is spelled out here. RGB Color Chart A good companion site to the W3C's HTML Specifications. This site organizes the hexadecimal and decimal color charts for webmasters to use. If you want to use more fonts, background, and header colors than the standard 16, this is a good site to start with. Another site with a well organized color scheme chooser is Hype's Color Specifier for Netscape.

Photography Related Info & Links

The Web's Top Photography Pages This site contains many links to the best nature and landscape photography pages on the web, including a large set of thumbnail links to numerous top-of-the-line photographers, plus text links to over 300 other photographers. The website also includes photography books & equipment for sale, tips, and web page design services. Rod's Photo Gallery is a featured site on the list. Photolinks A well organized site with hundreds of photography related links. Sections include Amateur and Professional photography, fine arts & exhibits, photography equipment, and many others. Each section has sub categories, with search engine capabilities for the entire site. Rod's Photo Gallery is listed within. Crockett's Photo Gallery A personal website from photographer Lester Crockett. The site includes Lester's nature and wildlife photography from the Delmarva peninsula along the Chesapeake Bay region. Also included on the site are HTML tips for budding young webmasters, many animated GIF's and midi selections, as well as numerous links to other photography related sites. Well worth the visit. British Journal of Photography BJP Online is the web edition of the British Journal of Photography - the world's longest established weekly photo magazine, published since 1854. Many sections are contained within including e-galleries, Forums, weekly articles, and many other interesting photography related sections. Articles change routinely, so there is always something new to read. Saugus Photos Online A personal website of photographs from Saugus and northern Massachusetts by James F. Harrington. The website also includes links to other Saugus area sites, and tips for better photography. If you love the northern Massachusetts and Cape Ann area, this site has some really interesting photos to check out.

Miscellaneous Info & Links

Michigan Reflections What has really drawn me to this site was the stunning "java applet" designs (adding animated water or snowfall "reflections" to various photographs). If your computer is java enabled, you really have to check these out! The site also highlights travel information for visiting the state of Michigan, including Michigan lighthouses, the upper peninsula, RV & camping links, and others. Of course you can't skip Linda's pastry and desert recipes! Well worth the visit.

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