Virtual - Sally Snowman, the last USCG Keeper of Boston Light and Husband Jay Thomson
Thursday, February 127:00—8:00 PMZoom
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You know we love our Lighthouse talks and we're really excited about this one! Boston Light – the first established Light Station in colonial America – began lighting the way for safe navigation into the fledging maritime port of Boston in 1716. The Fresnel Lens in the lantern room and fog signal apparatus situated on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor continues as an active Coast Guard maintained aid-to-navigation, today. However, its notoriety in the maritime community as the “the last manned Coast Guard Light Station” in the country has come to closure with the retirement of Sally Snowman, its 70th keeper. A power-point presentation provide photos of Boston Light’s 307 years of history and few photo anecdotes of Sally’s experiences as a 21st Century Keeper.
We are also thrilled to welcome Jeremy D'Entremont to the conversation! He is one of our favorite speakers on lighthouses and is great friends with Sally and Jay.
This program is in partner with the Ashland Public Library
No Registration Required