 On
June 17, 2003, a delegation from the United States Coast Guard and other
lighthouse people participated in a Kennebec River Tour from the Maine
Maritime Museum to Seguin Island. A crew from the Range Light Keepers,
skippered by Herb Hewlett, had the opportunity to meet the tour boat mid-river
in Fiddler Reach and make a 10 minute presentation. Here Mike Kreindler
draws the visitors' attention to our work at the Range Lights and Bell
Tower. In the late afternoon a reception was held at the Maritime Museum
for the Kennebec River lighthouse organizations. Here Mike and Michele
listen to one of speeches. At their left, Peter Ralston, one of the speakers and the
Island Institute's man behind Maine Lights, glances at his notes. |
The
bell tower was decorated with a flag in honor of the occasion, Maine
Lighthouse Week. It was five years ago that the Maine Lights Program
succeeded in deeding 28 lighthouses to caretakers throughout the state.
The Range Light Keepers are proud to be one of the non-profit organizations
entrusted with the care of a lighthouse site. The festivities of the
day were organized by Anne Webster, who heads the Friends of Seguin,
and was a key figure in administering the Maine Lights program.
