Who is This?
This is Ed Syvinski and Tammy Burnham.
Tammy is Wood Island Lighthouse Keeper
Laurier and wife Lily Burnham's daughter.
On November 29th, 1960,
Ed, with the help of Raymond Bill (both coastguard seamen stationed at Fletcher's Neck Coast Guards Station), rescued Tammy from certain death in the stormy seas around Wood Island.
Here he is visiting her in the hospital several days after her rescue.
Read the story on our History Page.
Summer Tours
Over 950 visitors learned about Wood Island Light by taking our tours aboard Lightrunner this summer. 25 volunteers made these tours possible.
People from 27 states and 5 countries toured the lighthouse.
Our new phone reservation system was a success.
Fall Work Day
Lighthouse receives upgrades and repairs on our Fall Work Day thanks to the 17 volunteers who came. Also a group of 14 kayakers, students from UNE,
toured the lighthouse. They saw us working and wanted to help so they carried
a good deal of debris off the island.
NEW BULKHEAD
WELL COVER REHAB
NEW PORCH ROOF
REPAIR OF TOWER LIGHTNING CABLE
Biddeford 8th Grade
comes to Biddeford Pool
and learns about Wood Island Light.
Their trip included a visit to the island as well
as to East Point where they learned
about sea birds and the heroics of
Eben Emerson.
Thanks to Barbara Fortier and her
entire 8th grade team, the kids
had an educational and rewarding day.
Maine's Coast Week Cleanup
FOWIL participated in this event for the first time this year. All debris
picked up was cataloged and sent to the state. Most debris collected on
Wood Island was related to the Lobstering industry plus a whole lot
of plastic beverage containers.
Carol Bassett, Anita Coupe, Ali Kosiba, Shirley Stallings, Julie Kosiba and Sheri Poftak
help clean up Wood Island on Work Day
The Friends of
Wood Island Lighthouse
is a chapter of the
American Lighthouse Foundation.
It was formed in the Spring of 2003 specifically to preserve and restore the Wood Island Light Station. Please visit our website for information.
photo by Jan Hamilton