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Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse
PO Box 26, Biddeford Pool, ME 04006
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Bill Edmunds photographer
WHO IS THIS?
Ira Winn
1817-1916
He designed and fabricated
the cast iron lantern rooms
and spiral stairs of
most of Maine's early Lighthouses.
The lantern room of today's Wood Island Lighthouse, is fashioned after Ira Winn's original work at Wood Island.
From the Executive Committee
The summer '06 season got officially underway this past Saturday with a General Membership meeting at the Biddeford Pool Fire Barn. An incumbent slate of EC members was elected to new two-year terms. Sheri Poftak gave a terrific presentation on the evolution of the lighthouse light covering such things as "Spider Lamps," Fresnel lenses and aero beacons and the history of their operation at Wood Island. Our submission for the installation of the tower stairs railing is pending before the State Historic Preservatioon Commission and the Coast Guard. We hope to have their authorization to proceed with the work in thirty days and that work will commence soon thereafter. The submission was prepared by Dave Curran, our architect, in collaboration with stone expert, Scott Whitaker. We depend so much on the professional talents and generosity of people like Dave and Scott, so we want publicly to applaud and thank them for their work on our behalf. In only 8 months we raised the required matching funds to earn a generous grant from the Biddeford Pool Association. We want also to acknowledge the Association's generosity and to express our sincere thanks. We are pleased that a new webcam is now available and ready for installation at the lighthouse. We will let you know when it is viewable on our website. With this beginning, we are confident that we are headed into a successful and exciting 3rd summer season.
Large Banner
created and donated by
Nimlok of Maine
to help promote
FOWIL.
Tickets for the "Haunting Event" fundraiser are going fast.
For those who do not wish to pay the $50 price,
raffle tickets are available for $1@ticket. Raffle
Island Tours
Tours begin July 1st. Phone reservations are necessary.
Please see our Tour Schedule Link for details.
Outreach
Outreach is busy. Thanks to Diane Noble and Kathleen White, FOWIL is the first chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation to display information about their lighthouse at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland Maine. The display was especially created for the Grand Opening & Dedication of the Kenneth Black Exhibition Hall at the Maine Lighthouse Museum on June 17th.
This Museum is a must see!
More Outreach
Brad Coupe represents FOWIL
Tom Goulding invites FOWIL to make a presentation to the Saco Bay Trails organization recently at the Dyer Library. Brad Coupe entertains and informs the group about the "trail" to and on Wood Island leading to the wonderful lighthouse there. All are glad to hear about FOWIL's efforts towards restoring this special place and look forward to a trip to the island to learn more.
Web Team: Sean Murphy, Bill Edmunds and Sheri Poftak
Newsletter Team: Sheri Poftak, Bill Edmunds and contributors
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 web site for information.
Win a chance to be on Wood Island overnight
to investigate for Paranormal Activity with the New England Ghost Project. Auction to win this opportunity will take place at the Haunting Event - July 29th