Delaware
Bay Lighthouse Keepers
& Friends Association, Inc.
"Our mission is to preserve the history of the Delaware Bay
and River Lighthouses, Lightships and their Keepers."
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For information on the cruises and pictures from 2008, click here. January: Events passed. February: Events passed. March: Events passed. April: Events passed. May: Events passed. June: Events passed. July: Events passed. August: Events passed. September: September 30, 11am - Fall meeting will be held at the Charlotte Todd Education Building part of the Nature Center of Cape May. The Center is located at 1600 Delaware Avenue in Cape May (the street before the Coast Guard Base going east). ITINERARY: 11am Meeting; 12pm lunch (brown bag); 1 pm Guest speaker Kelly Ruffel, Executive Director of Preservation History and Culture in NJ. She will be speaking about regarding preservation in our state, she will be identifying historic structures throughout New Jersey and how they are protected. As you are aware, many of our Delaware Bay lighthouses are in a tragic state of disrepair and neglect. Ruffel can learn about the Bay lights, our association, its goals and we can learn from her. Please make every effort to attend this important meeting. Your attendance will demonstrate to Kelly the important role played by the Delaware Bay Lights in our region's commerce. The New Jersey Preservation Association played a key role in the preservation of Cape May's Franklin Street School. October: October 18 & 19, 8 AM - 6 PM - New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge. Due to the closing of East Point Lighthouse our organization will be setting up at Leechester Community Hall located on Main Street in Dorchester, NJ. We are expecting over 2,000 visitors from the United States and other countries. Your organization can always use help so come out to join the challenge, check out the area, do some shopping and give us a hand. The "challenge" is to visit all New Jersey lighthouses in one weekend. Hope to see you there. November: To be announced. December: To be announced. Other events: East Point Light is open for tours monthly every 1st and 3rd weekend. Events at Bayshore Center at Bivalve are scheduled every month. Check bayshorecenter.org or call 856-785-2060 for more information. MARK YOUR CALENDAR -- SAVE THESE DATES!!! Back to Top
NOTE: We are always looking for interesting guest speakers, topics and maritime locations. Suggestions can be sent to mspegstapleford@windstream.net For information on any of the above contact President Angelo Rigazio (609)884-1329 or Rod Mulligan (856) 691-8224.
Have an Event??To have your event listed here, please contact Jean Jones at 509 Whitall Avenue, Millville, NJ 08332 or call (856) 825-3386 or email jeanjones@fast.net. Be sure to include your organization name, who to contact for more information, the date, time and description of your event. |
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