MetaFilter posts tagged with lighthouses

You Light Up My Life (In More Ways Than One)

Xurando — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:03:57 -0800

A visit to Russian abandoned nuclear lighthouses.. Despite the hazards, there has been much vandalism of these sites. The IAEA has taken on the task of decommissioning these radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTG's).

A Candle On The Water

amyms — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:33:45 -0800

The Lighthouse Directory. An information portal for over 9000 lighthouses, and sites of former lighthouses, all around the world. Photos, histories, technical specifications, etc. Most of the links are very thorough, with some including excerpts from keepers' logs. The site also includes links to current news stories and general historical articles related to lighthouses.

hurf durf book eater

jessamyn — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:07:55 -0800

"Learn me to read, book lady.... Please if you learn me, I won't be lonesome any more. I broke my back last year. It wan't mended yet." A look at WPA Travelling Libraries. See also: Free traveling libraries (Wisconsin), Lighthouse libraries (Coastal U.S.), Blue Trunk Medical Libraries (Africa), Bus Libraries (China), a few miscellaneous mobile libraries, and this one from the 16th Century. And yes, there's some YouTube.

Lighthouse free

stbalbach — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 07:44:44 -0800

The National Park Service and US Coast Guard are dumping Lighthouses for free. The catch is you need to maintain it. What would you do with a Lighthouse?