UPCOMING EVENTS AT
HUNTINGTON LIGHTHOUSE
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VOLUNTEER MIXER!!
FEBRUARY 12, 4:30 PM
HONU KITCHEN, HUNTINGTON
Join us for our 2012 Volunteer Mixer!
Join Us
for a great adventure in 2012!
We are looking for motivated volunteers to assist
us in the growth of our organization.
We need marketing professionals, fund raising professionals,
graphics and web design, boaters and non-boaters.
This year is our 100th Anniversary Year and we have a LOT
of events scheduled. We need help! Assist with the parties
on the lighthouse, help with tours, help with the Music Fest!
Drop us a note or visit us on Facebook and we'll help you
get involved!!
EMAIL YOUR RSVP TO:
rsvp@huntingtonlighthouse.org
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Attention Artists!
Calling all creative Huntington Lighthouse enthusiasts. Take out your markers and paints for our
FIRST ANNUAL ART CONTEST!
We are looking for drawings, paintings, sketches
(all ages, any medium) of the Huntington Lighthouse.
Still working out the details. Check our website for further information about submissions and prizes!
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Attention Party Animals!
Circle June 16 on your 2012 calendars now
so you are sure to be available to help us celebrate the
100th ANNIVERSARY
of the
HUNTINGTON LIGHTHOUSE
!
It’s sure to be a BLAST! Details to follow.
Be sure to check this website for updated details.
Surprizes to be revealed periodically up to the event.
Thank you for your support
and interest in keeping the
Huntington Lighthouse around
for generations to come.
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2012 Tour Dates
July 8th, July 22nd, August 5th, August 19th, September 16th and September 23rd
WANTED 650 TONS OF RIP RAP
Rip rap? What is rip rap?
The Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society
is looking for 650 tons of granite rip rap,
(3-5 ton boulders) to prevent its basic structure and landing from being destroyed.
Huntington Harbor is the home to approximately 2,500 recreational boaters. The base of the lighthouse and the landing are being eroded away at high tide. It is very vulnerable to the impact of the waves, especially due to heavy boat traffic in and out of Huntington Harbor and the occasional North Easterly Storms. With the addition of rip-rap, the concrete will be better protected and keep the force of the waves from wearing away the basic structure.
To amplify this problem, the Rip-Rap on the south side has been displaced over time due to weather and especially ice as indicated in the pictures. During our last 20 years of restoration efforts, we observed large boulders of rip rap move. This will soon create a logistical issue with our landing dock and float.
The outline of the lighthouse, ramp and platform is shown in this photo. White color rip rap rock is exposed at high tide. Dark rip rap is only partially exposed at low tide. Dark areas adjacent to the lighthouse are where additional rip rap is desperately needed. You will see that the lower right corner is dangerously unprotected and the lower left side which has a small amount of protection.
The permits have been approved! All we need your help in preserving this unique “Castle on the Bay”
How can you help?
Requirements:
A crane, a barge full of rip rap and MONEY!
Do you know anyone? Talk it up and maybe we can all pitch in to save our “Castle on the Bay where you See the Light and Hear the Sound”
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About Huntington Lighthouse
In 1857,
a lighthouse was built on the tip of Lloyd's Neck to assist
ships in finding shelter in Lloyd Harbor from the wind and waves
that often hinder navigation on the Long Island Sound. This
first lighthouse, called the Lloyd Harbor Light, was of little
help to ships entering the adjoining Huntington Harbor. In 1912,
a new lighthouse was built to serve Huntington Harbor.
The new structure was a unique lighthouse, in both design and
construction. The Beaux Arts style makes the light
look like a small castle. The reinforced concrete foundation and
structure is unique to the area, as well. The foundation for the
light was built nearby on land, then floated to the site and
sunk.
This Lighthouse was manned by
members of the United States Lighthouse Service from 1912 until
1939, and by the United States Coast Guard since then.
In 1949, the light was fully automated. The deterioration of the
unoccupied lighthouse started and would continue for almost two
decades.
As
a result of a 1983 survey, the light was deemed unsafe for servicing
personnel and too expensive to repair. The Coast Guard considered
demolishing the lighthouse and erecting a steel tower.
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