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[South Carolina Redfish]

Muffuletta sandwich and a cup of seafood gumbo at Jason's Deli

[LuvTooGolf]

Early hazzuh for me today. Gotta take the wife to a doctor appt. See youse guys in the am.

[Travellin Dave]

Not the oldest, tallest or strangest shape but my favorite lighthouse is:

http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/morris-island-lighthouse.html

My favorite, mostly due to long time familiarity with it is Barnegate Light.  Also like Portland Head Light (you can see four additional lights from it!), Block Island SE Light and the New London Ledge Light.

[Travellin Dave]

Undercrown Shade's have finally been turned on allowing for purchase at CI.

[Threebean]

Just a couple more lighthouse facts:

There are 48 lighthouses in California.

Three lighthouses in Alabama.

21 in Connecticut.

14 in Louisiana.

NJ has 24.

24 also in Ohio.

The Halfmoon Reef lighthouse in Port Lavaca Texas was originally a screwpile lighthouse (elevated building sitting on piles) but has now been moved ashore.

Texas has 7 lighthouses.

I don't think Nevada, or Utah have many lighthouses.....
good morning boys.

In fact Utah has two on Bear lake, Colorado has one on Dillon Lake, Arizona has 20 that are mostly smaller replicas of famous east coast lights, Montana has one, Kansas has one... There are currently no operational lighthouses in Nevada [Not counting the Lighthouse coffee shop in Sparks and Reno or the Lighthouse Lounge in Las Vegas.  There are three non operational private lighthouses on Lake Tahoe that are in the process of being restored.

[Travellin Dave]

SBC Monday Specials  22% off Balmoral, Crux and Foundation Cigars.
Foundation includes Gueguense, The Tabernacle, Charter Oak.

First of course need to be registered, then use code of MONDAY.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Not the oldest, tallest or strangest shape but my favorite lighthouse is:

http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/morris-island-lighthouse.html

My favorite, mostly due to long time familiarity with it is Barnegate Light.  Also like Portland Head Light (you can see four additional lights from it!), Block Island SE Light and the New London Ledge Light.

My favorite based on my own personal usage is the South Pass or Port Eads Lighthouse in Lousiana at the Mouth of the MS River.  In its original state I also think it is probably the most beautiful of them all.

Picture of it as it was built in 1848,

[South Carolina Redfish]

About time for a nap.

[Threebean]

Not the oldest, tallest or strangest shape but my favorite lighthouse is:

http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/morris-island-lighthouse.html

My favorite, mostly due to long time familiarity with it is Barnegate Light.  Also like Portland Head Light (you can see four additional lights from it!), Block Island SE Light and the New London Ledge Light.

My favorite based on my own personal usage is the South Pass or Port Eads Lighthouse in Louisiana at the Mouth of the MS River.  In its original state I also think it is probably the most beautiful of them all.

Picture of it as it was built in 1848,

Built in party porch. Nice touch.  But this guy is way ahead of you in the lighthouse fanatics department. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/index.html

[South Carolina Redfish]

Not the oldest, tallest or strangest shape but my favorite lighthouse is:

http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/morris-island-lighthouse.html

My favorite, mostly due to long time familiarity with it is Barnegate Light.  Also like Portland Head Light (you can see four additional lights from it!), Block Island SE Light and the New London Ledge Light.

My favorite based on my own personal usage is the South Pass or Port Eads Lighthouse in Louisiana at the Mouth of the MS River.  In its original state I also think it is probably the most beautiful of them all.

Picture of it as it was built in 1848,

Built in party porch. Nice touch.  But this guy is way ahead of you in the lighthouse fanatics department. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/index.html

More than way ahead of me he is far ahead of where I ever intend to be!  Handy site though.

[Travellin Dave]

Not the oldest, tallest or strangest shape but my favorite lighthouse is:

http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/morris-island-lighthouse.html

My favorite, mostly due to long time familiarity with it is Barnegate Light.  Also like Portland Head Light (you can see four additional lights from it!), Block Island SE Light and the New London Ledge Light.

My favorite based on my own personal usage is the South Pass or Port Eads Lighthouse in Louisiana at the Mouth of the MS River.  In its original state I also think it is probably the most beautiful of them all.

Picture of it as it was built in 1848,

Built in party porch. Nice touch.  But this guy is way ahead of you in the lighthouse fanatics department. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/index.html

Now, if they smoke cigars and enjoy whiskey, I think I might have some new friends.

[Travellin Dave]

Not the oldest, tallest or strangest shape but my favorite lighthouse is:

http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/morris-island-lighthouse.html

My favorite, mostly due to long time familiarity with it is Barnegate Light.  Also like Portland Head Light (you can see four additional lights from it!), Block Island SE Light and the New London Ledge Light.

My favorite based on my own personal usage is the South Pass or Port Eads Lighthouse in Lousiana at the Mouth of the MS River.  In its original state I also think it is probably the most beautiful of them all.

Picture of it as it was built in 1848,

I agree, it was the homes build in conjunction (or as part of ) the lighthouse that really makes them special.  That's the case with the other lights I mentioned.

[Travellin Dave]

Just a couple more lighthouse facts....  (because Mr. Bean wanted more!)

THE LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE WAS CREATED IN 1789 by the 9th Act of the first Congress. Over the years, lighthouses were placed under the direction of the Department of Revenue (this department was disbanded in 1820), Treasury (until 1903), Commerce, and Transportation. The Lighthouse Board (of the U. S. Lighthouse Establishment) held sway from 1852 to July 1, 1910 when Commerce created the Bureau of Lighthouses. The Coast Guard took over on July 7, 1939.   The Lighthouse Board divided the country into Districts in 1852:  there were originally 8 and then eventually 19.  Today the Coast Guard only has 10 districts.

THE FIRST AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE TO USE ELECTRICITY was the Statue of Liberty in 1886.

The most powerfull lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere is the Sullivan Island Light in Charleston, SC.  It originally had 28 million candelas (candlepower) but the light was actually too dazzling and  the power was lowered to 1.2 million candelas.  It could still be seen over 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)

Now, your lighthouse quiz question for the day (no peeking)
What is a Daymark?

[Travellin Dave]

AB American Sun Grown $32.50 too much on the FU.

[Travellin Dave]

NUB's a go-go on the one day deal!!!