2012 Member Reception

The 2012 Member Reception took place on June 3 and it was a great success!  It was wonderful to see so many members and a few new faces.  Musical entertainment was provided by Dr. David Jaffe and the weather was lovely.

A rainbow just for us!

Dr. Jaffe sharing his musical talents.

Raffle winners Brenda Jaffe and Vince Nowakowski with the artist Carol Albert.

Our wonderful members!

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Friends of Concord Point, please contact us at 410-939-3213 or concordpointlighthouse@verizon.net. We welcome everyone!

Special Exhibit in the Keeper's House

We are pleased to have a special temporary exhibit in the Keeper's House, courtesy of Dallas Kane.  Dallas is a 4th grader at Harford Christian School and recently completed a project on the Lighthouse.  He did the research and built the model all by himself!  Dallas' presentation advanced and won third place in the competition. 

Thank you Dallas, for sharing your hard work with all of our visitors!

Stop by soon and see his wonderful model!

2012 Star Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Program

Obverse side - depicting Lady Liberty waving the 15 star, 15 stripe flag with Ft. McHenry in the background

Reverse side - depicting waving modern American flag

The US Mint has issued several coins commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.  We are pleased to announce that a limited number of these coins will be available for purchase in the Keeper’s House gift shop.  The silver coin proof is $54.95 to purchase.  There is a mintage limit of 500,000 through the US Mint.

The Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act was signed into law on August 16, 2010 in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of our national anthem.  According to the law, the designs shall be emblematic of the War of 1812, particularly the Battle of Baltimore that formed the basis for the lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Visit the gift shop to buy your coin before they are all gone!

Free State's Finest 2012

Havre de Grace has been featured in Maryland Life Magazine's Free State Finest awards!  We won several awards, one being Best Historic District.   Here is the link to the full list: http://www.marylandlife.com/articles/2012-free-states-finest/index.html

These are just a few more reasons to visit Havre de Grace and come climb the lighthouse!

See you soon!

2012 Season

We are now open for the season!  The Lighthouse and Keeper's House will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm-5pm until the end of October.  Come visit us!

The view from the tower is wonderful and there are new exhibits in the Keeper's House.  Put us on your list of places to visit this summer.

We would love for you to become a member of the Friends of Concord Point.  Contact us at 410-939-3213 or visit our website, www.concordpointlighthouse.org  for more information.

Let's 'Keep the Light Burning'!

Changes

Posts without rails.

Stacking the rails.

He has to cut every rail by hand!

We are beginning to make some changes to the lighthouse and keeper's house grounds.  The house has been restored to the 1880's time period and now we are ready to restore the grounds as well.  One of the first things to go is a fence installed around the lighthouse probably in the 1970's.  With concrete posts and pipe railings, it doesn't really convey the historic feel that we want.  So, out with the fence and hopefully, in with a more appropriate split rail fence painted white.  We have images of the lighthouse from the late 1800's with this type of fence so it will be a wonderful addition to the property.  We would also like to add wooden boardwalks to the keeper's house grounds.  These are historically accurate as well and were desperately needed during those years because the property flooded frequently and the family living here had to be able to get the privy located some feet from the house!

 More updates to come as we proceed.

Did You Know...

Penfield Reef Light in Fairfield, Connecticut is currently up for auction.

Did you know that the US General Services Administration administers a federal program that conveys historic lighthouses to new stewards in accordance to the provisions set forth in the National Historic Lighthouses Preservation Act?

"Lighthouses across the country will be made available to federal, state, and local governments and eligible nonprofit organizations. Organizations interested in these lighthouses will compete through a rigorous application process. If no suitable steward is identified, the lighthouses will be auctioned to the general public (found here)."

Click here to see the list of lighthouses available this year.

Concord Point was decommissioned by the US Coast Guard in 1975 and given to the city of Havre de Grace for safekeeping.  A group of citizens concerned about its preservation incorporated as "The Friends of Concord Point Lighthouse, Inc" and the rest is history!

Those who have followed in the original "Friends" footsteps will continue to 'keep the light burning' and preserve the lighthouse and keeper's house for future generations.  Thank you to the original group for having the passion and vision to save the lighthouse!