Boston Light with The Graves Light behind and a Provincetown ferry between them on the right.
— Photo by Stephen Gore
From Robert Whitcomb’s “Digital Diary,’’ in GoLocal24.com
Wanna buy a lighthouse? How about Boston Light, on Little Brewster Island, in Boston Harbor? The first version of the lighthouse went up in 1716 and the current one in 1783! Now the Feds want to find a “new steward’’ of the dramatically sited structure to take over and preserve the lighthouse.
Maybe the buyer will be somebody like philanthropist Bobby Segar, who bought Minot’s Light, about a mile off Scituate and Cohasset, Mass., in 2014.
The Boston Globe quoted Kathy Abbott, the CEO and president of Boston Harbor Now:
“This beloved National Historic Landmark is steeped in our country’s history dating to the American Revolution and is as relevant today as an icon of our strength and resilience. Continued public access to this historic American treasure is critical to the public’s ability to enjoy its beauty and history.” Indeed, the lighthouse’s endurance is a reminder that we’ve been through much, much worse times than now.
