Linda Borromeo
2 min read
Stars Through an Autumn Twilight: A Harvest of Lighthouses on Prince Edward Island
Is it because I grew up in the desert? My imagination has always harbored a fascination for islands and lighthouses. I think whatever is...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Gifts From the Sky: Celebrating The Flying Lighthouse Santa
It starts with a low rumble. As the noise grows louder, I shade my eyes and look up at the blue sky. Overhead, the roar approaches and...
Linda Borromeo
5 min read
Is Captain Jim's Lighthouse Real? Discover L.M. Montgomery's Lighthouse of Dreams
When L. M. Montgomery published Anne's House of Dreams in 1917, she was far from home. She lived 1,675 km from Prince Edward Island. In...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
What Happens When a Lighthouse Book Goes Wild?
After a week of what we call "Junuary" in the Pacific Northwest—a week filled with cloudy gray skies—I woke up to the summer sun...
Linda Borromeo
4 min read
A Lighthouse Fights Bureaucracy at the Chicago World's Fair
Driving down the highway, I'm always intrigued when a moving house rolls by me. Propped on the back of a trailer-truck, with a sign...
Linda Borromeo
4 min read
Grace Darling: Meet a Young Lighthouse Heroine
It always surprised Grace Darling to emerge from the shelter of a walled garden to a world exploding with gray light. She looked up at...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Hermenia by the Sea: Meet an Intrepid Lighthouse Keeper's Wife
A lone figure walked along the beach after a fierce storm. With her long skirt twisting in the steady wind, she put up a hand to keep her...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Enlightening Lighthouses: 5 Favorite Lighthouse Tales
Every time you visit a lighthouse, there are a wealth of stories to discover. And when you open the pages of a book with a lighthouse...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Books on the Move: The Traveling Lighthouse Library
Dawn streaked the sky with gold and lavender as Assistant Lightkeeper Bel Sinclair opened the tower door. After finishing her watch at...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Sojourn at the Lighthouse: Experiencing Life By the Sea
Would you pay money to spend a vacation washing windows, mowing the lawn, weeding, polishing brass and painting objects high above the...