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Chesapeake Chapter U.S. Lighthouse Society - 2008 Challenge

On Saturday, September 20, I worked at the Chapter's booth at Turkey Point, near North East, Maryland, greeting visitors who were taking the lighthouse challenge. The challenge was to visit 9 Maryland lighthouses and one lightship in two days. For many, just getting to Turkey Point was the biggest challenge - driving down one of Maryland's northern-most peninsulas, and then walking 8 tenths of a mile to the lighthouse! Once there, however, they tended to stay a while, enjoying the bay and river views from the cliffs, climbing to the top of the lighthouse, chatting with Christine and Tommy Cardaci (Lighthouse Hunters) or the Ham Radio operator, or browsing Turkey Point's gift shop. (To view a larger version of any photo below, just double click on the photo - or run a slideshow. Don't forget page 2!!)
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To get to Turkey Point lighthouse, you have to walk 8 tenths of a mile.
To get to Turkey Point lighthouse, you have to walk 8 tenths of a mile.		 Turkey Point lighthouse, 9 AM Saturday, from the Chesapeake Chapter booth
Turkey Point lighthouse, 9 AM Saturday, from the Chesapeake Chapter booth		 Chris, Al and Carol happy at work in the Chesapeake Chapter's booth!
Chris, Al and Carol happy at work in the Chesapeake Chapter's booth!		 Special visitors Shadow and Angel
Special visitors Shadow and Angel
Chris and Tommy Cardacci, Lighthouse Hunters, were there to share stories and sell books and photos.
Chris and Tommy Cardacci, Lighthouse Hunters, were there to share stories and sell books and photos.		 A few of their 1,111 beautiful lighthouse photographs.
A few of their 1,111 beautiful lighthouse photographs.		 To the lighthouse we go!
To the lighthouse we go!		 To ensure kids are tall enough to climb, there's a cut-out of keeper Fannie May Salter, who served til she was 65 years old.
To ensure kids are tall enough to climb, there's a cut-out of keeper Fannie May Salter, who served til she was 65 years old.
I had never seen wooden stairs in a lighthouse before.
I had never seen wooden stairs in a lighthouse before.		 The stairs and ladder leading to the top of the lighthouse
The stairs and ladder leading to the top of the lighthouse		 The t-shirts for sale ran out FAST!
The t-shirts for sale ran out FAST!		 The view from the top of the lighthouse
The view from the top of the lighthouse
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