Hell hath no fury like a Director of Sales and Marketing scorn!

Good Tuesday Afternoon!

If anyone tells Harry I posted this, I will deny it! If someone does call or write Harry and I find out who the individual is - you will be sorry! "Hell hath no fury like a Director of Sales and Marketing scorned!"

Here is your opportunity to help me! Harry will be here , in about two weeks to begin the formation of the 2009 line. I usually have a list of Rep requests but will not have one for 2009. So I need your help!
I will not go to the Keeper's Forum to read ong lists. If you email me with your recommendations - FOUR to a Collector of Lights you would like to see in our 2009 lineup! I'll do the hommework and research the history and make a presentation!
I need the name of the Lighthouse and the state it is in! Remember NO MORE than FOUR per Collector and it has to be emailed to tconstantino@harbourlights.com and yes, there will be a prize for those whose recommendations become reality!

Remember no more than four and to my office email tconstantino@harbourlights.com

Here is something to consider - this Light(s) has to have universal appeal not just your personal interest but the interest of the collecting community!

I like this! This is a great idea Tony!

I'm sure you will get a tremendous response from the HL collectors.

I emailed you the following:

(1) -Mark Island Light, Winter Harbor, ME (Near Acadia National Park, and Featured in a David Armstrong Painting)
(2) -Isle Au Haut, ME (In Acadia National Park, and Bed & Breakfast)
(3) -Egg Rock, ME (Near Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor)
(4) -Bear Island, ME (In Acadia National Park, and Featured in a Winnie Smart Painting)


Thanks for giving us collectors the opportunity!! YEAH..........

If you do take the time to think about this and to send Tony your 4 suggestions, you might include one or two links to show him the light and a little history. One or two sentences about the light might also be helpful, but knowing Tony, brevity will get you a lot of points.

I love this idea!

My four suggestions are:

Rockland Harbor Southwest Light, Me.
Point Cabrillo, Ca.
Heron Neck Light, Me.
Bear Island Light. Me.

I would like to see all these lights, with keeper's houses, done as limited editions.

It is nice to post the four favorites on the Forums. But remember that Tony is only reading the lighthouse list that is sent to him. So if you post here, remember to also send the list to Tony.

What a great idea! Asking for our suggestions!

So here are mine:

Rockwell Lighthouse, AK
Odiak Pharos AK - the northern most lighthouse in the USA and would make a lovely LLOM
Point Cabrillo CA (agree with Kay!!)
Aransas Pass (Lydia Ann), TX

All but one on the West Coast ...!!!!!


Wouldn't I love the job to go photograph the AK lights!!!! ???!!!!!!! YES YES YES ....

(emailed them too and added links to email )

Yes,Daniel,

I did email my list to Tony.

I just thought it would be fun if we also posted our preferences here to see how many of us asked
for the same lights.

I initiated an idea last year with Tony. How cool it was to see it become reality. That was the Pacific Coast stamp set (LLOM) that was manufactured along with it's own wooden case.

So go for it. Tony listens and Harbour Lights listens!

Judy

I think its great Tony asked for our suggestions. I emailed him my suggestions a couple minutes after he posted his request.

My nominations.....

Five Fingers, AK - Missing LE in Stamp series
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=825

Sandy Neck, MA - Celebrating the Restoration
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=514

East and West Chop, MA - Great as society gift and exclusive
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=625
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=626

The Chop lights have been on the asking list for several years now. Maybe their time has come. The society limited and gift is a good idea.

Jones Point at Alexandria, Virginia
http://jonespoint.garoux.net/

Carysfort, near Largo, Florida
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=703

emailing now.

These are my four choices:

1. Makapu'u Point , Oahu, Hawaii...I love the huge lens

2. Eastern Point , Gloucester, Mass...love the setting with all the lobster buoys on the fence

3. Crisp Point U.P., Michigan...beautiful location on Lake Superior with nice restoration work being done

4. Spring Point Ledge , Portland, Maine...nice to go with the other Portland area lighthouses and lots of lighthouse tourists in the area to help with sales

Simply stated:

1. Watch Hill Light, Watch Hill RI

2. Pomham Rocks Light, East Providence RI

3. Cleveland Ledge Light, Buzzards Bay MA

4. Eastern Point Light, Gloucester MA

Bob

Here's what I suggested to Tony:

1) Bergen Point Light – NJ (Gone but not forgotten)
2) Delaware Breakwater – DE
3) Tinicum – NJ
4) Minnesota Point - MN

If you need a Anchor Bay suggestion:

Barnegat Lightship – NJ


I would have also included the following, but kept it to 4 as requested:

- Any of the Duluth Breakwaters - MN
- Miah Maull Shoal - NJ
- Harbor of Refuge - DE

I received an email back from Tony this morning. He said he was overwhelmed by the response so far.

It should be fun to see which ones get selected.

Wonder if / when we get told which if any of our suggestions have "made it" into the selection.

I for one would be "dead chuffed" if one of mine would get there!

I would assume the earliest we would hear about our suggestions is either late December or next January when the 2009 winter releases are introduced!

Think positive and look at it this way. You have less than a year to wait to get the answer to your question. Then you might really be surprised to find out the one of your choices was planned for 2008 release.

Bob

My list was as follows

1. Sheffield Island Lighthouse
2. Round Island Passage Lighthouse
3. Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse

I sent mine in:
1. Point Cabrillo,CA
2. Five Fingers, AK
3. Makapu'u Point, HI
4. 1857 version of New Dungeness, WA (Wackos please don't lecture me about doing the same one since this is a different version--the tower is taller and black and white)

I appreciated Tony's reply ackmowledging that he got the email.

Judy

Good Thursday Morning!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I hope I did acknowledge everyone -I was a bit overwhelmed!

There are seveal voices, I am still waiting to hear from! Dave H. -Rip and Sharon, Paul Brady, no suggestions from the Forum Moderator? Where are you Daniel? Rich Felter? Where are the McBees? Bob Ott?

I guess what I am trying to say,this is an inclusive request, I had a blast reading the eMails! I got some GREAT pictures and some even better links (Thanks, Dave)

I was a bit concerned that there were no recommendations for a lighthouse in the great State of Nebraska! Just kidding!

There is still time!

The rules are simple no more than (4) recommendation adressed to tconstantino@harbourlights.com

On a personal note, I ocassionaly lecture at Saint John's Seminary in Boston. Needless to say our men in training have a difficult time with instructions! Our Collectors followed the rules perfectly!

AJ

PS Can we get spell check?

Tony
I am working on it.
I am now up to two southern lighthouses.

Those still thinking of ideas and needing a source can refer to This list of USA lighthouses the pink triangles that show which ones were made by Harbour Lights is not up-to-date, however.

Just finished sending my 4 nominations:

St Martin Island MI
Bergen Point NJ
Harbor of Refuge DE
Crisp Point MI

I paired down my list of 25 to 4 in no order..

Rawley Point Lighthouse
Rawley Point, Wisconsin


Plum Island Rear Range Lights
Off the northern tip of the Door Peninsula, Wisconsin


Sand Point Lighthouse
Baraga, Michigan


Passage Island Light Station
North of Isle Royale, Lake Superior, MI.

Good Ones Paul!

There were alot from this area that I wanted to choose...but I tried to spread it around a little. Didn't want to appear partial...although I am!

1)Cape Fear, NC (Gone but not forgotten) - Harbour Lights does such a wonderful job with the screwpile lighthouses:

http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=350

2)Roanoke Marshes Light- Manteo, NC - Original or Replica -

http://beachbum.homestead.com/lighthouses/northcarolina/roanokemarshesreplica.html

3)Governor's Light - Little River, SC -

http://beachbum.homestead.com/Lighthouses/SouthCarolina/Governors.html

4)Spring Point Ledge, ME

Spring Point Ledge
Link for the above post...


The following are images from the Portland Regional boat trip past Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse..

I'm rarely accused of conventional thinking. Here are links to the four lights I suggested to Tony. Who knows, new markets? Lots of discussion here about the geographies of these lights? Could happen. Besides, at least a couple of these could use the help that publicity might provide.

Ham's Bluff - US Virgin Islands
http://marinas.com/view/lighthouse/586


Culebrita Island - Puerto Rico
http://marinas.com/view/lighthouse/587


Mona Island - Puerto Rico
http://marinas.com/view/lighthouse/590

Guantanamo Bay - Cuba
http://www.thelighthousepeople.com/bonus/Guantanamo.html

Rick

I have visited many overseas lights in my adventures, so I recommended several for consideration. They are Cloch Point Scotland, Mull of Galloway Scotland and Cape Rienga NZ. Art

Here's mine:

-Cape Poge, MA. Something gives me a "Choppy" feeling, so this could maybe round out the Vineyard. The guylines could be a neat addition, too. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=623

-Spring Point Ledge, ME. As mentioned by several on the CF already. HL doesn't seem to have any caissons not retired right now. Also has the "Portland potential" for sales. http://www.springpointlight.org/

-Doubling Point, ME. Representative of the Kennebec River lights...any of the others could hold as much water as a suggestion. http://lighthouse.cc/doubling/

-Point Cabrillo, CA. Beautiful light, great setting. Popular amongst lighthousers and "laypeople." http://www.pointcabrillo.org/

Good Friday Morning!

Thank you still! Keep the recommendations coming!

Looking at my list, I see some "holes":

New York
Oregon
Wisconsin
Michigan
California
Kansas

So, even if you have made your four recommendations, I'll accep additional recommendations from those states!

I know the international Replicas have not sold well, however there are some fascinating Lighthouses - any recommendations?

"All good things must come to and end" ... there is a deadline Tuesday 11 March is when I need your recommendations!

Remember (4) per collector to tconstantino@harbourlights.com

Thanks and enjoy the weekend!

AJC

There are actual Nebraska Lighthouses, they are lake lights:
- Point Linoma Beach
- Lake Minatare

I'm in Hilton Head so I'll fill in details later.

Huntington Harbor
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/huntingtonharbor/default.htm

Little Gull Island
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/littlegullisland/default.htm

Eatons Neck
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/eatonsneck/default.htm

Plum Island
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/plumisland/default.htm

Point Cabrillo, CA lighted. When I was there a few years ago they reported that they cleaned the glass weekly and it looked like a jewel.

Selkirk, NY It has a bird cage latern room like Waugoshance, MI

De Tour Reef, MI

Sand Point, MI without the porch.

Bob Taylor

Michigan Island New Light
Michigan Island, off Bayfield, Wisconsin

Port Washington Pierhead Light
Port Washington, Wisconsin


Port Washington Main Lighthouse
Port Washington, Wisconsin

3 more Wisconsin lights per request..

You are probably referring to this lighthouse, Bob?


Sand Point Lighthouse (Eacanaba)
Escanaba, Michigan

The society there has done a great job of restoration... They have a wonderful Museum inside the building including a beautiful Fresnel..

The following are three more Michigan Lighthouses as requested...

Gull Rock Lighthouse
Off Keweenaw Point, Michigan


Copper Harbor Light
Copper Harbor, Michigan


Saginaw River Rear Range Light
Bangor Township, Michigan

For the Forum's very own Firefighter, Todd Shorkey... Todd's been helping on Saginaw's restoration for years..

Bob,

Selkirk has been made.

DeTour Reef is a very interesting light.

DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society

DeTour Reef visit, part 1

DeTour Reef visit, part 2

1. Cape San Blas Florida
A standard skeleton lighthouse with two interesting keeper’s houses. The one has been restored but the other one is in bad shape. I think Harry could take advantage of the rustic looking house and make it look very interesting. The renovated house also is a neat looking building and would add a lot to the figurine. Note the palm trees in pictures which always add character to a lighthouse sculpture.

Cape San Blas Florida

2. Sabine Pass, LA
Lighthouse that looks like a rocket ship from Buck Rodgers.
Sabine Pass, LA

Had a very unusual lighthouse keepers house that is now gone.
Sabine Pass keepers house

More
More Sabine Pass Lighthouse

3. Aransas Pass (Lydia Ann), TX

Arkansas Pass Lighthouse, TX

Blow-up of Arkansas Pass Lighthouse

4. Southwest Pass Entrance, LA

It would be neat to add a Helicopter on the pad for a L.E.

Southwest Pass, La

For NY - Princes Bay

For WI - Pottawatomie

For CA - Oakland Harbor (as it was, not the replica)

For MI - South Fox Island

I sent an additional 3 for Wisconsin:

Peshtigo Reef Light

Port Washington Pierhead

Kewaunee Pierhead

I sent in an additional four:

1-Buffalo North Breakwater, NY (I won't stop pleading for a bottle light until it happens!)

2-Pierdas Blancas,CA (with lantern)

3-Port Washington Pierhead, WI

4-Cheboygan River Front Range, MI

All can be seen on LighthouseFriends.com .

Judy

I'd like to see any of these four "lost" lights that were on the Hudson River, NY:

Coxsackie
Danskammer Point
Four Mile Point
Stuveysant

Sandy

Either of these two "lost" lights on the Hudson River, NY:

vanWies Point
West Point

Sandy

Tony has my list and I'm sorry for being a little late. TOO many irons in the fire. Here are my choices:

Turtle Point, PA(near Philadelphia)
Jones Point, VA(near Washington)
Mayport, FL(replaced Mayport River Light in Jacksonville)
Crooked River, (near Tampa)

AND

180' WLB Sea Going Buoy Tender(Coast Guard's workhorse for 50 years)

I sent Tony my wish list - apparently the only one with any suggestions for foreign lights!

St. Mary's - England
St. John's Point - Northern Ireland
Shoreham - England
Le Precheur - Martinique

Dosen't anyone else out there like foreign lights?
HCS

Several days ago (03/06/08) I suggested several foreign lights. Those being: Cloch Point,Scotland; Mull of Galloway,Scotland and Cape Reinga,New Zealand.
Art

Here are the links for the lighthouses I suggested to Tony:

Bergen Point Light - NJ (Gone but not forgotten)

Delaware Breakwater – DE

Tinicum Range – NJ

Minnesota Point - MN

Barnegat Lightship – NJ

Princes Bay - NY

Pottawatomie - WI

Oakland Harbor - CA (as it was, not replica)

South Fox Island - MI

Here are my international suggestions:

1-Havana Castillo el Morro, Cuba www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/photos/carribean/ElMorro/ELMorro.htm

2-Cabo Penas, Spain (Has clamshell lens) www.trabas.de/bilder/band_d/gross/D1628.jpg

3-Haut-fond Prince, Canada www.lhdepot.com/database/uniqueslighthouse.cfm?value=1967

4-Cabo Mayor, Spain www.flickr.com/photos/gere_55/189685583/

Judy

Judy,

Your links to Havana Castillo el Morro in Cuba and Haut-fond Prince in Canada do NOT work. Can you correct? Thank You.

bobo

OOOhhhh I never thought of INTERNATIONAL suggestions...

First and foremost for us
St. Catherine\'s Lighthouse, Isle of Wight, GB

South Stack Lighthouse, Wales, GB

the old and new light at Kap Arkona, Germany

And for a LLOM Brinkamahof, Germany

Well here is hoping ...

If you listed International Lights - don't forget to send them via e-mail to Tony.
HCS

Tony had told me that I could not submit any suggestions since I have had the privilege to pick more lights to be made than any other collector. However, since he called me out, here are some suggestions:

Let's start with a somewhat local light for me: Cooper\'s Light . Here is another page

Then there is the "now" version of the lights they place on cribs formerly occupied by classic lights....

Next would have to be the ever popular D9 lights, often referred to as "sewer pipe lights". If Harry feels that there should be a little more color in the light, no problem .

Lastly, how about a series of privies of the USLHS? Many of them on the GL are of very nice brick construction (hence the expression "built like a brick ****house...."). There could be models plain or fancy . I see these as being done more in the LL size.

Don't forget to get your suggestions in to Tony by Tuesday.

My Michigan lighthouse request list:

Little Traverse Lighthouse:
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/littletraverse/littletraverse.htm
South Manitou Island Lighthouse:
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/southmanitou/southmanitou.htm
Copper Harbor lighthouse:
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/copper/copper.htm
Harbor Beach Lighthouse
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/harbrbeach/index.htm


Only 4 of the 116 lighthouses in Michigan!

Hi Bob,

Here are the links that should open the two lighthouse pics.

Havana Castillo del Morro, Cuba
www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/cuba/cuba_photos_1.html

Haut-fond Prince, Canada
lhdepot.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=1967

Hope these work. I put an extra "s" in the lightouse depot link and don't know what happened with the Cuba one. They probably won't pick one from Cuba for obvious reasons but I had to try since my grandmother was from Havana!

Judy

I think the Canada link needs a www in front of it.

www.lhdepot.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value = 1967

Judy

It still doesn't work. Sorry about that!

Judy

Try this one, I think it should work!

Haut-Fond Prince Canada

Or this image if you want to see it close-up.. Haut-Fond Prince Canada

Thanks, everybody. I am not very skilled at doing the link thing! What I end up doing is typing the name in and then it takes me to several options and I try them one at a time.

Iknew some of you Forum experts would come to my rescue!

Judy

Judy, click on the address in the address bar - this should highlight the entire line. Right click your mouse, choose "copy" go to where you want to display the link, right click and choose paste.

My eleventh hour suggestions to Tony (minus the ones some of you beat me to posting):

Granite Island, MI

Sand Hills, MI

Au Sable Point, MI

Beaver Island, MI

Thunder Bay Island, MI

Rock Harbor, MI

Kewanaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light, MI

Manistique East Breakwater Light, MI

Charlevoix Pierhead Light, MI

I put in a few extra to help Tony fill in some of the Michigan "holes".

Here are my four:

New Point Comfort, VA - HL has done this light as a LLOM, but I'd like to see a Limited edition. New Point Comfort


Killock Shoal Light, VA as a Gone but not Forgotten This is not a standard screwpile lighthouse.

Killock Shoal


Back River Lighthouse, VA as a Gone but not Forgotten.
Back River

Newport News Middle Ground, VA NN Middleground

Thanks, Dave, for the help with the link. That makes it so much easier. I was re-typing the entire link!

That is one of the things about the Forums I love. You are constantly learning something helpful!

Judy

I've added three more California lights and a ship to Tony's list:
Point Cabrillo
Table Bluff (then & now)
Punta Gorda
and,
Coast Guard Cutter STORIS

Best wishes to everyone,

Rich (the WO - just ask Dave) Rohweder

Tony, sorry I'm late to get this out but look for an email from coastie6670@yahoo.com

[b]The USCG 180-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender

Thanks,
Ron Wilkins
USCG 1966-1970[/b]

I'm way behind and possibly too late for consideration, but the lights I suggested were:

1) Jones Point, VA
2) Sabine Pass, LA
3) Lydia Ann (Aransas Pass), TX
4) Harbor of Refuge, DE

Tony

When it comes to a prize for the person whose light is selected to be produced, I think an Artist Proof or Paint Sample of the light would be a great idea,IMHO.

Very nice idea..... I'm in support of that proposal