Well, compared to most of the replies here I am a newborn... I just started collecting HL two weeks ago. We were on vacation in Mass., touring the north shore and Nantucket. I saw HL for the first time in a little store in Chatham Ma. When I saw them I fell in love with them. I almost bought the Chatham light there but since our vacation was already way over budget....I passed it up.

When I returned to Rochester NY, I made my interest of HL known to all. Suddenly I received Charlotte-Genesee (located in Rochester) from my mother. I started looking around in stores and bought Gay Head (another light I have visited). I then found a Heceta Head ed#427 of 5500 at retail. So my collection had grown to 3 lights, but I am hopeful to increase it whenever the budget allows.