Monthly Archive: September 2017
Ocracoke, North Carolina Historic Significance Score: 5 The Outer Bank’s island of Ocracoke has been no stranger to sea-faring history as Sir Walter Raleigh’s expeditions touch land there in the late 1500’s. This being said, Ocracoke’s...
In 1822, a French physicist named Augustin Fresnel (pronounced: Fur-nel) designed an innovative lens system that would forever revolutionize the history of nautical navigation. In that year, Fresnel put his design efforts toward finding a solution...
As a very unique talent, Gary Martin and his lighthouse photography are gaining recognition and growing in popularity within regional lighthouse communities and all across America! Gary blends his professional technique, that he has developed over the past...