Light Hearted ep 348 – Ilana Grallert, Head Harbour, Canada
About this episode
Ilana Grallert discusses the history and preservation of the Head Harbour Lightstation in Canada.
Campobello Island is in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, near the border with Maine. With trade, fishing, and shipbuilding flourishing on Campobello in the 1820s, it was decided that a lighthouse was needed. The lighthouse and the other station buildings were constructed in 1829 on a tiny island just offshore, accessible by land only at low tide. The 51-foot tower is one of the oldest surviving wooden lighthouses in North America. The station remained staffed with resident keepers until its automation in 1986. A group called the Friends of the Head Harbour Lightstation was formed in 2000 to preserve the site and its history. Ilana Grallert is on the board of the Friends of the Head Harbour Lightstation and performs all kinds of functions for the group, as you’ll hear. Ilana was formerly a processing specialist at the special collections library of Dartmouth College. Head Harbour Light Station, New Brunswick, Canada. Photo by Jeremy D’Entremont.
People in this episode
Host: Jeremy D'Entremont
Guest: Ilana Grallert
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Friends of the Head Harbour Lightstation, Dartmouth College
Places: Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Maine, Head Harbour Light Station
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