Nobska Point News Today

Falmouth kicks off the holiday season this weekend with the Falmouth Holidays By The Sea, with events running throughout downtown and Woods Hole, a Nobska Light open house, caroling in

Three local organizations joined forces this past Tuesday, August 1 to host a night of learning about Wampanoag culture for children and families. At the event, held at the Waquoit

Falmouth and The Friends of Nobska Light will submit a letter of interest to be the final keeper of iconic Nobska Point Light in Woods Hole.

Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government.

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Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government.

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Never heard of fog bells? They came before foghorns. Like foghorns, bells were used in foggy conditions to warn of navigational hazards such as rocky coastlines or shoals. They were installed along with lighthouses on land and on lightships (they serve as lighthouses in water that is too deep for lighthouse construction). They were also used on seagoing ships to avoid collisions with other ships during fog. Bells were used in the United States (Beavertail, Rhode Island) as early as 1829 until i...