Amazing pictures of US Fish & Wildlife ferrying two cement trucks out to the island for repair of the dock bulkhead.
by FLB
Amazing pictures of US Fish & Wildlife ferrying two cement trucks out to the island for repair of the dock bulkhead.
by FLB
Read the great article and see the pictures published September 4 in the Hartford Courant.
Link to the article: http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-marteka-faulkners-island-lighthouse-0914-20140911,0,6406004.column
Link to the photo gallery: http://galleries.courant.com/gallery/hc-faulkners-island-20140908
by FLB
Starting Saturday August 2nd, 2014 Join the Fun and Get Lost in BISHOP’s Sunflower Maze Adventure
This August, for the first time ever, Bishop’s Orchards will be OPENING their 1st Sunflower Maze. It’s a fun and picturesque adventure to take with family and friends. The maze will be OPEN daily with hours being Monday – Friday 12-6pm and Weekends 10am-5pm (last entrance at 5pm). The Sunflower Maze is located at 385 Long Hill Road, just a half mile from the Farm Market, in front of the Safety Zone. The price per person is $6.00 and children under 2 are FREE. This year’s design is Faulkner’s Lighthouse, in conjunction with the 375th Anniversary of the town of Guilford. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to the Faulkner’s Light Brigade.
by Web Editor
Snow Day on Faulkner’s Island. A quick webcam tour of the island. This may be the first on island view of snow cover since the Coast Guard was in residence. School Bus service not expected to run on the island until it TERNS to Spring.
by Web Editor
Conditions on Faulkner’s Island can be harsh in Winter. This short video was taken with the webcam on the island. Clearly, the landing area is inaccessible. There is significant wave action on the island that we do not get on land. This is also a small insight into the heroic rescues by the Lighthouse keepers of shipwrecked sailors. The “Landing Area Closed to the Public” sign is not needed on days like these.
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