![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And a magnetism.Īnd a monument of local identity and pride. It certainly has grabbed the citizens of this picturesque town - people who consider the lighthouse a municipal treasure, a local legacy to polish and preserve, and to show off to visitors from Florida - or France. And there’s something about this place that can really grab you.” For people who visit here, that might be the only time they come. ”There’s a great old note here that says, ‘The town will be judged by the quality of its public buildings.’ I try to bottle this up,” Gallagher said. Work is scheduled for completion shortly after Labor Day. It’s me against the spiders, doing battle.”Īnd now, a battalion of contractors will be joining that fight as construction begins. ”I fight the spiders about every two weeks. ”I’m beyond excited to get the new copper and the improved electric sources.” ”The lantern room has been in place since 1930 and it’s getting on 90 years,” Bob Gallagher told me. ![]() Some 100 people applied for the lightkeeper job that they got. The Gallaghers seem to know how lucky they are to have become the latest stewards of the place. The picturesque backdrop for brides and grooms, teens on prom nights, and moms and dads walking by the seashore, holding the hands of their little kids who gaze out to sea to watch the sailboats and the freighters. Aryner Rodriguez with Mass Bay Tree of Whitman dangled from underneath the lighthouse during the removal of the lantern room on Oct. ![]()
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