"Ram Light" Watercolor

Boothbay Harbor, ME.

Before there was GPS, LORAN and RADAR there were lighthouses.

Can you imagine what it must have felt like to the crew of a sailing ship after many days on the featureless ocean to have seen the glimmer of light on the horizon on a dark storm-tossed sea?

Some lighthouses showed a 'red sector' to warn that to follow the red light would put the ship on the rocks. Some lights flashed at different rates or patterns. Lighthouses were painted in different patterns and different colors to show the mariner where he was. Each lighthouse was unique and their identities can be established by checking the USCG LIGHT LIST.

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