Author Archives: Allan Wood

About Allan Wood

Allan is a college educator and has developed and taught courses in digital media and business for many years; and enjoys sharing his knowledge and helping people. He published seven editions of a book on Adobe products Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. As a lighthouse and maritime history enthusiast, he enjoyed researching famous shipwrecks, rescues, and folklore and published a book on shipwrecks and rescues in New England. He has photographed all 168 lighthouse stations in New England, which is always a work in progress. He has created an old-fashioned New England lighthouse tourism site at NELights.com to share, along with two detailed lighthouse tourism books, and has recently published a book on the history of the largest coal schooners in New England. He lives near New Hampshire’s seacoast with his wife, Chris, when they are not camping in their travel trailer or taking pictures along the coast.

Keeper and Son Battle Ice Floes at Conimicut Shoal Lighthouse

Keeper Horace Arnold and His Son Battle Ice Floes Smashing Into Conimicut Shoal Light, in Rhode Island In 1868, the granite tower Conimicut Shoal Lighthouse was built at the entrance to the Providence River, which empties into Narragansett Bay, about … Continue reading

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