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.

Lighthouse Keeper Remembers Life on Monhegan Island in Maine

Lighthouse Keeper Remembers Life on Monhegan Island in the 1950s, in Maine Sometimes, opportunities are presented in life, or we follow our gut feelings, and things come together. A few years ago, I was at a family gathering and was … Continue reading

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