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.

Tragedy of Lifesavers Near Monomoy Lighthouse on Cape Cod

  The Monomoy Disaster on Cape Cod in Massachusetts Establishment of Monomoy Life Saving Station Monomoy Island is a large, narrow island a few miles from Chatham, considered the elbow of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The sandy shoals around Monomoy Island … Continue reading

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