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Strangest Rescue Story of Keeper Ida Lewis of Newport Rhode Island

Ida Lewis rescue painting courtesy of artist John Witt. Keeper Ida Lewis Rescues Three Men and Their Prized Animal on a Cold January Day in Newport, Rhode Island Ida Lewis is Rhode Island’s most famous lighthouse keeper at Lime Rock … Continue reading

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