We will overcome the battle of the rust!
This is the level of deterioration of the support system underneath the Service Room slate floor of the tower which has now been...
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The LIGHTSTATION will be CLOSED for a MAJOR PROJECT AUGUST 6 - OCTOBER 15 2023
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Heather Prosa
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Lighthouse Closed for grant work
For the public's safety, the lightstation is closed to ALL visitors during the slate floor project. The new slate floors will be replaced...
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Heather Prosa
- Mar 28
- 1 min
The Importance of Preservation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZhtfbJ8NNM
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Heather Prosa
- Mar 15
- 1 min
The new slate for the lighthouse floors is on the way!
During October 15-19, 2022, Kent LeBoutillier, Head of Restoration, went to Lynchburg, Virginia, to meet with Spencer Young of Buckingham...
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Heather Prosa
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Paint Job Completed!
Powered by a partnership forged with the U.S. Embassy Nassau, which provided a grant through the U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural...
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Heather Prosa
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
Vapor-blasted down to the concrete base!
The stripping work has begun, taking the tower down to bare cement to remove at least five visible coats of paint. The containment tarps...
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Heather Prosa
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
Stripping and Painting Project, November 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhCREnrZtFQ
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Heather Prosa
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Lantern and metalworks project update Friday, Oct. 28, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJowxJLYjcQ
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Heather Prosa
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Let the RE-Painting Begin!
We are excited to announce that we will soon be painting the lighthouse! Did you know? The paint will not be plastic based. Instead, we...
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Heather Prosa
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Rust Never Sleeps!
The edges of the wrought iron canopy at the top of the lighthouse that had rusted and decayed have been repaired. Foreman Jackson Blatch...
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Heather Prosa
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
September 23, 2022 - Week six of the grant work.
The ERLS Restoration Crew has been busy working on the sanding and repainting of the astragals this week which are the bronze strips that...
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Heather Prosa
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
The Wind Vane Spins Again!
Did you know that August 16 was a historic date for the ERLS, just 16 days shy of the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Dorian? On this...
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Heather Prosa
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
We're Open!
TOOT TOOT!! WE DID IT! After being closed for 592 days, the Elbow Reef Lighthouse Society is reopening the lightstation to the public...
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Heather Prosa
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
Project Update 2021
PHASE 1 OBJECTIVES/PRIORITY PROJECTS FUNDED PROJECT STATUS- December 2021 Debris Removal: $30,000 donated as an in-kind donation More...
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Heather Prosa
- Nov 18, 2020
- 1 min
Portfolio Magazine - Help Save Elbow Reef Lighthouse!
Our own Annie Potts was a feature writer in the Sept/Oct issue of Portfolio Magazine!
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Heather Prosa
- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
Another great way to support us!
Click here to join the Jollification festivities at The Bahamas National Trust.
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Heather Prosa
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Not on Our Watch!
”Not on our watch!” proclaims The Elbow Reef Lighthouse Society, a Bahamian non- profit established in 2014 to save Hope Town’s Elbow...
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Heather Prosa
- Aug 5, 2020
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