Uncategorized – Five Finger Lighthouse

2018 Season Begins

It was a beautiful ride down to Five Finger Lighthouse on June 3rd of 2018. Our mission was two-fold; to[…] Read more

It was a busy summer at Five Finger Lighthouse. The keepers, John and Pat Gans, arrived on May 12th and[…] Read more

I’ve always been told that the reason for the turbidity in Alaskan waters was the abundance of small organisms, including[…] Read more

“If Heaven exists, to know that there’s laughter, that would be a great thing.” -Robin Williams Do humpback whales laugh?[…] Read more

I wake up one morning to a cacophony of agitated crows sounding through my open window. The room is so[…] Read more

The day after Fred and I arrive at Five Finger Light, Dawn Barlow comes in by boat from Petersburg. A[…] Read more

After jumping off the Connie K into shallow waters on the west side of the island, Fred and I climb[…] Read more

We leave Juneau early morning on May 26. Instead of heading straight south down Stephens Passage to Five Finger Lighthouse,[…] Read more

Built in a time when large sailing ships and big steamers still plied the waters between Seattle and Juneau, Five[…] Read more