Lighthouse repairs

Well, it just had to be this. My dad made the lamp years ago and I guess it needed some repairs this morning.

I may be back to link today's fun, we'll see. This 2007 stripped down Macbook Pro is soooooo slow. It belongs out in the graveyard with the neighbors. Linking and editing take more patience than I have. I left my patience in my old kindergarten classroom.

No idea what we are up to today, but we will be here tomorrow... I was there 50 years ago at 15 with my family.

Roosevelt Campobello International Park 50th Anniversary @ The Roosevelt Cottage
Aug 9 all-day

50th ANNIVERSARY DAY! ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR – HOUR LONG PREVIEW OF “THE ROOSEVELTS – AN INTIMATE HISTORY ” VISITOR CENTRE

11:00AM ATLANTIC – US NAVY CHORUS “THE SEA CHANTERS” OCEANSIDE OF ROOSEVELT COTTAGE

2:00PM ATLANTIC – 50TH ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY – OCEANSIDE OF THE ROOSEVELT COTTAGE

ALL ACTIVITES AND ADMISSION TO THE PARK IS FREE



In August of 1964 the Roosevelt Campobello International Park opened to the public with a dedication of the Park by a U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson. Now after fifty years of honoring the memory of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the legacy of friendship between the two countries, the Park welcomes friends and honored guests to mark its fifty years.

The day’s events will include an 11:00 AM ADT performance from the U.S. Navy chorus, ”The Sea Chanters” The choir will also sing as part of the anniversary ceremony. An hour-long preview of “The Roosevelts – An Intimate History,” the new Ken Burns documentary about Teddy, Eleanor and Franklin, will air every hour on the hour at the Park Visitor Centre. Also performing is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pipes & Drums band. The renowned group regularly performs throughout Canada and internationally.

The program will begin promptly at 2pm Atlantic Daylight Time on the ocean side of historic Roosevelt Cottage. The RCMP Moncton Pipe Band will lead a processional followed by a combined honour guard from the Canadian 4th Artillery Regiment, CFB Gagetown the United States Coast Guard, Eastport Station. The United States Navy Chorus, “The Sea Chanters” will also perform as part of the ceremony.

The program will include remarks from invited guests, Park Commissioners, official dignitaries, and a reading of a special statement, entered into the official U.S. Congressional Record by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, noting the 50th year of international cooperation and friendship between the people of Canada and the United States who jointly operate the Park.

Guest speakers include U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Bruce Heyman United States Senator from Maine, Angus King, and Christopher Roosevelt, grandson of Franklin and Eleanor.



For the Record,
This day came in with showers and breaking blue skies.

All hands healthy

By the way, I loved All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Clouds over the Schoodic Pennisula

Moon over the Machias Bay tonight