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We Have a Blind Irishman to Thank for Our “Chesapeake” Lighthouses CharactersWay Back Machine

We Have a Blind Irishman to Thank for Our “Chesapeake” Lighthouses

The Chesapeake lighthouse, with its splayed legs supporting a homey cottage set atop a platform rising from the sea, ranks today as a defining icon for the region. I set out recently to learn more about how those beacons came to be and soon found my way to a tale two centuries and 3,000 miles away. Spoiler alert #1: The hero of the story is…
December 30, 2020
Red Knots at Delaware Bay
10,000 Years and Counting: The Story of the Red Knot and the Horseshoe Crab DestinationsNatural Wonders

10,000 Years and Counting: The Story of the Red Knot and the Horseshoe Crab

Quick question: How much do you weigh? OK, now try to imagine the sort of marathon physical ordeal you’d have to put yourself through in order to lose half of your body weight. OK, now try to imagine that you’ve been through that ordeal, and you are suddenly facing a deadline—in just two weeks, you have to eat enough food to get back up to…
April 1, 2015