Boston Light – the first established Light Station in colonial America – began lighting the way for safe navigation into the fledgling maritime port of Boston in 1716. The Fresnel Lens in the lantern room and fog signal apparatus situated on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor continues as an active Coast Guard maintained as an aid-to-navigation, today. However, its notoriety in the maritime community as the “the last manned Coast Guard Light Station” in the country is coming to closure with the retirement of Sally Snowman, its 70^th keeper.  A power-point presentation provide photos of Boston Light’s 307 years of history and few photo anecdotes of Sally’s experiences as a 21^st Century Keeper.

Sally Snowman, Ph.D., Keeper of Boston Light 2003-2023, is an educator, author, and the USCG Boston Light historian. Husband, Jay Thomson and Sally have co-authored two books: “Boston Light – A historical perspective” (1999) and “Boston Light – Arcadia Images of America” (2016); and “Sammy the Boston Lighthouse Dog” written for children by Sally (2005).

Photo Credit: USPS, by Daniel Afzal

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Public Library.