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Winters Coast - Original Photography by Karol Livote

Fayerweather Island Lighthouse a/k/a Black Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Connecticut

(from Lighthousefriends.com)

Black Rock Harbor, with its deep port sheltered by Fayerweather Island, was a developing shipping center in the 18th century, and it seemed only natural to build a lighthouse on the island to guide ships into the harbor.
The first Fayerweather Island Lighthouse, a 40-foot octagonal wooden tower, was built in 1808 on a 9 acre tract of land purchased from David Fayerweather the previous year for $200. It was only the second site to be purchased for the purpose of a lighthouse on Western Long Island Sound. The keepers dwelling was originally a 1 story home which had a kitchen, living room, and one bedroom. Over time, it would grow to eleven rooms. The first keeper, John Maltbie, died only five months after coming to the station.

Despite the short tenure of the first keepe...

Inspired by the world around me, I am sent out to capture moments in time, that I hope can find another's soul, the way it has captured mine! That is Karol Livote's motto! Karol's story is quite simple: When she was about ten years old, her sister gave her the first camera she would ever use. She took right to photography and could be found capturing burned out buildings, old boats and whatever else she could find. In her high school days, she was hardly seen without a camera in her hand. She participated in photography classes and had her own home darkroom. At that time, most of Karol's work consisted of capturing the essence of a person. After high school, life took her in another direction, but she continued her photography on...