Interpreters Give Visitors a Glimpse of Lighthouse Life in the 1950s: ; Characters Describe Daily Life of Family On Island

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BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine - Burnt Island Lighthouse isn't the tallest or the brightest of the lights keeping the Maine coast safe for fishermen and sailors. It isn't the prettiest or the best-known lighthouse, either. But for the last three summers, the light that shines here has become far more than a simple beacon in the night.

It takes the classic image of the lighthouse, lashed by powerful storms, raging waves and violent winds, and tempers it with stories of daily sacrifice told by interpreters playing a lighthouse keeper and his family.

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Interpreters Give Visitors a Glimpse of Lighthouse Life in the 1950s: ; Characters Describe Daily Life of Family On Island

Step onshore at Burnt Island today and it is 1950. Harry Truman is president. A washing machine costs $58.88, and a ticket to a first-run movie in Boothbay Harbor costs 35 cents. But as the interpreters portraying lighthouse keeper Joseph Muise and his family - wife Annie a...

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