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Climbing The Towers (Excerpt from Salt and Roses by May Davidson) Submitted by Island Port Press
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any people are drawn to the sea either because they were brought up next to it, as it was for Jim and me, or for its endless fascination. Exploring it, making a living from it, enjoying its beauty, challenging its danger, and being awed by its constant change pulls us to its shores. As all surface land water finds its way to the sea, so do most humans at some time in their lives. There are things unique to the ocean and its coastlines that are found nowhere else, such as lighthouses. People are captivated by them even if they have no experience with boating or realize the importance of their existence. Lighthouses have always had a
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meaning for us beyond their value when making a passage on a dark night. As teenagers, we were privileged to have the light keeper at Pemaquid Point take us up inside that wonderful old tower. It was not very high, but history seeped from its walls. Anywhere we find a lighthouse in our travels we have to see it, walk around it, read about its past, and hope we can be allowed inside. Few are open to the public. One that was open was Cape Hat- teras Lighthouse, that massively tall and black spiral striped spire on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. It has rested upon that flat and boundless sandpit for many decades. (cont. on page 14)
