Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse

03/05/2025

Wow…. What a photo! Thank you Kristen Carson for this Fin-Tastic Photo! If you agree this photo rocks, go to https://www.facebook.com/share/19gNYZYARN/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Photographer: Kristen Carson
Whale SENSE company: Cape May Whale Watcher
Date: 7/29/2024
Camera Details: Nikon D5600 Sigma 150mm-600mm
Caption: Bottlenose dolphin playing in the wake of our boat

01/06/2025

Happy New Year!
We have been busy planning for the 2025 season. We would like to thank Allen Steel for
Another successful trip out to the light. The doors are reinstalled, however while on site, some damage was found in the lantern room. One of the curved glass panels has been damaged. This makes the lighthouse not weather tight. Our new goals include new doors, and fixing the broken glass.

09/11/2024

This is unbelievable….

08/24/2024

In the ongoing struggles of Lighthouse life, our new goal for phase one of preserving Brandywine Shoal will include new doors for the structure.

It appears the doors have rotted off their jams and they are in need of replacement...... UGH...... Add that one to the LOOOOOOOOOOOONG list.........$$$$

08/18/2024

08/18/2024

https://gofund.me/cc789ba3

Hello, I am Captain Jeff Stewart. I am the Director of Brandywine … Jeff Stewart needs your support for Support the Restoration of Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse

08/08/2023

Arenberg, Inc. Marine Construction along with Sea Tow are busy installing the all new Catwalks by Bluewater Marine Fabrication and Back Harbor Marine, at Brandywine Shoal

We would like to let everyone know, as the caretakers of Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse, we are committed to restoring access to the lighthouse! These photos were taken August 6, 2023. Almost finished. ✅

07/26/2023

It’s time to go. The catwalks are in position and we have the right tools to get them in place! Thank you Arenberg Marine Construction! Let’s Get Er ✅

11/29/2022

On we have some good news from the National Park Service- our catwalk design is approved for install at Brandywine Shoal!

If you can, please help us achieve our goal for restoring access to Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse.

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11/25/2022

We have completed the truss system for holding the new catwalks which will allow access from the main dock over to the main gallery deck on Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse, so that the Aid to Navigation team from the United States Coast Guard can safely re-light the lighthouse. We are awaiting approval by the National Park service who are worried about the use of aluminum- they would prefer wood, so it can all float away again- in the hope of being more historically accurate? Failure would be more accurate……

In any can we need your help to bring this expensive new catwalk system to life.

You can help by donating to our established Venmo page here

https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3643192964547800818

Thank you from the Friends of Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse.

10/14/2022

The new catwalks for Brandywine Shoal have been constructed by Bluewater Welding & Fabrication of Dennisville, NJ. This improvement out of aluminum will not only allow for wind and wave action to pass through the grating instead of floating, but also incorporates railings for safety of anyone entering the lighthouse, including the United States Coast Guard.

All plans have been submitted to the National Park Service who ultimately decides whether or not we can use the already built catwalks and we await their decision so we can place the catwalks on location, hopefully before winter.

The decision of the National Park Service, NJ State Historic Preservation Office and the fall/ winter weather, will decide when the access to Brandywine Shoal is restored.

10/06/2022

Our latest trip to Brandywine Shoal to finalize the plan for the dock replacement in aluminum to allow for wind and water to pass through it as opposed to the old dock which was attached with six bolts and made of timber and plastic which floated away in Winter Storm Jonas in January of 2016.