The tower on which the light stands, which seemed at a distance to be white, is in reality red, being made of pressed brick, and capped with freestone; it is forty feet high, and surmounted by an
Gay Head Light
2021
July 26, 2021
The town of Aquinnah will receive nearly $50,000 from the state to complete a walking path that connects the shops at the cliffs with the lighthouse overlook
July 19, 2021
Since the opening of the original wooden Gay Head Light in 1799, no keeper has served longer than Richard Skidmore.
2020
April 30, 2020
Keepers of the Light, a documentary about the Gay Head Light, will be shown by American Public Television on public stations nationwide.
2018
November 8, 2018
Keepers of the Light will premiere on WGBH 2 on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. and again on Nov. 17, 18 and 21. It will also appear on WGBX on Nov. 16, 17 and 18.
July 5, 2018
When the Gay Head Lighthouse had to be moved, it seemed natural for Liz Witham and Ken Wentworth to make a film about it.
