Beacons of Fire: Highland Point Light, Cape Cod, MA

For all the posts in the Beacons of Fire Series, go here.

Prologue: I love Nora Roberts books, well her books mostly those that she wrote prior to 2009. One of her book is the 1985 romantic novel, One Man’s Art, fourth in her longest series, The McGregor Series. The hero of the story, Grant Campbell, is a loner, rude, surly and impossible, who lives in an old lighthouse. Genevieve Grandeau literally lands on his doorstep during one particular stormy night. The story that follows between Grant and Gennie is what inspired me to look at lighthouses in a different light.

The seventh light house we visited was Highland Point Light. We had to literally run from rain, thus the umbrella. 🙂 AKA Cape Cod Light, its an active lighthouse.  Oldest and tallest lighthouse, originally constructed in 1797 but replaces twice since. Latest replacement was in 1857. It is owned by US Coast Guard now.

Here is a video showing the active light working.