Today – November 26, 2024, marks the 74th anniversary of the epic storm that struck Matinicus Rock Light Station on November 26, 1950 during Thanksgiving week.
Thank you for sharing this amazing story of the storm on Matinicus in 1950. I wasn't born yet, but my Mom was pregnant with me at that time in Rockland. I bet my grandfather, Ratio Cowan, would have remembered that storm well. He had a boat back then. It makes me wonder if that was the storm when it got destroyed in Rockland harbor. I'll have to check my old newspaper clippings. I remember my grandfather talking about Matinicus occasionally. Thank you so much for the story. It was fascinating.
Thank you for sharing this amazing story of the storm on Matinicus in 1950. I wasn't born yet, but my Mom was pregnant with me at that time in Rockland. I bet my grandfather, Ratio Cowan, would have remembered that storm well. He had a boat back then. It makes me wonder if that was the storm when it got destroyed in Rockland harbor. I'll have to check my old newspaper clippings. I remember my grandfather talking about Matinicus occasionally. Thank you so much for the story. It was fascinating.
Their dedication to seeing the light shine again amidst the destruction all around them, epitomizes the symbolism of hope a lighthouse gives.
Such a good read! Can’t imagine what that was like for those keepers out there.