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What's so interesting about lighthouses?
After all, they're just buildings.
But they're buildings that have stood for
many years and the test of time as the world went on, giving light, guidance and
assurance to mariners and shipping traffic along the coasts of the world. They
were
standing when the American Colonies were founded. They were standing during ancient rule. What started out as fires
along the shore became the welcoming, warning beacons standing today.
The author, Robert Louis Stevenson, came from a long line of architects who
specialized in lighthouses. He
was destined to follow the pursuits of his family when he realized he could write
better than he could design lighthouses. He said,
"It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire."
Accents Lighthouses is dedicated to keeping alive the knowledge of North
American lighthouses, through the fine artwork of counted cross-stitch, and historical research. Each of the lighthouses has been researched for historical
and general information, based largely on the writings of Edward Rowe Snow, known for his maritime publications. Permission to use his narratives was given
by his daughter, Dorothy Snow Bicknell.
