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b"Grand Manan is a Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy, about seven miles east of West Quoddy Head in Lubec, Maine. Swallowtail Lighthouse was built on a peninsula at the northeastern corner of the island in response to a number of shipwrecks. The lighthouse began service in 1860 and is one of the oldest wooden lighthouses still in operation. The light station was automated and destaffed in the 1980s. In 2012, the property was turned over to the Village of Grand Manan. A community group called the Swallowtail Keepers Society has a long-term lease to care for the light station. The interior of the lighthouse has been converted into a museum.\\n\\n\\n\\nSwallowtail Lighthouse, New Brunswick, Canada. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nMachias Seal Island Light Station\\n\\n\\n\\nLong Eddy Light Station\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nKen Ingersoll\\n\\n\\n\\nMarine biologist Laurie Murison and her husband Ken Ingersoll spearheaded the initial fundraising for the Swallowtail Keepers Society and the formation of the museum in the tower. Ken Ingersoll is now the volunteer keeper for Swallowtail and also Long Eddy Light on Grand Manan. He\\u2019s also one of the country\\u2019s few remaining keepers still working for the Canadian Coast Guard, at Machias Seal Island Light Station.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nListen to the podcast with this player:"