Make a difference today for the someone’s tomorrow. Jim Kelly

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I love books that inspire children to make a difference. The iconic Jeffrey’s Hook lighthouse rose to fame due to the popularity of the book “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge” by Hildegarde W. Swift and Lynd Ward.

Jeffrey’s Hook Lighthouse, on the Hudson River, is the only remaining lighthouse in Manhattan, New York City.

The cast iron lighthouse was built in 1881 at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. After being in storage at Staten Island, New York, it was reassembled at Jeffrey’s Hook, New York in 1921.

The lighthouse was decommissioned and slated for auction years after the construction of the George Washington Bridge.

The lighthouse’s fate changed due to the popularity of the book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge” by Hildegarde W. Swift and Lynd Ward.

This story was so compelling that it inspired hundreds of children to write letters that saved the lighthouse.

(Lighthouse Handbook Hudson River & New York Harbor by Jeremy D’Entremont.)

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My art is shaped by childhood trips to historic Fort George Island. My passion for history and the ocean began early. While my father fished, I played on the jetties and splashed on the beach with my siblings. Although my parents were baffled by their artistic child, they never discouraged me from following my dream. They supported me at Hampton University. My mother flew to my graduation from the University of Hawaii. Whether painting lighthouses, portraits or historic buildings, I recall the fond days when my love of the ocean and history were instilled.

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