New book tells stories & history of famous Hunting Island Lighthouse

Photo byFriends of Hunting Island/Starbooks

Mesmerized by the history and beauty of the lighthouse at Hunting Island State Park and wish you could take the stories home with you? Friends of Hunting Island has announced the recent publication of a new Hunting Island Book, titled "Up Here: The Hunting Island Lighthouse and its Lightkeepers," and it’s got all the goods inside.

The new book was written by Theodore Panayotoff and Linda Miller, with a brilliant Foreword by Cassandra King, New York Times Bestselling Author.

The book tells the Lighthouse story in full detail for the first time, complete with never before published drawings.

Since the Hunting Island Lighthouse sent out its first beam of light into the dark night in 1859, it has witnessed the making of history. Inside the pages of Up Here for the first time, author and lighthouse historian Ted Panayotoff and Friends of Hunting Island President, Linda Miller, provide in detail the creation, history and current state of this much-loved southern icon.

With a foreword by noted New York Times Bestseller, Cassandra King, Up Here not only showcases the photographic talent of the area’s finest photographers, it underscores the importance of conservation and is a fund-raising book for the Friends of Hunting Island and the causes they support including turtle conservation.

Up Here is the new companion book to the award-winning Wild Island Nature about Hunting Island State Park.

Visit this link for more information and to order your copy; and treasure the stories while helping the folks at Friends of Hunting Island maintain our beautiful island for generations to come.

Also, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a drop-in book signing with authors Theodore Panayotoff and Linda Miller and foreword writer Cassandra King on Saturday, June 8th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort).