![]() ![]() ![]() “The first Wednesday we went in, we bought two weeks worth of freezer stuff so that way if we do get stuck here, we have food,” said Sullivan. Seguin Island is a 30-minute boat ride from Popham Beach, Maine, with one local man primarily making the daily journey back and forth for seasonal tourists.Įvery Wednesday morning, Thorp and Sullivan make a quick trip back to land to throw away trash, pick up weekly essentials from the grocery store and do laundry at the laundromat. “We’ve been doing some caretaking for private residents, small resorts, guest houses … but we’ve never taken care of a lighthouse before,” said Sullivan. They say they jumped at the opportunity to come to Seguin Island when they spotted an ad for the caretaker position in a small-town Maine newspaper. “Sitting at a desk looking at a computer all day was not hard to walk away from,” said Thorp with a laugh. After selling their company in 2012, they chose to spend their retirement as professional caretakers. Thorp and Sullivan have been together for 15 years and used to own an accounting software consultant business in North Carolina. For six months, the organization supports volunteers living on the island as they look after the land, give up modern conveniences and learn to embrace seclusion. Coast Guard, but local nonprofit, Friends of Seguin Island Light Station, is in charge of maintaining everything else. ![]() The massive tower is still operated by the U.S. ![]()
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