Jack Sturgis revisits Basement of his Boyhood857 viewsMany years later, Jack Sturgis visits the basement where he played as a child. Jack and his brothers would swim in the basement when it flooded, unconcerned about the dangers of electricity and other hazards. Jack and his brothers would enter the basement to shovel coal into the coal fired furnace. Jack had many fond memories, including swimming in the basement during noreasters and Hurricane Hazel. The retaining wall (in the foreground) did not exist when the Sturgis family live in the lighthouse, and the coal furnace would have the flame extinguished when the basement flooded. A coal bin was kept to the right of the furnace.
Jack in Drag855 viewsThe ghost of Halloween Past. Jack Sturgis poses in the north side kitchen.
Jack Sturgis in the North Side Basement844 viewsMany years later, Jack Sturgis visits the basement where he played as a child.
Dancing Dog827 viewsA family pet dances in the kitchen.
Paul Sturgis and Dagwood813 viewsPaul Sturgis standing on the steps with the family dog Dagwood.
Girls on Wharf807 viewsTwo young women pose on the wharf. Notice the tracks to the left.
Jack Sturgis798 viewsJack Sturgis working on a car.
Paul Sturgis with Innertube776 viewsPaul Sturgis on the sidewalk in front of the lighthouse
Boat on the Wharf775 viewsA boat is suspended on the wharf at Point Lookout Lighthouse.
Jack Sturgis looks thru the intertube775 viewsJack Sturgis poses near the lighthouse steps.
Sturgis Boys Swimming766 viewsPaul and Jack Sturgis swimming in the Potomac River. Notice the "Cable Crossing Do Not Anchor" sign in the background (just above the boy on the right).
Jack's Girlfriend754 viewsOne of Jack's girlfriends poses in front of the buoy shed.