Reader Comments on Stay in a Lighthouse from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:32:38 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2009-07/interact/10things/lighthouse/rose-island-lighthouse On June 30th we were overnight visitors in the museum, and really enjoyed our time there. It was like going back in time with the hand water pump for the sink, and conserving water in the unique flush toilet in the house. RELAX in the chairs provided outside, and watch the sailboats go by. The KEEPER and his family were wonderful, and we really enjoyed having great conversations with them. The only problem with Rose Island are the geese who are located there. With 2 large grassy areas to feed on, they never leave..... and you guessed it, they poop all over the grass. On our walk to the outside toilet we had to walk through all of it, and I mean a lot of it. There was NO stepping around it. The keeper is responsible for raking the poop on the hill the lighthouse is on, but the other area is impossible to keep clean. There was a hand written note by the waste basket in the kitchen reminding visitors to take there trash back with them, BUT .....FEED the birds your unused BREAD, etc. We were very surprised at this. We did leave a comment in the guest book about the problem suggesting that the grass be removed, and replaced with sand and shells...This would eliminate the geese staying there. Needless to say, we will not be staying at this lighthouse again unless the problem with the POOP is corrected. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:27:44 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2009-07/interact/10things/lighthouse/rose-island-lighthouse The Rose Island Lighthouse is a magical destination located just one mile from the City of Newport in the geographical center of Narragansett Bay. We have one night stays available in our museum and weeklong stays available our upstairs apartment. It is by far not your usual night in a hotel. We operate like a bed and breakfast without the breakfast. The lighthouse is located upon an 18 acre island approximately one mile from the city of Newport RI. Our little nonprofit owns and maintains the majority of the island as a wild life refuge where we have a great variety of birds nest annually. Snowy Egrets, Oyster Catchers, Glossy Ibis, Heron, seagulls and geese nest and raise their young in our refuge. If you come in the spring you will see baby geese and seagulls nesting on our shores. In the later summer months such as in July and August the birds move on to other destinations. Most lighthouse guests spend the day on the beach or sitting in our Adirondack chairs overlooking Newport harbor and the hundreds of boats sailing out on the bay. Words do not do it justice! One has to experience the lighthouse in person to understand the lighthouse experience. www.roseisland.org Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:13:36 +0100