I have to admit that, despite all its spooky scariness, watching the recent Apple TV hit Widow’s Bay had me fantasizing about moving to a small seaside town, complete with a lighthouse, of course. So when I read today’s featured article — about one of Virginia’s oldest lighthouses going up for sale after being tended to by the same families for two decades — I may or may not have checked my bank account to see what was possible. Thankfully, this lighthouse comes with a legacy of family fun rather than haunting.
Ally Mauch
Staff Editor
Today’s Pick
Courtesy of the Billingsley and Gonsoulin families
2 Families Transformed a 19th-Century Virginia Lighthouse Into a Summer Hangout — Now They’re Passing the Torch
About two decades ago, two Chesapeake Bay couples got it in their heads to embark on something a bit outside the box. “My uncle Bob, I think, just called my parents and said, ‘Hey, wanna buy a lighthouse?’” Steve Billingsley, a college student at the time, explained in a phone call with Nice News, adding that his uncle was always the one “finding fun things to do.” Situated on the James River, Middle Ground Lighthouse was built in 1891 to mark a sandbar near Newport News, Virginia, where vessels often took on water when passing through on foggy nights. Keep reading our exclusive interview to check out its 21st-century transformation — and learn why it’s on the market again.
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