The next generation lighthouse keepers
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Edited by Michael Holtermann. During my stay at the lighthouse, a class of 10th-graders from Blomdalen School at Mandal came visiting. After having been by myself for a couple of days, I was excited to see how it would impact my stay, with so many youngsters in the house. I [...]
A day at Ryvingen Lighthouse
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Edited by Michael Holtermann and Rick Shupper. A photographer friend of mine, Svein Erik, wanted to go shooting at the lighthouse, so he offered me a ride out in his boat. We left from the coastal village of Tregde, between Mandal and Kristiansand. I had remembered everything. Bedding, food, [...]
Ryvingen Lighthouse: the epitome of southern Norway summer idyll
Ryvingen Lighthouse was established in 1867 and was manned until 2002. It is found on Ryvingen island which is several kilometers south of Mandal. The Norwegian state owns the southern part of the island (approximately 30 acres). Large sections of Ryvingen now form part of the Skjærgårdsparken (Archepelago) Nature Reserve. There is a pier and [...]
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