I am very glad that I chose to do my final project on the lighthouses of Washington. So far I have been heavily researching the lighthouses to find out their hours of operation, times they have tours, if they are even open to the general public (many are not!!), and how far and how long it will take me to get there. I have been looking up ferry times and planning around my work schedule to figure out the best times to go visit and get lots of historical information and pictures!!
I called the keeper of the Point Robinson Lighthouse of Vashon Island and set up a meeting with him for this Wednesday and am planning on visiting the Alki Point, Mukilteo, and Admiralty Head Lighthouses as well on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Picture: North Head Lighthouse, nihongo.wunderground.com
Kelly, good job setting up those journeys and interviews. Here are some suggestions:
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2) Think about how to record your interview -- pen and paper? audio recorder? movie camera? And be sure to have some good still shots to of the setting and the person being interviewed.
3) Work on your "outline" too for the project. What elements will you have -- photo album? maps? etc.
4) That's a nice picture on the blog, but remember the two essentials once you have a good picture: indicate what it is -- in this case, which light house? and indicate your source?