the wood island life saving station was built here in 1908 for the u.s. life-saving service. the coast guard had not yet been established. the crew of men who lived here were called surf men.

A look at the effort to save the Wood Island Live Saving Station and the plans to create a one-of-a-kind museum. See how "the Bone Finder" uses ground penetrating radar to see underground. On ...

The Wood Island Life-Saving Station was built in 1908 and remained active until 1948, ... a replica of a flat-bottomed gundalow barge used to ferry supplies up and down the river.

After the station was decommissioned, the federal government transferred the property to the town of Kittery. The building deteriorated, to the point that local officials decided to tear it down. In ...

Upon the project’s completion, Reid said he hopes to attract 10,000 visitors a year via private events, exhibits and camp opportunities at Wood Island, once home to the local Coast Guard station ...