Elinor DeWire

Elinor DeWire (born August 3, 1953 in Frederick, Maryland)[1] is an American author, freelance writer, editor, public speaker, educator, and blogger based in Connecticut.

[2] From 1991-2000 DeWire wrote two columns, "Lifelines" about the U.S. Lifesaving Service, and "Whale Oil and Wicks" about lighthouses, for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Mariners Weather Log.

She has also written early Victorian-era novels, plus four books and a number of articles about amateur astronomy and sky watching[3] and an e-book about poultry.

She continues to contribute articles about lighthouses to magazines and newspapers,[4][5] including columns titled "Shore Almanac," "Away from the Bay," "Kids on the Beam," and "Liquidized Lore."

She maintains a blog that focuses on lighthouses and related nautical topics, and has written fiction for several magazines.