Ruth Downton has been the lighthouse keeper for the past 22 years, but she is set to retire this fall.
"It's been a joy to live here," she said. "But I'm getting older, and it's time to move on. I'm 77; it's time to retire and let someone younger take over."
"It's been a joy to live here," she said. "But I'm getting older, and it's time to move on. I'm 77; it's time to retire and let someone younger take over."
( Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff Photo)
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