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2005 Internet Beacon Award Winners

Diamond Award

The Ol' Hook & Eye  USA  The life and times of the The Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad, which was a charming backwoods railroad that ran in the heart of Pennsylvania.  (Received Gold Award during October-December)

Gold Award

A Scoff an' Scuff  Canada  Upgrade!  A celebration of Labrador West.  Includes a travelogue of areas you may drive past in order to get there.  (Awarded during April-June)

Fun Tyme Entertainment Awards Program  USA  A quality four-level web awards program.  Offers free graphics for other awards programs.  (Awarded during October-December)

Gravestone Archives  USA  A genealogical resource.  Transcriptions of and pictures of gravestones from cemeteries all over the United States.  (Awarded during July-September)

The History of Laurel Wreath  Israel  The traditions of the laurel wreath, from ancient times through its usage today.  (Awarded during October-December)

Jonathan's Corner  USA  A collection of stories, essays, humor, games and art.  Thought-provoking writing.  (Awarded during January-March)

Luuk's Travel Site  Netherlands  Upgrade!  Travel tips and pictures from the webmaster's own experience.  (Awarded during July-September)

O.N.Z.C.D.A.  New Zealand  A stand-alone award program with a triple-tiered purpose: to be respectful of guests, to recognize and reward web design efforts, and to provide guests with web site referrals of excellence.  (Awarded during April-June)

Poetry From The Heart  USA  Original poems, short stories, and useful links for writers.  (Awarded during January-March)

Regina Pottery Collectors' Site  USA  Information about the Regina Kunstaardewerk pottery factory, which existed from 1898 to 1979.  Extensive photographs of the factory's product.  (Awarded during April-June)

Roger Darlington's Homepage  UK  Sharing the author's wide range of interests, reviews and sage advice.  No fancy design here, just a lot of information.  Some mature subject matter.  (Awarded during October-December)

Tom Drought's Personal Website  USA  Personal website for Tom Drought, featuring almost 775 pictures in 35 photo galleries.  Interesting links, too.  (Awarded during July-September)

Witheridge -- The Centuries in Words and Pictures  UK  Designed as an archive of the history of the parish and village in Devon, as well as an educational resource.  (Awarded during July-September)

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Silver Award

24FightingChickens  USA  A collection of writings concerning an alternative approach to traditional Japanese karate, as well as comments and reviews on issues of the day.  Some mature subject matter.  (Awarded during October-December)

Amateur Spectroscopy  USA  An amateur's journey into the world of solar and stellar spectrography;
its tools, techniques and history.  (Awarded during April-June)

The Penpoint View  USA  An online artistic magazine, now including audio.

Wavelengths Natural Health  USA  Information resource for aromatherapy.  Includes articles, databases, reviews, and more.  (Awarded during April-June)

Setting Up Your own Website  USA  Plenty of information and resources to do just that.

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Bronze Award

AMCP Computer Privacy TECH BLOG  USA  Writings about the latest technology news, products, viruses, and spyware.  (Awarded during April-June)

Ciosbahn  Italy  A little train layout in "N" scale, with a fantasy track and country.  (Awarded during July-September)

Dragotown.com  USA  A personal web site, providing visitors with free information and software.  (Awarded during July-September)

The Garden of Mike and Sandy Stoy  USA  This large Pacific Northwest garden is a labor of love created by Mike & Sandy Stoy over a period of four years.  The centerpiece of the site is the galleries of flower and garden photographs.  (Awarded during January-March)

Paper Tiger  Australia  Comments on how things are done and how attitudes carry over into how society functions.  Some mature subject matter.  (Awarded during October-December)

Utterly Pointless  USA  A site dedicated to wasting time in style.  I'm not joking.  It's difficult to describe the resources here -- the name of the site says it all.  (Awarded during April-June)

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Merit Award

Lymphedema People  USA  Articles, links, resources and a forum for sufferers of lymphedema.  (Awarded during January-March)

Mental Health Dacorum & St. Albans UK  UK  Information on mental health care resources in the Dacorum and St. Albans areas in the UK.  For patients, health care providers, and survivors.  (Awarded during April-June)

The Web Scenes  Bahrain  Helping the surfer to navigate the Web and find some of the best information resources available.  (Awarded during July-September)

 

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