Lighthouses have been the beacon of light for more than 100 years that symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. On Aug. 9, 1789, Congress approved an Act for the establishment and ...

The Lake County Historical Society has removed the beacon of the iconic Two Harbors Light Station, located between Burlington and Agate bays. The beacon went dark Nov. 25 due to a failure that ...

MANTEO, N.C. (WNCN) — An iconic North Carolina lighthouse is getting a makeover. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, known for its black and white spiraling paint and red brick base, is covered with scaffolding ...

The last lighthouse keeper in the U. S. tends the Boston Light Beacon on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor. After two decades on the job, Sally Snowman plans to retire this month at age 72 ...

Long before Point Loma became a destination for visitors with cameras and smartphones, the Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood as ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Two iconic lighthouses serve as beacons of history along the Charleston, South Carolina coast. Congress passed an act which protects all lighthouses, beacons, and buoys on ...

DULUTH — It won’t just be fireworks lighting up the night sky in Two Harbors this Fourth of July. For the first time in six years, the iconic light from the North Shore city’s lighthouse beacon 25 ...

Visakhapatnam: The two-day Indian Lighthouse Festival 3.0 concluded on a high note, with Union Minister for Ports, Shipping ...

Lighthouses might have lost some of their functionality in the 21st century, but some that remain can draw visitors like moths. Marblehead Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating Great Lakes ...

POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS, Calif. — Winds howl, elephant seals bark and researchers scurry over tide pools here, but the abundant signs of life have long failed to benefit the lighthouse. The 127-year-old ...