Our country’s history of helping sailors navigate North American waters dates all the way back to 1673, when, according to the United States Lighthouse Society, a beacon was hoisted in Nantasket (now ...

Our country’s history of helping sailors navigate North American waters dates all the way back to 1673, when, according to the United States Lighthouse Society, a beacon was hoisted in Nantasket (now ...

Tucked between coastlines, forests, and deserts, the United States hides hundreds of small towns, secret parks, and ...

For some travelers, the lure of a lighthouse is irresistible. Just ask Kraig Anderson, who took a trip to see one in North Carolina more than a decade ago, and has since visited every beacon in the ...

Two historic lighthouses in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, are receiving new lighting systems. The Plum Beach Lighthouse will get a rotating LED beacon to mimic its historical appearance. An antique ...

New stamps a testimony to the allure of lighthouses in mythology of American history One stamp will honor Boston Light%2C the oldest lighthouse in the nation Boston Light has the nation%27s only light ...

The North Manitou Shoal Light is a landmark in Lake Michigan, its 63-foot tower warning boaters who pass about dangerous waters. The White Shoal Light, 20 miles west of the Mackinac Bridge, is known ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Poplar Point Lighthouse shines again, after 142 years in darkness. Owners Russell and Cathy Shippee relit the tower on Christmas night with family and neighbors gathered nearby.