As New Hampshire's only deep water port, the Portsmouth Harbor on the Piscataqua River was an important trading port in colonial America. The success of the port soon lead to the need for a lighthouse ...

At the northwestern corner of San Francisco, you can look out to the Pacific and see the stump of a lighthouse about a mile from land, built in the early 1900s after a steamer ship was wrecked in the ...

"I would love it if people were lighthouse geeks like me and they wanted to know about the history." Jeff Gales is a self-described "lighthouse geek" who is so passionate about lighthouses he works ...

Since Louisiana has long operated as a vital port state, with its network of deep-draft, coastal and inland ports, there are numerous lighthouses located along channels and banks. Lighthouses are ...

A photo of the Mohawk Island lighthouse on Lake Erie shows the isolation that the lighthouse keeper experienced during his time at the lighthouse during the talk Erie Lights & Lighthouse Lore on ...

One of three National Park Service lighthouses on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has opened to climbers for spring and fall. The 1848 Bodie Island Lighthouse, in Nags Head, opened Friday for daily, self ...

In previous columns, I’ve written about ocean-related topics ranging from the United States Coast Guard to sea monsters, and this week I’m picking up the theme once again to talk about lighthouses.

Reykjavik Peninsula is home to one of Iceland's oldest lighthouses, built in 1907. The lighthouse is located near the famous ...

Thanks to its access to the Great Lakes, Michigan is home to some of the most beautiful lighthouses in America, and we've ...

After Newport was founded in 1639, the waterfront town grew into a bustling trading port, serving as Newport's main source of economic growth throughout the 18th century. As trade flourished, the ...