When you hear the word “lighthouse,” you probably think “island,” “beach,” or “vacation.” Lighthouses are more than just tourist attractions or part of your dream vacation. They are structures of America’s past and they tell a story. Lighthouses were the guiding lights for sailors, warning them of danger and helping them have a safe trip.… Continue reading Guest Column: Guiding Lights: A Story Of America’s Lighthouses By Christian Taber, Age 12

WANT TO BE A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER?  Burnt Coat Harbor Light, Swan’s Island, ME,  is looking for two enthusiastic volunteers to live in the keeper’s house apartment for two weeks (late May/early June, 2019). In return for free use of the apartment, the volunteers would help to get the light station ready for the summer season.… Continue reading Looking for “keepers” at Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse, Maine

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and Lighthouse (FL) Reopen The St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge — and the lighthouse in the refuge — in Florida reopened this week following the federal government shutdown. While the shutdown was in progress, members of the Friends of St. Marks Wildlife Refuge and other groups held clean ups and… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

Old Cape Henry Lighthouse (VA) to be stablilized The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, located within the Fort Story military base near the northern end of Virginia Beach, was established in 1792. It is the fourth oldest standing lighthouse tower in the U.S. and the first federal construction project authorized by President George Washington after the Revolutionary… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

White Shoal Lighthouse (MI) to open for tours in 2019 Isolated White Shoal Lighthouse, under the care of the White Shoal Light Historical Preservation Society, will open for tours in July 2019 — five years ahead of their original schedule. The group announced on their Facebook page: “This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

Kate Walker here, keeping the light on Robbins Reef. A reporter from the New York Times visited the lighthouse in 1906, asking me all kinds of questions about life on Robbins Reef. I told him, this lamp in this tower, it is more difficult to care for than a family of children. It need not… Continue reading Kate’s Corner #28

Pensacola Lighthouse (FL) celebrating 160th birthday There will be three days of special events in commemoration of the 160th anniversary of the first lighting of Pensacola Lighthouse on Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, this weekend. The celebration began today (Friday, January 11) with a ribbon cutting marking the end of a four-year, $3 million project… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week