News of the week April 7, 2023 One Outer Banks (NC) lighthouse to open for climbing this spring; another closed for third year While one Outer Banks lighthouse prepares to open for climbing this tourist season, another will likely remain closed for a third year due to restoration efforts. The 165-foot Bodie Island Light Station… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

News of the week March 31, 2023 Oregon’s remote ‘Terrible Tilly’ lighthouse is home to sea lions, funeral urns Five volunteers braved a brief but chilling helicopter ride Tuesday to return from “Terrible Tilly,” the abandoned 142-year-old Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, a watery mile off northern Oregon’s coast. The four men and one woman, age 29-58, had camped… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

News of the week March 24, 2023 Cape Hatteras (NC) Lighthouse lens makes a temporary move during museum renovation The original Cape Hatteras Lighthouse lens is on the move. The roughly 20-foot-tall structure, which is housed within the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, is painstakingly being taken apart and relocated to a secure and… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

News of the week March 17, 2023 The Lighthouse Road Trip On The Southern California Coast That’s Dreamily Beautiful There is just something about lighthouses. Maybe it is their immense importance in keeping ships from disaster, or their constancy – their beacon shining for decades. Or maybe it is the image of the life, solitude,… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

News of the week March 10, 2023 Want to check out the Peninsula’s historic lighthouse grounds? Now you can visit Point Vicente, CA The grounds around the Point Vicente Lighthouse, a guiding light on the Palos Verdes Peninsula since 1926, have reopened for monthly tours for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

News of the week February 23, 2023 Lighthouse Point Park New Haven, CT While many people associate New Haven with being a happening downtown area, there’s more than just the city to explore. While downtown New Haven is great to visit, there’s also a beautiful lighthouse you can visit! Lighthouse Point Park along Long Island… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

News of the week February 17, 2023 Tinley Expo, RV & Camping Show, Chicago Harbor (IL) Lighthouse headline Go & Show Friday night, Feb. 17, the Chicago Maritime Museum has Kurt Lentsch, described as “a long-time Chicago boater and self-named Chief Dreamer and President of Friends of the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse,” presenting on plans to… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

News of the week February 10, 2023 Point Cabrillo (CA) Storms Through History It has been one month since waves crashed through the back doors of the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse and flooded the interior of the gift shop and museum. It was extremely hard to see this place that we love so damaged, but the… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week

News of the week February 3, 2023 Free Oak Island (NC) Lighthouse history event being held at Recreation Center  History Buffs should mark their calendars for an event being held at the Oak Island Recreation Center. The free event will take place at 2:00 p.m. on March 2nd, highlighting the history, interesting characteristics, and little-known… Continue reading Lighthouse News of the Week