Above photos showing the newly restored interior at St. Marks Light Station, Florida, are courtesy of Craig Kittendorf. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate National Lighthouse Day with a Homecoming Celebration at the St. Marks Lighthouse! On Monday, August 7, 2018, the Refuge staff will host the descendants of lighthouse keepers and their families,… Continue reading St. Marks Light Station Has A Lot to Celebrate
The 2018 U.S. Lighthouse Society tour schedule has been announced. SOUTH AFRICA – March 10 – 24 (waiting list) GULF COAST – April 16 – 26 CHESAPEAKE BAY – June 2 – 12 BRITTANY & THE CHANNEL ISLANDS (FRANCE) – July 12 – 29 WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR / ISLE ROYALE – August 18 – 26… Continue reading 2018 Lighthouse Society Tours
Due to the popularity of the Lighthouse Festival each June and the positive response to the two previous Fall Lighthouse Festivals, the Door County Maritime Museum, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, is again offering some of its most popular tours Columbus Day weekend. Reservations are now being taken for these fantastic lighthouse adventures that will take place… Continue reading Fall Lighthouse Festival
From July 10 to 26, the U.S. Lighthouse Society is touring Scotland and England, focusing on lighthouses, of course! Society Executive Director Jeff Gales has been sending daily updates of their travels. [Click on the images to enlarge and read his captions.] Submitted by Jeff Gales, U.S. Lighthouse Society Executive Director, July 10 & 11, 2017 *… Continue reading Society’s Scotland / England Tour: Part 1
Long Island Sound Lighthouse Conference Monday & Tuesday, April 24-25, 2017 All area lighthouse lovers & stakeholders are invited to attend the 2nd annual Long Island Sound Lighthouse Conference on Monday and Tuesday, April 24 and 25, 2017, presented by the New London Maritime Society in New London, Connecticut. Lighthouse fanciers and preservationists number in… Continue reading Long Island Sound Lighthouse Conference
The Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society has done an amazing job restoring both the exterior and interior of Thomas Point Shoal Light Station, the last intact screwpile lighthouse that remains in its original location in the Chesapeake Bay not far from Annapolis. Visitors can enjoy tours of this landmark structure during the summer… Continue reading Preservation of Thomas Point Shoal Light Station
Last July Skip Sherwood led a U.S. Lighthouse Society tour through Wales and the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom. Skip wrote an article about this trip that was featured in the Northern Lighthouse Board‘s magazine The Journal (Christmas 2016). The NLB has granted us permission to share it with you. Here is the article link: U.S.… Continue reading Isle of Man Lighthouses
Cape Canaveral, FL – January 2017 – SunWard Tours, an established provider of historical, educational and adventure excursions; along with the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation and the 45th Space Wing, are pleased with the first year’s response to the guided tours of the historic Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and the iconic launch sites on the Cape Canaveral Air… Continue reading Public Tours of Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Resumed in 2016
All 2017 USLHS Tours are now open for reservations! If you have not traveled with us before, you might be wondering whether this is a good fit for you. Here are the top reasons lighthouse aficionados, photographers, and adventurers choose USLHS Lighthouse Tours: You will be in the company of lighthouse lovers, history buffs, world… Continue reading Six Top Reasons to travel with USLHS Lighthouse Tours
Our much anticipated 2017 tour schedule is online and registration is open. We have so many great tours planned, you may want to go on them all! We have also included a preview of our 2018 tour to South Africa, because a tour like that takes over a year of preparation. So if you are… Continue reading 2017 Tour Schedule Announced
