Plum Beach Lighthouse, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
This 1899 Rhode Island lighthouse was abandoned for 62 years. When restoration began, 104,000 pounds of bird guano had to be removed.
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- Apr 28
- 3 min
Ned's Point Light, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
In 1923, the keeper's house for this 1838 lighthouse was floated across Buzzards Bay to begin a new life on Cape Cod.
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Bug Light, Portland, Maine
Did you know this 1877 lighthouse was modeled after a 4th-century Greek monument and the architect also built the dome on the US Capitol?
- Jan 28
- 5 min
Brant Point Lighthouse, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Standing at less than 30 feet, Brant Point Light has quite an exciting history for so small a thing. It is the 10th light station on site.
- Jan 10
- 5 min
Lubec Channel Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine
Due to its location, Lubec Channel Light Station probably is not a highly visited Maine lighthouse. It might not even be on your radar at...
- Mar 13, 2023
- 6 min
Dutch Island Light, Jamestown, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island light is one of the oldest established light stations in Narragansett Bay and sat in darkness for 3 decades.
- Feb 13, 2023
- 5 min
Machias Seal Island Lighthouse, US/Canada
This island is the only land disputed by Canada and the US. Canada has maintained a light station on the island for nearly 200 years.
- Jan 3, 2023
- 4 min
Whaleback Light, Kittery, Maine
The current lighthouse was built in 1872. It shared the rocky shoal with the previous tower for 8 years, before the 1829 tower was removed.
- Nov 13, 2022
- 3 min
Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Portland Head Light is 1 of 4 colonial lighthouses commissioned by George Washington still standing with its original tower.
- Nov 5, 2022
- 3 min
Mulholland Point Light, Campobello Island, New Brunswick
Mulholland Point Light is part of Roosevelt Campobello International Park, the only joint national park shared between the US and Canada.
- Oct 1, 2022
- 6 min
Sandy Point Light, Prudence Island, Rhode Island
The lighthouse has the distinction of being the oldest surviving lighthouse in RI and has been an active lighthouse in 2 locations.
- Sep 24, 2022
- 4 min
Pea Point Island Light, Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick
Pea Point was one of two lights built at the entrance to Letang Harbour. Pea Point marks the eastern side and Bliss Island marks the west.
- Sep 17, 2022
- 6 min
Heceta Head Lighthouse, Florence, Oregon
The original 5-wick oil lamp equaled 800,000 candle power and was rotated by a 200-pound weight that slowly dropped down a 35-foot cable.
- Sep 10, 2022
- 5 min
St. Joseph North Pier Range Lights, St. Joseph, Michigan
From 1832 to 1907, many lights danced around the harbor. Finally, a new pair of range lights was built in 1907 and this set remains today.
- Sep 3, 2022
- 5 min
Goat Island Light, Newport, Rhode Island
Goat Island had been part of Newport and the United States' military history for 300 years by the time it was redeveloped for tourism.
- Aug 28, 2022
- 3 min
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Tremont, Maine
Bass Harbor Light is located in Tremont, Maine. You may not know where Tremont is, but you've almost certainly heard of Mount Desert...
- Aug 20, 2022
- 4 min
Sankaty Head Light, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Sankaty Head Light began its service on Feb 1, 1850 and was lit by a Second Order French Fresnel lens illuminated by a whale oil lamp.
- Aug 13, 2022
- 3 min
Brier Island Lighthouse, Westport, Nova Scotia
Brier Island Lighthouse, also called Western Light, is located at the western-most point of Nova Scotia.
- Aug 6, 2022
- 3 min
Castle Hill Light, Newport, Rhode Island
It seems appropriate to start this journey on National Lighthouse Day, which commemorates August 7, 1789 when Congress approved an Act to...
- Aug 5, 2022
- 1 min
Why Lighthouses?
What is it about lighthouses that makes them so magnetizing? They seem like such a simple structure with a simple purpose, and yet they...
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