lighthouses
Prince Edward Island stuns in fall with festivals, foliage and more
It may be the smallest of Canada’s 10 provinces (think Rhode Island, but marginally bigger), but what Prince Edward Island (PEI) lacks in size it more than makes up for...
150-year-old New York lighthouse in danger of crumbling into the Hudson — sending preservationists scrambling
The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse in Hudson, NY is one of 11 places on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's most endangered list.
America's last lighthouse keeper ends watch at historic Boston Light after 20 years
She's done bringing home the beacon.
150-year-old Florida Keys lighthouse illuminated for first time in a decade
A 150-year-old beacon that helped guide ships through the treacherous Florida Keys coral reefs before GPS, sonar and other technology made it obsolete is shining again as part of a national...
Always wanted a lighthouse? US is giving some away, selling others at auction
The aim of the program run by the General Services Administration is to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old.
French pilot catches break after helicopter nosedives, catches fire
Dramatic video shows a helicopter ferrying equipment to a 19th century lighthouse off the French coast suddenly take a nosedive and burst into flames.
Landmark San Francisco Bay inn, lighthouse in limbo after power cut to mainland
A landmark San Francisco Bay inn has a dark future. Historic East Brother Light Station, and its adjoining bed & breakfast, lost power when the underwater cable connecting it to...
Red moon rising over lighthouse is an out-of-this-world view
This moonrise might beat the sunset. A stunning timelapse of a red moon rising over Cape Byron Lighthouse was filmed in Byron Bay, Australia. The easy-on-the-eyes shot wasn't easy to...
Florida is trying to give away its lighthouses for free -- but there's a catch
KEY LARGO, Fla. –– It may be the end of an era for lighthouses around the United States. Once prevalent in the American southeast and Great Lakes regions, the structures have...
Dying woman granted wish to see lighthouse for first time
Massachusetts paramedics paired with a 55-year-old patient’s hospice care team to make one of her final wishes come true and helped transport the woman over an hour away so she...
Volunteers to restore historic lighthouse off Staten Island
A historic lighthouse off Staten Island is being restored by an all-volunteer crew that uses a tugboat to haul its materials and works without electricity or running water. The renovation...
131-year-old Connecticut lighthouse to become kids’ playroom
An update to a historic Connecticut lighthouse, purchased in the fall of 2015, is now in its planning stages. Bought by developer Frank Sciame and an anonymous partner for $290,000,...
This lighthouse could be your waterfront home — for less
If you want to live the American dream of owning standout waterfront property in a private nook, all you need to do is look to Uncle Sam. Believe it or...
Inside this beautiful lighthouse's dark, murderous history
Halfway between New Rochelle and Sands Point, in the Long Island Sound, an old lighthouse stands 1,400 feet from shore, ruled by a flock of seagulls and haunted by a...
Top NY builder buys historic lighthouse to add to Katharine Hepburn's estate
Top builder Frank Sciame has just bought the ultimate accessory — a historic lighthouse in Connecticut. The 127-year-old Connecticut lighthouse, which is on some motor vehicle licenses, cost a mere...