On a freezing cold day in Michigan, Outer Lighthouse on St Joseph North Pier cuts a striking figure. Thanks to the harsh Midwest winter, it’s morphed into an icicle sculpture – a grand, crystalized ...

Lighthouses have aided sea navigation for centuries. Among the earliest was one of the so-called Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pharos of Alexandria in Egypt. Dating back to circa 280 B.C., ...

The Portland Head Light is one of the oldest landmarks of its kind in the U.S. Originally constructed more than 200 years ago, the lighthouse's first beacon was created by a lamp that burned whale oil ...

We New Englanders think we know lighthouses. Images of iconic coastal beacons are everywhere, from stirring (if hyperbolic) motivational posters, to sunset photos on Facebook, to the Cape Cod Potato ...

Some of my greatest memories during summer vacations in Maine was going up the coast and checking out the dozens of lighthouses. We would always take a day-trip in July to York to grab some saltwater ...

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Josh Lew is a writer and copywriter who focuses on travel, green living, and personal finance. The Wood Island Lighthouse sits along the Saco River just off the coast of Biddeford. The lighthouse, ...