The Atlantic coastline is home to some of the most striking lighthouses in the United States, each offering a blend of ...

IT WAS a hazy night in July 1904 and the steamer Alexandra ploughed slowly through the waters of West Cork, as an extraordinary experiment took place on deck. She was a rickety vessel, “as leaky as a ...

Lighthouses are a strong part of American history. They’ve not only lighted the path for ships and boats but also guided the way for the country’s founding. In light of its 300th birthday Wednesday, ...

Lighthouses have served as navigational aids for centuries. But now that modern day GPS exists, they primarily serve to brighten up shores with their beauty. Here are 25 of the most beautiful ...

If you drive past the New Orleans Lakefront on Saturday, you'll see more than 40 powerboats and sailboats along the lake, ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Poplar Point Lighthouse shines again, after 142 years in darkness.

There is something about lighthouses that fires the imagination, standing guardian as they do over the edge of things: land and sea, life and death, hope and despair, fear and heroism, tempest and ...

This summer, you may have been drawn to the shore, lakeside or oceanside, and pulled in to explore the majesty of a lighthouse. Villanova University communications professor Shauna MacDonald loves ...

It's a familiar image — whether it's Florence Nightingale and her lamp, the Statue of Liberty and her torch, or the damsel with the beacon at the start of every Columbia Picture. When our culture ...

For hundreds of years, lighthouses have guided sailors safely around hazards and into harbors. Although many became obsolete with the arrival of the GPS and other navigational tools, some lighthouses ...