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 ...

Even if you've never set foot on an ocean-going vessel, lighthouses hold a certain appeal. Standing, shining beacons in the night, their rays pierce the darkness giving hope to all who see them in ...

The lighthouses on Lake Michigan at St. Joseph and South Haven are famous round the world today, thanks to stunning photos of the structures encrusted in ice shot over the past few years by an Indiana ...

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 ...

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, ...

From a privately owned lighthouse guarded with cannon to an iconic tower set on a tiny patch of eroding sand, a variety of navigational lights have provided guidance for ships along Alabama's coast.