The East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation celebrated the completion of Phase One of multi-year renovations to preserve the historic Bug Light - Long Beach Bar light NY, called "Rock & Dock"- at the lighthouse last Thursday evening. northforker.com/2026/06/ribb...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed bills addressing data center concerns. Three CBF-supported bills would strengthen protections for water, environmental reporting, and local communities. https://www.cbf.org/news/pennsylvania-house-of-representatives-passes-data-center-bills/

Just the ticket! Couple raffling off a pair of lighthouse cottages on a spectacular Orkney Island www.sundaypost.com/fp/lighthous...

Thanks in part to funding from the U.S. Lighthouse Society the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse completes restoration. southstreetseaportmuseum.org/completing-t...

Who doesn't love to photograph a weather-beaten Maine Lighthouse? Sixty-five of these silent sentinels dot the state's coastline, from Kittery to Calais. Photo: Little River ME by Jeremy D’Entremont www.bangordailynews.com/2026/06/16/s...

Knotbrook Taylor is an award-winning poet living in Scotland. The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses commissioned Taylor to write a book of Scottish lighthouse poems. Knotbrook will read some of his favorites on this live stream. Thu June 25 at 2 pm Eastern Time in US www.youtube.com/live/14M4GmR...

Presque Isle ME Township Museum Society opened submissions for its Annual Presque Isle Lighthouses Photo Contest. Photographers of all ages and skill levels are invited to capture and share the historic magic of the region’s iconic landmarks. www.thealpenanews.com/life/lifesty...

When Gerald Butler was two his family moved to Galley Head Lighthouse, Ireland, where his mother’s father was principal keeper and his father was an asst keeper. Later, his mother was for a time the only female lighthouse keeper in Ireland. Live podcast on You Tube: www.youtube.com/live/-jNvmCq...

A friend just sent this: “We thought of you today when we saw the lighthouse built around 1750, at the tip of Tangier. We could see Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar. It was such a beautiful day, our last in Morocco.” If anyone has more info, pls comment!

Manitowoc North Breakwater Lighthouse, WI, Virtual Tour: A Digital Voyage through History Bridge the gap between physical space and deep history in this virtual tour of the Manitowoc North Breakwater Lighthouse. pbswisconsin.org/article/mani...

The Intake Towers When you cross Chain of Rocks Bridge between Madison, IL and St. Louis MO, you’ll see The Intake Towers of the Mississippi River - 2 towers, one of which looks like a miniature castle. files.constantcontact.com/13cd94c1801/...

Medical emergency at St. Mary's Lighthouse, UK, sparks RNLI rescue A person who suffered a medical emergency while stranded at a lighthouse had to be rescued by RNLI volunteers. uslhs.org/news/lightho...

Light Hearted 343: Joy and Patrick Tubby, Happisburgh Lighthouse, UK A chat with two people passionate about lighthouses. uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...

Light Hearted - Ep 341 Rick St. Pierre, originally from New Bedford, MA, had a 20 year career in the Coast Guard that included some time (1973 to 1975) as the officer in charge at Boon Island Light Station in Maine, one of the most isolated lighthouses in the U.S. uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...

Old Lighthouse Lynmouth, Devon UK Thanks @exmoor.bsky.social!

Historic Green Cape Lighthouse - on the far south coast NSW Australia - recommissioned after three decades in darkness www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Tours resume on Saturday, April 4, at the Tarrytown (Sleepy Hollow) Lighthouse in Westchester County, suburban New York City. The lighthouse was closed by heavy vandalism damage last June. The damage is repaired and new security features installed. thehudsonindependent.com/tours-of-tar...

Dave Waller, owner of Graves Light, Boston Harbor A fun conversation with the owner of a classic, granite, wave-swept lighthouse. uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...

Cape St. George Lighthouse Museum, FL: Talk about a room with a view A visit to the Cape St. George Lighthouse Museum in Apalachicola, Florida, is a study in perseverance and endurance. wjla.com/amazing-amer...

Scenic coastal bluffs that stretch for more than a mile near one of the Bay Area's most dramatic coastal landmarks, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, would be added to California's state parks. www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/16/p...

There’s been a lighthouse standing on Bald Head Island at the entrance to the Cape Fear River in the southeast corner of North Carolina for more than two centuries - ‘Old Baldy’.Two guests discuss its rich history in “Light Hearted episode 339” uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...

Our Lighthouse Preservation Grants have been awarded! Photo: Cape Blanco, Oregon uslhs.org/about/preser...

The St. George Reef Lighthouse is working again after being dark for more than a year. The lighthouse, on a rock off the northern coast of California, is accessible only by helicopter in good weather. Private funding supported several trips for local preservationists. www.latimes.com/california/n...

Longships, Cornwall: the experience of spending a stormy night in a lighthouse “it’s like having a ghost banging on your blinds from the outside all night long.” www.outono.net/elentir/2026...

Light Hearted ep 337 – Two special lighthouse cruises on the Maine coast Bar Harbor Whale Watch and the schooner Mary Day both offer amazing cruises for lighthouse lovers. uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for Western New York features the Sodus Bay Lighthouse at Sodus Point on Lake Ontario east of Rochester. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/n...

Locally filmed movie featuring Lorain West Breakwater lighthouse, OH, is ranking high on Amazon charts. “Beneath the Light,” a supernatural thriller featuring Lorain's most famous icon, is drawing a lot of attention. chroniclet.com/news/456041/...

20 seconds of calm at Curtis Island Lighthouse by drone

Our guest is Jen Lewis, Fundraising and Outreach Manager for the Point Cabrillo Light Station in northern California. In 1908 a combined lighthouse and fog signal building was built of local redwood and Douglas fir. uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...

Iceland's most iconic coastal lighthouses: A list Iceland's coastal lighthouses are a unique blend of history, architecture, and stunning landscapes. www.newsbytesapp.com/news/lifesty...

This fall the Hudson Athens Lighthouse NY Preservation Society (HALPS) completed an $800,000 restoration of the lighthouse's slate and copper roof. HALPS produced a seven-minute video featuring the restoration team and the work involved in the process. uslhs.org/news/lightho...

Light Hearted Lite 37 - Erik Nissen Johansen, Pater Noster, Sweden A conversation with the creator of an award-winning hotel at an incredible island lighthouse in Sweden. uslhs.org/podcast

Light Hearted episode 334 – Marty O’Gara and John Ollila, Fairport Harbor, OH A beautiful and historic lighthouse and museum on Lake Erie - and a ghost cat uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...

Tawas Point, MI, known as 'Cape Cod of the Midwest' starts lantern-lit trail series Lake Huron's Tawas Point has been aglow since 1853 when schooners carried lumber from Detroit to Buffalo, New York. www.mlive.com/life/2026/01...

The 1902 Greens Ledge #Lighthouse in #Connecticut, now privately owned, has been hosting educational programming since 2024. With restoration said to be 95% complete, the owner, Tim Pettee, hopes to open the lighthouse for public tours as well. #NewEngland

Description of Alexandria's Lighthouse found in Ancient Chinese Writings In the 13th century, a Chinese official described the city of Alexandria in his extensive work on geography. uslhs.org/news/lightho...

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for Western Finnmark in the North Cape area of northern Norway features the 1949 Fruholmen Lighthouse, the northernmost European lighthouse. It replaced an 1866 lighthouse destroyed in World War II. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/n...

Light Hearted episode 333 – Valeria Araúz Molina, Île Vierge, France Ile Vierge is a 15-acre island off the northwest coast of Brittany in northwest France. The lighthouse is built of granite blocks, stands 271 feet tall, with nearly 400 steps inside. uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...

Property linked to 125-year-old Flannan Isles Lighthouse, Scotland, mystery to be restored A community group is to restore a historic building linked to the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers 125 years ago. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Utsira lighthouse, Norway, stands twin above North Sea waves where 207 souls live offshore The ferry cuts through North Sea swells as Utsira's twin lighthouse towers emerge from morning mist. www.journee-mondiale.com/en/this-norw...

Flying Santa on You Tube now! Helicopters visit Coast Guard stations throughout the Northeast, with more than 1000 children of Coast Guard families receiving gifts from Santa. It’s a perfect way to express appreciation to an under-appreciated branch of our military. youtu.be/onefVUUKBcM

An early winter storm has blown out two glass panels from the lantern at the outer south pier #lighthouse in Grand Haven, #Michigan. (📸 by Sandysphotos2009, 2010, shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license) #GreatLakes #LakeMichigan www.woodtv.com/news/ottawa-...

Meet Tim Wittenbecher, founder of the company Floatel, which restores endangered maritime properties -- including three #lighthouses in Spain and, soon, Italy -- and converts them into hotels.

USLHS Lighthouse Tour of England Apr 24, 2026 to May 09, 2026 All the details - including 25 lighthouses: uslhs.org/travel/tours... Photo: St Catherine’s Oratory Medieval lighthouse, Isle of Wight

A thorough restoration of the Saugerties Lighthouse on the Hudson River, New York, has been completed and the lighthouse will welcome visitors for tours and stays at a two-bedroom B&B in 2026. hudsonvalleyone.com/2025/11/26/s...

Mission Point Lighthouse MI “moonscape” Instead of seeing the waves of Grand Traverse Bay lapping at the shoreline near the bottom of the lighthouse's stairs, you'll have to walk quite a way to get your shoes wet. uslhs.org/news/lightho...

U.S. Lighthouse Society's Lighthouse Preservation Grants Letters of interest are due by December 10! Here’s info on how to apply: uslhs.org/about/preser...