It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

#SantaClaus will meet children at the Hook Head #Lighthouse in #Ireland on Dec. 6, 7, 13 and 14 from 10am-430pm. On Dec. 26, the lighthouse will host its annual #StStephensDay celebration from 10am-1pm.

Episode 5 of the TV program Vuurtorenverhalen (Lighthouse Stories) in the #Netherlands tells the story of the 1894 Hoek van Holland #Lighthouse. Decommissioned in 1974, it is now a museum. #vuurtoren #Nederland #MaritimeHistory

#LighthouseArt of the Day Michael Ancher (Danish, 1849-1927), A road through the dunes and a #lighthouse at a distance, 1882, oil on canvas. Private collection, via Bruun-Rasmussen, bruun-rasmussen.dk #PharosFriday #scape #ScapeDay #landscape #Skagen #SkagenPainters #Skagensmalerne #fyr #fyrtårn

Today is the day #HappyThanksgiving #WKRP #LesNessman

Clouds over Chantry Island and its lighthouse shortly after sunset. A #ThrowbackThursday post from autumn 2007. #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #landscape #clouds #sunset

The Ministry of Culture in #Niedersachsen, #Germany, has rejected a call for the 1885 Roter Sand #lighthouse to be declared a heritage site and remain in its present location in the #NorthSea. Two municipalities are still contending to host it once it is relocated on shore. #Deutschland #Leuchtturm

#LighthouseArt of the Day Othon Friesz (French, 1879-1949), The jetty at Honfleur, n.d., drawing. Courtesy Statens Museum for Kunst, smk.dk 🧵 1/2 #art #artsky #lighthouse #FrenchArt

This #LighthouseSeason has been a trying one at the 1897 Varnø #Lighthouse in #Norway, which has been plagued by power outages and diesel leaks. It has only been able to host ornithologists visiting the nearby Hornøya bird sanctuary. (📸 creds in alt text) #fyr #Norge fyr.no/utfordrende-...

The 1991 Nagaohana #Lighthouse in #Tottori, #Japan, was the site of a one-day music festival earlier this month; attendees also had the opportunity to climb the 14m (45') tower. #灯台 #日本 #鳥取市

The annual holiday lighting of the #Montauk #Lighthouse on #LongIsand, #NewYork, will take place this Saturday, November 29, from 4 to 7:30pm. #SantaClaus will be on site on Sunday from 11am to 2pm.

The aurora borealis could be visible from some states along the U.S.-Canadian border before and after Thanksgiving.

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#LighthouseArt of the Day Richard Short (Cornish, 1841-1919), #Lighthouse outside #Cardiff Docks, ca. 1900, oil on canvas. Courtesy National Museum Cardiff/Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd, museum.wales/cardiff/ 🧵 1/2 #art #artsky #seascape #OilPainting #harborscape

The story of the 1863 Green Island #Lighthouse in #GreenBay, #Wisconsin. 🧵 1/2 #LakeMichigan #GreatLakes #MaritimeHistory

The 1844 Urk #Lighthouse in the #Netherlands has been lit up orange to kick off the #OrangeTheWorld campaign, part of the UN's #16DaysOfActivism against #GenderBasedViolence. The campaign lasts from November 25 to December 10 each year. #vuurtoren #Nederland #NoExcuse

13 seconds of calm at Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse during sunrise by Drone

A visit to the island of Formentera in the #BalearicIslands, #Spain, home to three historic #lighthouses. #faro #España #IllesBalears #IslasBaleares

The fourth-order #Fresnel lens at the 1921 Cape Saigo #Lighthouse in the #OkiIslands, #Japan, will soon be retired and replaced with an LED light. It was the first lens of its kind to be manufactured in Japan. #灯台 #隠岐諸島 #日本

The city of #Incheon, #SouthKorea has announced the official approval of four new mascots: three spotted seals and an animated #lighthouse. Incheon is the site of Korea's first modern lighthouse, the Palmido Lighthouse, built in 1903. #등대 #한국 #Korea #인천

#LighthouseArt of the Day Samuel Walters (British, 1811-1882), Cunard Steamer Passing a #Lighthouse, n.d., oil on card. Courtesy the Atkinson Art Gallery and Library, theatkinson.co.uk #art #artsky #MarineArt #MaritimeArt #LiverpoolSchool #BritishArt 🧵 1/2

The council of Northern Bruce Peninsula, #Ontario, #Canada, is considering the limited reopening of the road leading to the Cabot Head #Lighthouse and Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory, closed due to storm damage in 2019 and 2020. Use will be restricted to lighthouse, reserve, and other key staff.

In Oregon the Keepers of Heceta Lightstation has received a $19,492 state parks grant to help pay for replacing six interpretive signs along the trail leading to the Heceta Head Lighthouse. lincolnchronicle.org/heceta-head-...

#LighthouseArt of the Day Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833-1898), #Lighthouse in #Brittany, n.d., oil on canvas. Courtesy Musée Provincial Félicien Rops, museerops.be #art #artsky #phare #Bretagne #oilpainting #landscape 🧵 1/2

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First revealed in spy photos, a #BronzeAge #city emerges from the steppe An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads. arstechnica.com/science/2025... #archaeology #Kazakhstan

Divers find ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ pristine shipwreck near the bottom of Lake #Ontario www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

The English word ‘blue’ is a horse of a different colour. While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route. Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:

💡Bonne nouvelle: le phare d'Ar-Men a retrouvé sa lanterne! 👏 Un chantier qui a débuté en 2022 avec la dépose de la lanterne installée en 1881 en vue de sa restauration à la subdivision des Phares & Balises de Brest. 1/4 ⤵️ 📸 @gardien2phare.bsky.social & Florian Alexandre Quig (🙏)

The latest episode of the US #Lighthouse Society's podcast is an interview (recorded in 2020) with Italian author and lighthouse historian Annamaria Mariotti. #MaritimeHistory #booksky

#LighthouseArt of the Day Anonymous (British, 19th c), Untitled, ca. 1840s, hand-colored #lithograph on paper. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence. #lighthouse #art #artsky

Holiday lighting at the Montauk Point Lighthouse, on the eastern tip of New York's Long Island, is set for 5:15 pm next Saturday, November 29. montaukhistoricalsociety.org/event/lighti...

The Aransas Pass Light Station in #Texas, home of the eponymous 1857 #lighthouse, has hosted a delegation of local and state leaders in honor of its place in the state's #MaritimeHistory. #GulfOfMexico

The 31st annual Fantasy of Lights has begun at #Lighthouse Point Park in #NewHaven, #Connecticut. All proceeds will benefit #Goodwill of Southern #NewEngland.

#LighthouseSeason 2025 comes to an end at the Cabo Vilán #Lighthouse in #ACoruña, #Galicia, #Spain, with the lighthouse having welcomed nearly 13,000 visitors. #faro #España

Next week, 27 Nov at 7:30 pm GMT, see Sophie Maycock with @brighthink.bsky.social! She'll discuss her book, Shark, and her research into these misunderstood creatures, examining their biology, behavior, and cultural role in human history. Get tickets for this in-person event! buff.ly/2oT3nI5

#LighthouseArt of the Day Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908), #Lighthouse, n.d., #watercolor and #gouache on paper. Private collection, via Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., debraforce.com #art #artsky #HudsonRiverSchool #AmericanArt #MaritimeArt #MarineArt #seascape

A lecture about Ingeborg Osmundsdatter -- a cleaner at the Varnes #Lighthouse in #Norway who risked her life to rescue a sinking British ship in 1852 -- has attracted a standing-room-only crowd. (📸 credits in alt text) #fyr #Norge #MaritimeHistory #WomensHistory fyr.no/ingeborg-los...

12th annual Lights on the Lake holiday celebration is set for Saturday, December 13 at the New Canal Lighthouse on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. The event includes holiday shopping and music and a parade of decorated boats. wgno.com/news/louisia...

The popular holiday illumination of the Nubble (Cape Neddick) Lighthouse in Maine is set for Saturday, November 29. This year the lights will remain on until February 1. 949whom.com/nubble-light...

#LighthouseArt of the Day Richard Langtry Partington (American,1868-1929), #Seascape with #lighthouse, 1901, oil on canvas laid to panel. Private collection, via Invaluable Auctions, invaluable.com 🧵 1/2 #PharosFriday #ScapeDay #scape #art #artsky #AmericanArt #OilPainting

An Army bomb disposal unit has removed and disposed of an unexploded #WW2 naval shell at the site of the #BeachyHead #Lighthouse in #EastSussex, #England.

The St Mary's #Lighthouse in #NorthTyneside, #England, will be lit up blue in honor of National #CareLeavers Month. The month recognizes young adults who have spent time as children in the UK's care system, and calls attention to the national shortage of foster carers.

The 1922 Querandí #Lighthouse is a 54m (176') lighthouse built in 1922 off the coast of #BuenosAires, #Argentina. It stands in the midst of 4ha (10ac) of forest, part of a larger municipal nature reserve. #faro

The 1856 Lindau #Lighthouse on the #Bodensee -- the southernmost lighthouse in #Germany and the only one in #Bavaria -- is seeking a new keeper for the 2026 #LighthouseSeason, which runs from April through October. Over 1100 have already applied. #Leuchtturm #Deutschland #LakeConstance

A petition to halt the planned relocation of the 1885 Roter Sand #Lighthouse from its current location off the #NorthSea coast of #Germany will be discussed in the state parliament (Landtag) of #Niedersachsen in #Hannover next week. #Leuchtturm #Nordsee #Deutschland

14 seconds of calm at Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse during sunrise by drone.

Time for the Annual Lighting of the Nova Scotia Lobster Trap Christmas Trees across the Province for 2025 #NovaScotia #LobsterTrapChristmasTrees Buoys are marked for remembrance of those lost in the fishing industry in Nova Scotia. novascotia.com/blog/nova-sc...

The 1833 Porer #Lighthouse in the #AdriaticSea off the #Istria Peninsula, #Croatia, is one of the few remaining lighthouses to host a full-time keeper. It is also available for overnight stays in the summer. #Leuchtturm #svjetionik