This island in Maine is an ideal place to go camping with scenic hiking trails, historic landmarks, and a fascinating history ...

For many years, the Poplar Point lighthouse was the beacon guiding ships in Wickford Harbor, a protected inlet in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. Built in 1831, the structure -- listed as the oldest ...

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Last year, I saw an advertisement for a Holiday Open House at Nobska Lighthouse in Massachusetts. It was ...

The lighthouse portion of this seaside mansion might look like a gimmicky addition to a '90s construction, but, in fact, that's the Popular Point Lighthouse, America's oldest wooden lighthouse.

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Sitting atop a bluff at the mouth of the Yaquina River is a small wooden lighthouse in need of repair. Soon, this piece of Oregon Coast history will undergo restorations meant to last for generations ...

The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is getting a full makeover next year and will be closed from Jan. 1 to June 2025. The lighthouse, built in 1871, is the only wooden lighthouse still intact on the Oregon ...

The Wood Islands Lighthouse is a popular place for tourists to stop and take a few pictures. This fall, hundreds of guests aboard Disney Magic will have the same opportunity, when the ship docks in ...

A $1.4 million renovation is expected to breathe new life into Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, an old coastal landmark known for its short lifespan, its own inhouse ghost and for inspiring a historical ...

Minnesota Historical Society plans major repairs at Split Rock Lighthouse and Fort Snelling buildings, addressing moisture ...