GRAND MARAIS, MI -- Being the eyes and ears of the “Beacon of the Shipwreck Coast” was a daunting task for the early lighthouse keepers of the Au Sable Light Station. The now iconic light station on ...

On Thursday, Nov. 6, 1913, my grandfather, Charles (Charlie) A. Linsmeier, was sailing on a tugboat enroute from Detroit to Buffalo when the deadliest freshwater storm in history hit the Great Lakes.

Fascinated by the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, aka Terrible Tilly, off Cannon Beach? The Oregon Historical Society has large treasure trove of information about the lighthouse in their archives at ...

For hundreds of years, lighthouse keepers were essential to ensuring maritime safety across the United States, tending to the storied structures and helping ships to navigate through treacherous ...

It's a familiar image — whether it's Florence Nightingale and her lamp, the Statue of Liberty and her torch, or the damsel ...

There was only thing to greet Captain Jim Harvie when his boat docked at a barren lump of rock in 1900 – a lighthouse. Harvie blew the boat’s whistle and shot a flare as he came near the isle on that ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This week’s edition of “Staten Island’s Best Dressed” features photos from the 15th Annual Light Keeper’s Gala, held on Friday, Aug. 1, at the Historic Old Bermuda Inn. The ...

Today, most U.S. lighthouses are automated, ending the era of female lighthouse keepers and the demanding yet romantic nature of the job. Ida Lewis, a lighthouse keeper in Rhode Island, won national ...