Peering out from rugged cliffs and evergreen forests, more than 60 lighthouses dot Maine's Atlantic coast—and while today they may serve a purpose more aesthetic than practical, a strong preservation ...

Maine's 65 historic lighthouses beckon to visitors today just as they have drawn and guided ships into safe harbors for centuries along the state's rocky coastline. Portland Head Light, the first ...

Maine’s historic lighthouses will open their doors to the public Saturday in celebration of Open Lighthouse Day, with between 15,000 and 18,000 visitors expected to attend, according to the American ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - If you love lighthouses then you're in luck. The newly published "United States Lighthouses Illustrated Map & Guide" locates nearly 800 standing lighthouses across the 50 states. The ...

Americans love lighthouses. Photographers find them romantic; navigators find them helpful; shorewalkers find them peaceful and idealists are drawn to them because they symbolise man's humanity to man ...

More than a dozen historic lighthouses will be open to visitors this Saturday in the annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day, according to a sponsor, the American Lighthouse Foundation. Some participating ...

“Lighthouses have this magical capture-the-imagination element to them,” says Tara Kelly, the executive director of Maine Preservation. “They’re romantic lone watchmen keeping our shores safe.” But ...

Peering out from rugged cliffs and evergreen forests, more than 60 lighthouses dot Maine's Atlantic coast—and while today they may serve a purpose more aesthetic than practical, a strong preservation ...

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, ...