The oldest lighthouse in Massachusetts is over 300 years old. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first founded in 1630, the Puritans struggled from a scarcity of necessary survival goods which ...
"Every single person that's ever come out there to work ends up falling in love with the place," said Patrick McKinstry, ...
The 2,000-year-old lighthouse in the ancient city of Patara, built by Roman Emperor Nero in CE 64, is set to illuminate once again after centuries, as restoration efforts reach their final stages.
Her primary job was restoration and about 25 percent of the lighthouse keeping. Some things still had to be maintained the old-fashioned way, such as cleaning the 141 stairs leading to the tower.
An exhibit of art featuring the 1875 structure is among the events being planned to mark the occasion as the West Point lighthouse at Prince Edward Island's western tip celebrates a century and a half ...
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 ...