Early lighthouse lenses, which could weigh thousands of pounds, were floated on beds of mercury that allowed them to turn in their signature flash patterns. For hundreds of years, lighthouse keepers ...

It was not a fun job, and it didn’t pay well, either. But the dozens of men who worked as keepers of the historic Hillsboro Lighthouse in Hillsboro Beach devoted their lives to the security of ...

For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history. John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. Pacific ...

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 ...

It’s a privilege and a responsibility to be surrounded by water, and no one fulfills that duty like lighthouse keepers. In honor of National Lighthouse Day, celebrated on Aug. 7, Michigan lighthouse ...

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.

Matt Rosenberg, a full-time English teacher, commutes by paddleboat to maintain a Maine lighthouse. Rosenberg values the peace and tradition of lighthouse keeping despite its physical demands.