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Events

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Honoring Keeper Ida Lewis on Saturday, May 24

Join us in Newport, Rhode Island, to honor lighthouse legend Ida Lewis!
Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m.

Light Hearted Podcast

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Light Hearted Lite #20 – USLHS’s Lighthouse Passport Program

The manager of the USLHS passport program and several of the top stamp collectors chat about what makes collecting lighthouse passport stamps so much fun.

News

News of the week, May 9, 2025
News of the week, May 2, 2025
News of the week, April 25, 2025
News of the week, April 18, 2025
Keeper's Log Journal

The Keeper's Log

A thread that binds the society

A subscription to The Keeper's Log journal, a 48-page, glossy quarterly is included with our Keeper Level, Beacon Level, Prism Level & Illumination Level of memberships. Each issue is historical in nature, usually featuring a famous American lighthouse as the cover story, followed by a human-interest article and, often, a foreign lighthouse story.

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USLHS Passport Program

Track your lighthouse visits

The Lighthouse Passport Program provides enthusiasts the opportunity to help preserve lighthouses as well as a wonderful way to keep a pictorial history of their lighthouse adventures. Small donations made by Passport holders generate thousands of dollars for lighthouse restoration and preservation projects.

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What's New

USLHS Photo-Book Releases
We have two new USLHS Lighthouse Photo-Book Releases to announce: The Edge of Darkness & Ruthie's Big Adventure

Lighthouse Tours

Phare de Sainte Marie
2025 France South By Southwest
Jun 05, 2025 to Jun 22, 2025

Update 3/27/2025 - There is a last minute opening for one room.  Don't miss out on this opportunity.

 

This tour starts in Marseille and ends in Paris seeing over 30 lighthouses along the way.  

The South of France is known for many things including its natural beauty, cultural richness, picturesque villages, vineyards, fresh produce, fine wines and azure coastlines. All this combined with 30 lighthouses, makes this tour one you won't want to miss!

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Duluth Harbor North Breakwater Light
2025 - Lake Superior North Shore
Aug 16, 2025 to Aug 24, 2025

Northern Shore of Lake Superior is a challenge to travel especially to see lighthouses. Don’t miss this opportunity to see 18 amazing lighthouses. 

We start in Duluth, Minnesota and after viewing the Duluth lighthouses, we head for a tour of the famous Split Rock Lighthouse, one of the most photographed lighthouse in the nation. You don’t want to miss that! 

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Saint Johns River Lighthouse
2025 Florida Atlantic Coast
Nov 14, 2025 to Nov 22, 2025

Get away in the winter and join us on a Lighthouse Tour along the Atlantic Coast.  This tour starts in Jacksonville and ends in Miami.  Along the way you will see 10 of the most beautiful and tall lighthouses in the United States.  You will also visit Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center.  You will ride in an airboat to see alligators and there will be a speed boat ride from Miami and back.  You will have time to view the beaches and enjoy the warm weather in the winter!!

Tour Leaders: Dean Lohmeyer and Rich Gales

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Accommodations

You can spend the night at a number of lighthouses in the United States. Some lighthouses are now operated as a bed & breakfast, while others are run as a hostel or as a vacation rental. You can even serve as a keeper at some lighthouses, where you perform duties such as guiding tours and light maintenance during your stay. 

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Give the gift of Membership

There's no better gift for a lighthouse lover than a membership in the U.S. Lighthouse Society; Keeper Level and above includes a subscription to The Keeper's Log journal!