New Boardwalk Will Take You To Cape Lookout (NC) Lighthouse
The stretch of boardwalk that leads you to the lighthouse and keeper's quarters at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina is currently being replaced with weather-resistant materials, a process that is limiting access to the area, especially for those with mobility issues, a release from the seashore says.
The boardwalk winds through a pine forest and keeps you from trampling the sand and grasses along the forest floor. Along with guiding you to the lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters Museum, the boardwalk takes you to the Light Station Visitor Center.
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Government of Canada Designates the Shaganash Island Lighthouse as a Heritage Lighthouse
Lighthouses have long symbolized strength, safety and safe harbor, playing a crucial role in protecting mariners.
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of Shaganash Island Lighthouse under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act.
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Pine Islet Lighthouse to rekindle its lamp, the only fully functioning kerosene-powered light in Australia
A 19th century lighthouse in north Queensland will soon be one of the world's only functioning kerosene-powered lighthouses, and the only one of its kind operating in Australia.
The Pine Islet Lighthouse was first lit in 1885 on Pine Islet in the Percy group of islands off the south-east coast of Mackay.
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Colorado Springs journalist paints life of post-Civil War female lighthouse keeper in new novel
When Linda DuVal heard a voice floating out from inside a New England lighthouse, she was compelled to wander inside.
It wasn't a ghostly apparition she heard at Mystic Seaport Museum, a living history museum in Mystic, Conn., but a documentary about the lighthouses on the East Coast. One detail in particular caught her attention.
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VIDEO: Peek Inside Recently Sold Wolf Trap (VA) Lighthouse
He's quickly becoming a face of the Chesapeake Bay's historic lighthouses. Rich Cuce has an ambitious plan to restore multiple lighthouses in states of disrepair. He's now acquired one in Maryland, one in Virginia, and he hints there may be more to come
Cuce recently got his first look at Wolf Trap Lighthouse in Mathews County, Virginia, which he bought at auction earlier this year.
Click here to see the video of his first tour inside Wolf Trap
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Postcard Perfect: Nubble Lighthouse (ME) Aglow With Holiday Lights
The Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine looks postcard perfect decked out in holiday lights.
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Work begins to save 200-year-old keepers quarters at the Ocracoke (NC) Light Station
The National Park Service broke ground on a $3.6 million project this month to preserve the Ocracoke lighthouse keeper's quarters on the Outer Banks Island.
Workers will raise the home 4 feet to help protect the historic structure from rising sea levels. They will also do remodeling and repair work on the structure.
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World's Largest Lighthouse Lens, world record in Makapu'u, Hawaii
The Makapu'u Light on Oahu's southeastern most point can be seen from 19 nautical miles away and houses a 12-foot-tall and 8-foot-wide Hyper-radiant Fresnel lens, which sets the world record for being the World's Largest Lighthouse Lens, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
This lens was on hand when it was decided to build and outfit the Makapu'u Point Light.
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Southport Lighthouse (WI), museum open for holiday talk, tours
Typically only open May through October, the Southport Light Station Museum, 5117 Fourth Ave., will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, "to help Santa navigate his way to Simmons Island," officials said.
Santa Claus will also be visiting the neighboring Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place.
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The Imposing lighthouses of Tinos, Greece
When people think of Tinos, the first thing to come to mind is the Holy Church of the Virgin Mary Evangelistria, and not precisely lighthouses. But the lighthouses of the island are another reason why one should visit!
As Travel points out, the striking lighthouses of Tinos beckon one to gaze upon the open sea and experience the emotions felt by the lighthouse keepers of yesteryears.
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