For generations, lighthouses have stood as enduring symbols of America's maritime history. They have guided sailors and ...

(CNN) — You can usually get a nice used car or at least six months of rent for $15,000. Now with that sum, you can buy your very own little concrete island — with a view. The US government is ...

On a freezing cold day in Michigan, Outer Lighthouse on St Joseph North Pier cuts a striking figure. Thanks to the harsh Midwest winter, it’s morphed into an icicle sculpture – a grand, crystalized ...

Lighthouses have aided sea navigation for centuries. Among the earliest was one of the so-called Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pharos of Alexandria in Egypt. Dating back to circa 280 B.C., ...

Some of my greatest memories during summer vacations in Maine was going up the coast and checking out the dozens of lighthouses. We would always take a day-trip in July to York to grab some saltwater ...

From a privately owned lighthouse guarded with cannon to an iconic tower set on a tiny patch of eroding sand, a variety of navigational lights have provided guidance for ships along Alabama's coast.

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The lighthouses on Lake Michigan at St. Joseph and South Haven are famous round the world today, thanks to stunning photos of the structures encrusted in ice shot over the past few years by an Indiana ...