A pair of modern-day lighthouse keepers is working to keep the history of the profession burning bright in the minds of visitors to one of our state's beloved national parks. Larry and Paula Green are ...

Stunning beauty and rich history beckon visitors to this alluring locale where the Catskill Mountains meet the Hudson River. Learn how whale oil lamps kept the beacon burning. Discover what it means ...

Novelist Woodward's account of her time as a lighthouse keeper argues successfully for the importance of keeping personnel in remote locations as lifelines for seafaring communities everywhere, but ...

THE development of the modern system of lighthouse apparatus and illumination may be said to have originated in the mercury-float mechanism, devised in 1890 by the late M. Bourdelles, Director-General ...

For centuries, lighthouses have offered a beacon for ships seeking safe passage through fog, storms and treacherous waters. Today, many of those towering structures also provide a safe harbor for ...