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Little Sable Point Lighthouse Offers 130 Steps to a Great View
- Little Sable Point Lighthouse was built in 1874 as a coastal light to assist ships navigating on Lake Michigan.
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Sunrise reflected through the lenses of South Manitou Island (Michigan) Lighthouse, unused since 1958.
More lighthouse photos in gallery.
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Point Betsie Lighthouse - Frankfort, Michigan.
More photos in attached gallery.
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Frankfort North Breakwater Lighthouse, Michigan
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Cheboygan River Front Range Lighthouse Helped Bolster Local Shipping and Lumber Economy
The Cheboygan River range lights were built in 1880 in response to the increasing commerce taking place in Cheboygan.
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The Three Sisters Lighthouses
An 1836 petition by Eastham residents concerned about loved ones at sea caused the Boston Marine Society to recommend to the United States Congress the construction of the Nauset Lights. Congress granted $10,000, and the contract was awarded to Winslow Lewis, the lowest bidder at $6549.Three 15-foot high masonry towers were built. The lights soon gained the nickname “The Three Sisters” because from sea they looked like women in white dresses with black hats. '
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Beaver Island Lighthouse a Gateway to the North Through Straits of Mackinac
Beaver Island Lighthouse, also known as Beaver Head Light, is located on the south end of Beaver Island in Lake Michigan.
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5 Lighthouse Museums in Rhode Island
5 places to learn about lighthouses while taking in their beauty.
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Remembering Rhode Island's Most Famous Lighthouse Keeper
Ida Lewis drew national attention for rescuing as many as 25 people in Newport Harbor during the years she was lighthouse keeper of Lime Rock.
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Where to Spot the San Francisco Bay Area's Most Beautiful Lighthouses
Lighthouses may have originally been designed to guide sailors, but these historic relics also serve as gorgeous beacons for a vista-filled roadtrip around the Bay Area.
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Outer Banks Lighthouses
For more than two centuries, lighthouses have guarded the Outer Banks coast. Generations of seaborne travelers and mariners have sought the comfort of these beacons' reassuring light as they navigated perilous channels and shoals that mark the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Perhaps that is why these sentinels, among the tallest in America, have come to serve as beacons of hope and inspiration.
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Seul Choix Lighthouse Heralded as One of the Most Complete Lights on the Great Lakes
Seul Choix includes a two-story brick keeper's house, a fog signal building, an assistant keeper's house, two oil houses, and other buildings.
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Souter Lighthouse in South Shields to get £120,000
A Tyneside lighthouse, which was the first in the world designed and built to be powered by electricity, undergoes a £120,000 facelift.
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Wind Point Lighthouse
In 1870, the Lighthouse Board petitioned Congress for $40,000 to construct a lighthouse and fog signal on Racine Point, located three-and-a-half miles north of Racine and eighteen miles south of Milwaukee.
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Installation of New Lens Marks Rebirth of Buffalo Lighthouse
The Buffalo Lighthouse will once again slice the night over Lake Erie, thanks to a lens crafted in Florida by a mechanical engineer whose real job in part is to design roller coasters for Disney World.
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California’s Pigeon Point Lighthouse Makes for an Illuminating Stay
This iconic 19th-century building is now a so-so hostel but it’s still worth staying for the hot tub, dramatic setting and incredible lighthouse itself
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Round Island Lighthouse to be Pascagoula's Icon
At 4:49 p.m. Friday, Pascagoula turned on the lantern at the top of the Round Island Lighthouse, the city's new icon.
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Lighthouses Become Tourist Attractions, Destinations
Lighthouses are a symbol of hope. They help the lost find their way. Often, they're focal points in communities, shaping character and adding special charm.
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Forgotten Beacons: 9 Abandoned Lighthouses Around the World
They used to guide ships safely into harbor but the lights are now out at these eerie, abandoned and inactive lighthouses.
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France’s Legendary Haunted Lighthouse Has First Resident Since 1910
For French sailors, hell can be found off the coast of Brittany. Between the French mainland and the Île de Sein is a stretch of water known as the Raz de Sein, infamous for its violent currents. The lighthouses dotting the uninhabited islands along the waterway are difficult to reach and can house at most two lighthouse keepers living in austere conditions... By Jessie Guy-Ryan.
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