Casting its light for more than 200 years, Lake Erie's oldest lighthouse continues to fascinate at Marblehead.

Lighthouses have been the beacon of light for more than 100 years that symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. On Aug. 9, 1789, Congress approved an Act for the establishment and ...

The Point Reyes peninsula, the windiest location on the Pacific Coast and the second-foggiest place on the North American continent, has been the scene of hundreds of shipwrecks dating from the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Two iconic lighthouses serve as beacons of history along the Charleston, South Carolina coast. Congress passed an act which protects all lighthouses, beacons, and buoys on ...

MARBLEHEAD, Ohio - Who can resist the lure of a lighthouse? These scenic symbols of hope and strength are popular tourist draws, attracting photographers and historians and anyone who loves the water.

In 2019, I celebrated 10 years of having the privilege to lead the Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum. Looking back to 2009, economic times were bleak; but seeds of hope had been planted in ...

A 7-mile peninsula juts out into Lake Erie from the city of Erie, forming a magnificent natural harbor called Presque Isle Bay. Today, two active lighthouses protect the ships plying Lake Erie. The ...

From atop a jagged ocean cliff, I watched as the sunset softened into an afterglow. Dozens of pelicans glided over the water. Salt spray rose from surly waves. Above, a 30-foot lighthouse began ...

This summer, The Early Show is featuring great vacation destinations in the series, "The Best Of America." Friday, we head to the Oregon coast where visitors can take a drive along highway 101 and ...