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This site includes photographs, directions, histories, and GPS coordinates garnered while personally visiting every lighthouse in the United States and nearly every lighthouse in Canada.

Latest U.S. and Canadian Lighthouse News
02/23/25 - Four-day Junior Historian Program to be offered at Piney Point Lighthouse (MD)
02/23/25 - Ventilator ball has been restored, painted and placed back atop Pigeon Point Lighthouse (CA)
02/23/25 - Fresnel lens from Coney Island Lighthouse on display at Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport
02/22/25 - License plate featuring Montauk Point Lighthouse (NY) is the second most popular custom plate in state
02/19/25 - Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society (NY) has canceled its annual musicfest for 2025 and will focus on renovation projects
02/19/25 - Maritime Museum Louisiana plans to raise $2 million to save Tchefuncte River Lighthouse (LA)
02/15/25 - Celebration at Piedras Blancas Lighthouse (CA) marked 150th anniversary of first lighting
02/15/25 - Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse (MD) to celebrate its 150th anniversary on August 9
02/13/25 - Road repairs to prevent access to Kilauea Point Lighthouse (HI) from February 17 to April 30
02/06/25 - Officials are monitoring a 10-foot-long crack in Heceta Head Lighthouse (OR)
02/06/25 - City of Jacksonville sends a letter of support for effort to relocate St. Johns River Lighthouse (FL)
02/06/25 - Volunteers will reenact keepers at Point Sur Lighthouse (CA) seeing the Macon on 90th anniversary of its crash
02/04/25 - Volunteers planting 600 trees to preserve shoreline around Tchefuncte River Lighthouse (LA)
02/04/25 - Point Pinos Lighthouse (CA) just celebrated its 170th anniversary

01/30/25 - Keeper's duplex at Bodie Island Lighthouse (NC) closed indefinitely after fire but annual climbing season will not be impacted

01/30/25 - Charges filed for vandalism of Heceta Head Lighthouse (OR) in 2023

01/25/25 - Groups are trying to reach a compromise on shoreline protection plan for Point Betsie Lighthouse (MI)

01/25/25 - $45K grant to be used for educational displays at Grand Haven Outer Lighthouse (MI)

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