Whale Rock Preserve offers a glimpse of a tiny island offshore that once held a lighthouse, until the historic Hurricane of 1938 struck. The 112-acre sanctuary is popular with anglers, hikers ...

The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, designed to guide ships on their treacherous ocean journey to the Columbia River, played a critical role in the development of the Pacific Northwest and World War II ...

CANNON BEACH, Oregon - It's all about that big rock. The 235-foot Haystack Rock, smack dab in the middle of this little town, peers out at you from every nook and cranny, everywhere you look. The ...

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In 1944, James A. Gibbs Jr., a Coast Guardsman, was deployed to the lighthouse as one of four keepers. A small boat transported him to the island, where he climbed into a harness that was lowered ...

One of the first cast-iron lighthouses built in the South, the Biloxi Lighthouse is one of the city's most revered landmarks. Erected in 1848, it was operated by local Biloxians – including a ...

Halfway Rock Light Station was run by Coast Guard lighthouse keepers until 1975, when a modern automated system was installed. Up to that point, even amidst the battering of storms, the lighthouse ...

In all of Split Rock’s 112-year history, the lighthouse has always had a keeper. Right now, that person is Hayes Scriven, a self-described “history geek.” He and his family live on site.

A tiny private island built from locally sourced stone in 1934 is back on the market after a year. Mary Seaman, who owns Rocky Mecca, said she'd often get stuck on the island alone in rough weather.

The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, designed to guide ships on their treacherous ocean journey to the Columbia River, played a critical role in the development of the Pacific Northwest and World War II ...