Lighthouse of the day: The 1909 Makapu'u Point Lighthouse stands 420 ft (128 m) above the sea at the eastern tip of O'ahu, Hawai'i. The lighthouse has a giant "hyper-radiant" Fresnel lens, the largest lens in use (or ever used) in the U.S. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/h...

Lightning strikes from a severe thunderstorm knock out communications with the Frying Pan Shoals Light Station off Cape Fear, North Carolina. www.wect.com/2026/09/21/l...

Lighthouse of the day: The 1872 Velho Farol (Old Lighthouse) in Fortaleza, a major city on Brazil'a north coast. Deactivated in 1957 and abandoned after 2004 the lighthouse fell into very poor condition. At last the City of Fortaleza has restored it. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/b...

Authorities in Bermuda say that as communications gear mounted on the 1879 St. Davids Lighthouse is moved to a new communications tower restoration work on the lighthouse will begin early in 2027. www.royalgazette.com/general/news...

Lighthouse of the day: The 1859 Fenwick Island Lighthouse, the only lighthouse on Delaware's short Atlantic coast. After the Coast Guard deactivated and closed the lighthouse in 1978 the State of Delaware acted quickly to take ownership, restore, and relight it. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/d...

The Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse in Wisconsin is being repainted bright red after some minor repairs at a salvage company in Sturgeon Bay. The lighthouse was removed from its breakwater home for reconstruction of the pier, but it is expected to return next month. fox11online.com/news/local/a...

Algoma Pierhead Light painted bright red at Roen Salvage in Sturgeon Bay

STURGEON BAY (WLUK) -- An iconic lighthouse is getting some much-needed attention in Door County.Crews started painting the Algoma Pierhead Light Wednesday morn

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Lighthouse of the day: The 1868 Cap Falcon lighthouse, landfall light for Oran, a major port in western Algeria. Algeria has done a good job maintaining several dozen major lights built by France when the country was a French colony. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/d...

Lighthouse of the day: The very popular 1846 Covesea Skerries Lighthouse in Moray, Scotland. When the lighthouse was deactivated in 2012 the community purchased it and has developed it with a museum, visitor center, and keeper's cottages open for overnight stays. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/s...

Scaffolding surrounds the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, as the lighthouse is repainted. The work should be completed by the end of October. wgme.com/news/local/n...

Nubble Lighthouse gets a makeover

Workers are ferrying equipment to Nubble Island in York by tram and rowing inflatable rafts back and forth from the mainland.

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The Coast Guard plans this week to repair the lens rotating mechanism at the Nobska Lighthouse in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. A dimmer backup light has been operating with the main light out of service. www.capenews.net/falmouth/new...

The Port Burwell Historical Society in Ontario says engineers have completed their study of the deteriorated Port Burwell Lighthouse and restoration work can begin in the spring. The Society has $455,000 in hand to begin the work but will need another million. lfpress.com/news/local-n...

Historic lighthouse restoration could begin next spring

The historical society now overseeing the 1840 lighthouse has raised $455,000 but says major repairs will depend on further funding.

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Lighthouse of the day: The 1858 West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Maine has "west" in its name because it is on the west side of the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay. In fact it stands on the easternmost point of the United States, with Canada across the bay. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/m...

Lighthouse of the day: The 1764 Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey was built to mark the entrance to New York harbor. This is the oldest surviving U.S. lighthouse and the only one built before the Revolution. It's open daily in the Gateway National Recreation Area. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/n...

Lighthouse of the day: The 1808 Gibraltar Point Lighthouse facing Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada. This is the oldest lighthouse on the Great Lakes, either in Canada or the U.S. It is now owned by the City of Toronto and displays an unofficial red light. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/o...

Lighthouse of the day: The 1772 Kronborg Castle Lighthouse in Helsingør Denmark. This famous castle was built in the 1580s to command the narrow entrance to the Baltic Sea, and a few years later Shakespeare made it the setting for his fictional tragedy "Hamlet." www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/d...

In Massachusetts the Hull Lifesaving Museum and the Town of Hull are submitting separate proposals to take ownership of the Boston Lighthouse under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, although both are willing to cooperate in their efforts. www.hulltimes.com/ht-online/20...

Lighthouse of the day: The 1858 Muckle Flugga Lighthouse. Its name means "huge cliff" in Scots Gaelic and it stands improbably atop a steep-sided island, the northernmost land in the United Kingdom. If you want to visit it, hire a helicopter. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/s...

In Connecticut the Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society has received delivery of a new vessel it has purchased to transport visitors, including school groups, to the Greens Ledge Lighthouse off Sheffield. mofflylifestylemedia.com/greens-ledge...

The City of Neenah, Wisconsin, has begun a restoration project at the 1945 Kimberly Point Lighthouse, the largest and best known lighthouse on Lake Winnebago. www.wbay.com/2026/09/10/g...

Lighthouse of the day: The 1995 Denglou Jiao Lighthouse and the 1953 lighthouse it replaced. These are the third and fourth lighthouses to stand in what was traditionally called Cape Kami, the southernmost point of the mainland of China and entry to the Tonkin Gulf. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/c...

After years of fundraising, The Save Alligator Lighthouse group is ready to begin restoration of the 1871 Alligator Reef Lighthouse off Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Contractors are being invited to qualify for a first phase project estimated to cost $500,000. keysweekly.com/42/after-yea...

After years of fundraising, work may soon begin on Alligator Reef Lighthouse

It’s being called a turning point in a years-long local effort to restore one of the most iconic structures in the Florida Keys, the historic Alligator

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Lighthouse of the day: The 1871 Esaki Lighthouse overlooking the entrance to Japan's Inland Sea on the island of Awaji Shima opposite Kobe. One of the oldest active lighthouses in Japan, its beautiful second order Fresnel lens has alternating red and white prisms. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/j...

In Ohio the annual Toledo Lighthouse Festival is set for this weekend at Maumee Bay State Park, with food, live music, crafts, and kids' activities. The festival supports restoration of the 1904 Toledo Harbor Lighthouse, which is located offshore. presspublications.com/stories/tole...

Lighthouse festival set for Sept. 12, 13 at Maumee Bay State Park   - The Press

The 22nd Annual Toledo Lighthouse Festival – a celebration and benefit for the iconic structure that sits about five miles off shore will take place Sept. 12 and 13 near the Nature Center at Maumee &...

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The National Park Service is looking for a residential volunteer to help staff the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse Nov. 6 through Feb. 1. There's no salary, but free housing and utilities will be provided. kioncentralcoast.com/news/top-sto...

In New York the South Street Seaport Museum has completed a restoration of the 1913 Titanic Memorial Lighthouse. Formerly atop a tall building, since demolished, the lighthouse now stands at the museum entrance. It has a time ball dropped at noon daily. southstreetseaportmuseum.org/completing-t...

Completing the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse Restoration - South Street Seaport Museum

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Next Saturday, September 12, is the annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day. 20 lighthouses will be open, including many that are only open this one day of the year. If you live in or near Maine, do not miss this event. Full details here: lighthousefoundation.org/maine-open-l...

Maine Open Lighthouse Day – American Lighthouse Foundation

Maine Open Lighthouse Day - September 12, 2026...this popular annual event, sponsored by the United States Coast Guard, the Maine Office of Tourism and the American Lighthouse Foundation, attracts bet...

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Lighthouse of the day: The 1864 Cap Spartel Lighthouse in Morocco. Standing on the south side of the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea, this lighthouse is one of Africa's most important, most famous, and most often visited. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/m...

Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven, Connecticut, should open late next week, restoring access to the historic Five Mile Point Lighthouse, as city crews complete cleanup of damage caused by a severe downburst storm three weeks ago. www.wtnh.com/news/connect...

Restoration work at the Biloxi Lighthouse in Mississippi will take another three to four weeks to finish. Crews began work on the upper deck at the top of the lighthouse two weeks ago, but now the work has expanded to include restoring the catwalk outside. www.wlox.com/2026/09/04/c...

City of Biloxi extends lighthouse restoration timeline

Restoration work at the Biloxi Lighthouse will take another three to four weeks to finish.

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Lighthouse of the day: The Fuku Se (Fuku Shoal) Lighthouse off Sasebo, Japan. Painted black with one or more red bands means that a light marks an isolated danger point. There are thousands of "BRB" danger lights around the world but few as elegant as this one. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/j...