OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Coast Guard lit the new LED-based rotating beacon at the Oak Island Lighthouse on Caswell Beach, Monday. The famous beacon’s lights have been replaced with ...

Lighthouses have guided mariners safely home for centuries, with the first lighthouse reportedly constructed in ancient Egypt (although it was later destroyed). Although GPS is now in everything from ...

DISCOVERY BAY — Boaters in this water-based town now have a guiding light to find their way home. A 36-foot-tall lighthouse with New England-like, 19th-century architecture was installed last week ...

The famous revolving beacon that once sat atop the 37-story Palmolive Building was for years a beloved Chicago landmark and a navigation aid to pilots, who reportedly could see it from 300 miles away.

Manitowoc County has many historic landmarks. One of the most interesting structures is the Rawley Point Lighthouse operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, 4 miles north of Two Rivers, adjacent to Point ...