Therese Langer Woelfel is the author of "Our Guiding Light: Wisdom from the Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter," about her ...

It’s the end of an era for both one woman and a whole way of life. After more than two decades on the job, America’s last lighthouse keeper retired at the end of 2023. In 2002, Sally Snowman, 72, ...

Feelings of paranoia were a common symptom, with lighthouse keepers reporting imaginary voices or feeling as though they were ...

Standing 165 feet tall with 219 steps to the top, the St. Augustine Lighthouse provides visitors with an unparalleled view of ...

On an exceptionally calm fall morning, Scott Dombrowski walked down an old dock toward a small dinghy. He looked out over the waters of Cape Porpoise, Maine, and commented on how still the water was ...

Lighthouse keepers will be given free housing if they work at least 32 hours a week, the park said. Screengrab from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Facebook page A historical position in North ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. — Want to live the Outer Banks life this summer? You can - as a volunteer keeper of Ocracoke lighthouse. Cape Hatteras National Seashore is looking for a volunteer lighthouse keeper to ...

GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL. YEAH, WELL, AFTER TWO DECADES OF CARING FOR BOSTON LIGHT, THE U.S. COAST GUARD’S LAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER IS NOW RETIRING. DOCTOR SALLY SNOWMAN MADE ...

One of the most historic houses in Madisonville is a little white cottage that sits along the banks of the Tchefuncte River in the shadows of the contemporary mansions that have sprouted up around it.