After the Civil War, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse's keepers and their families lived "lonely, hot, buggy" lives amid salt marsh mosquitoes, armadillos and coral snakes along the desolate shoreline.

What is it about lighthouses that captures our imagination? Maybe they make us feel hopeful because they symbolize safety and security in stormy weather. Maybe they appeal to our romantic souls by ...

The experience for sale was a night in a lighthouse-keeper’s cottage, with a chance to play peek-a-boo with harbor seals and watch Tacoma-bound ships come and go from Commencement Bay. The backdrop: ...

Susan Thurston was the wife of Benjamin Thurston, the first keeper of the Tchefuncte River Light Station. The Thurstons came to Madisonville in 1831 with five daughters, the youngest of their 12 ...

The 1906 cottage that once was nestled by the side of Broward’s only lighthouse used to be known as the Keeper’s Cottage. Although the cottage has long since been moved and turned into a guesthouse ...

Plenty of privacy. Easy waterfront access. A simple home that really shines. A lighthouse and cottage on an island in Lake Anasagunticook in Maine is on the market for $425,000. Located in the town of ...

MAURICE RIVER TWP. - The quaint cottage that serves as both an office and gift shop for the historic East Point Lighthouse underwent a much-needed facelift thanks to the generosity of one South Jersey ...