For two centuries, Chatham Lighthouse, located on the tip of the “elbow” of Cape Cod, has protected mariners navigating around one of New England’s most treacherous coastal shoals. The town of Chatham is celebrating the Bicentennial of Chatham Lighthouse with exhibits at the town hall and library during the summer.
The active lighthouse [...]
Today on National Lighthouse Day, the Truro Historical Society is celebrating the 150 years of the current Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse built in 1857. The Gift Shop will offer discounts, cake, and other goodies. Climbing the 66-feet high Lighthouse Tower to the Lantern Room provides spectacular vistas of the ocean and coastline.
The original [...]
Yesterday, the New Dungeness Light Station Association celebrated 150 years of continuous operation for their New Dungeness Lighthouse with a community picnic at Pioneer Park in Sequim, Washington. The Celebration was held at the park because to visit the Lighthouse requires visitors to walk 5-miles across the sand from the Dungeness State [...]