Lighthouse of the day: Germany's 1952 Helgeland Lighthouse. Helgeland is a remote island in the North Sea. Built during World War II as an antiaircraft control tower, the tower became a lighthouse replacing an older lighthouse destroyed during the war. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/d...
In Long Island, New York, the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society plans two living history presentations celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 200th anniversary of the original Fire Island Lighthouse. www.fireislandnews.com/fire-island-...
Lighthouse of the day: The 1906 Portland Bill Lighthouse at Portland, England. The D-Day invasion fleet sailed out past this lighthouse in June 1944. Today it has a Trinity House Visitor Centre and is open for climbing. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/e...
Lighthouse of the day: The 1902 Beachy Head Lighthouse at the foot of the Seven Sisters Cliffs on the English Channel west of Dover, England. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/e...
Lighthouse of the day: The Jeongja North Breakwater Light inn Ulsan, South Korea. Today Ulsan is the home of Hyundai Industries, but historically it was the base of the Korean whaling fleet and it calls itself the Whale City. The light is on the whale's snout. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/k...
Muskegon Lights needs to raise $225,000 to complete funding for a $1.6 million restoration of the Muskegon South Breakwater Lighthouse in Michigan. Work on the project is underway this summer. www.fox17online.com/news/local-n...
Lighthouse Keepers announces a summer concert series with performances every other Wednesday, June 17 through August 26 at the Little Sable Point Lighthouse in Michigan. www.mlive.com/life/2026/06...
The National Park Service announces that Old Saybrook Borough, Connecticut, has been selected as the new owner of the Lynde Point Lighthouse under the terms of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. ctexaminer.com/2026/06/12/o...
The Algoma Lighthouse in Michigan has been removed to clear the way for reconstruction of the pier on which it stood. It will be restored and returned when the pier reconstruction is complete. fox11online.com/news/local/i...
The Frankfort North Breakwater pierhead in Michigan is closed now through June 30 and will close again July 10-31 for the over $300,000 preservation project at the Frankfort Lighthouse, the first phase of an estimated $1.1 million restoration plan. www.mlive.com/life/2026/06...
Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory
Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory
Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory
Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory
Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory
Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory
The Frankfort North Breakwater pierhead is closed as work begins on the 114-year-old lighthouse.
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