United States Lighthouse Society

09/11/2026

Be sure to check out the video of Wednesday's live stream with the acclaimed maritime historian Eric Jay Dolin.

Eric Jay Dolin is the bestselling author of 17 books on American ma...

09/11/2026

https://www.courthousenews.com/more-than-guiding-ships-lighthouse-keepers-protect-historic-treasures/

In Maine, the state’s annual Lighthouse Day celebrates this place’s deep relationship with lighthouses.

09/11/2026

Check out the stories that accompany these photos in the USLHS Bulletin / Lighthouse News!

https://dev.lighthouse-society.org/news/uslhs-bulletin-lighthouse-news-26

09/10/2026

Is writer's block just a mindset issue? 🤔📝

09/10/2026

Would you walk 10 miles to complete your USLHS passport?

New Dungeness Lighthouse sits near the end of the Dungeness Spit in Washington State and getting there is part of the adventure. After the journey, you’re rewarded with incredible coastal scenery, a piece of lighthouse history, and, for collectors, a USLHS Lighthouse Passport stamp!

09/09/2026

Eric Jay Dolin is the bestselling author of 17 books on American maritime history and the environment. The book that will be focused on in this live stream is the acclaimed "Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse," published in 2016. We'll talk about Eric's other books as well.

09/07/2026

More than 1,600 years after its disappearance, massive stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria are being recovered from the Mediterranean seabed.

Archaeologists Discover 80-Ton Stones Beneath the Sea, Believed to Be Remains of One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/05/seven-wonders-stones-found-beneath-sea/ #

An unexpected discovery of massive stones in the depths of the Mediterranean has revealed a historic structure submerged for over 1,600 years.

09/06/2026

Light Hearted Lite #42 – Jem Finer: London’s Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse and “Longplayer”

This is an edited version of an interview with Jem Finer that was first heard in June 2020.

In an area of London known as the Docklands is a part of the waterfront known as the Trinity Buoy Wharf. On the wharf is London’s only lighthouse. The lighthouse at the Trinity Buoy Wharf was never used for navigation. Completed in 1866, it was used by Trinity House for the training of prospective lighthouse keepers. The scientist Michael Faraday also carried out experiments there.

Musician and composer Jem Finer has repurposed the lighthouse in a unique way. His ambient sound piece called Longplayer started playing in the lighthouse at the stroke of midnight just as the year 2000 began. It’s been playing ever since, and the intention is that it won’t repeat until midnight on December 31, 2999. Longplayer is composed for singing bowls, a type of ancient bell.

Listen here:
https://uslhs.org/podcast/light-hearted-lite-42-jem-finer-londons-trinity-buoy-wharf-lighthouse-and-longplayer