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The Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light is no longer needed by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to a notice from the U.S.
The US Coast Guard has determined it no longer needs the lighthouse along Sheboygan's lakeshore. Select entities can take it ...
The historic Great Lakes lighthouses are being offered to new owners because the U.S. Coast Guard doesn't need to keep them ...
The Coast Guard (including its heritage services) have employed boats since the beginning. Boats are just as important, if ...
United States Coast Guard Senior Chief Robert Scott Thompson, of Pasadena, is promoted to Master Chief, the highest enlisted ...
Did you know Aug. 7 is National Lighthouse Day? A ceremony that day will honor four Hillsboro Lighthouse keepers, with their ...
Two men were reported overboard on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain off Lakeshore Drive. The missing man is white, bald, ...
Eldred Rock Lighthouse will hold a grand opening ceremony on June 1, 2026, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the light ...
Beach-like area across from state park's marina was scene of standoff between boaters, rangers and Coast Guard. One boater was off-duty state trooper.
Barry Porter’s memoir of his career as a lighthouse keeper has been turned into a comic strip by the Washington Post.
United States Coast Guard officials are searching for a man who fell off a boat and into Lake Pontchartrain along the New Orleans lakeshore last night. The incident happened in the area of Lakeshore ...
To shine a light on Florida’s lighthouses! His 23-year Coast Guard career evolved into a passionate hobby researching and ...