WASHINGTON – George Larsen jumped out of bed and pulled on his jeans, thinking an earthquake was shaking Hawaii’s Diamond Head lighthouse, where he worked as a Coast Guard radioman. But it wasn’t ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. On June 21, 2007, in Westport, ...

California's lighthouses once guided gold rush ships and saved lives. Now they're mostly guiding tourists to gift shops while slowly collapsing into the Pacific. The Coast Guard has moved on to ...

PACIFIC GROVE – After keeping its doors closed for more than two years, Point Pinos Lighthouse – the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast – is once again welcoming visitors ...

On March 30, 1894, Heceta Head’s scenic lighthouse began operations. Today, that same lighthouse still illuminates the Oregon Coast. This image, dated 1898, shows Heceta Head Lighthouse not long after ...

Many times, while sailing the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. oceanographic vessels at Diablo Canyon Power Plant southward down the Pecho Coast, I was reassured to see the light of the Point San Luis ...

Travel up the Oregon Coast and around Washington State to visit twentytwo of the Pacific Northwest s most popular lighthouses The aweinspiring images were captured on the RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera ...

1798- Hostilities began in the Quasi-War with France. The Revenue Cutters Pickering, Virginia,Scammel, South Carolina, Governor, Jay, Eagle, General Greene, and Diligence were the first to be placed ...

The U.N. Ocean Conference this week is tackling a range of issues, such as how to conserve and sustainably use the oceans and marine resources: a new op-ed argues that the strength of Indigenous ...

Good morning, fellow Escapists. Seeking unusual accommodations, such as an off-the-wall Airbnb listing or one of the Madonna Inn’s over-the-top suites, is a great way to make a weekend trip even more ...