The oldest lighthouse in Massachusetts is over 300 years old. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first founded in 1630, the Puritans struggled from a scarcity of necessary survival goods which lead ...

As a state with a long history and coastline, Massachusetts is filled with historic lighthouses that make for great summer destinations. Some offer unparalleled coastal views while others feature ...

An icon of nautical life, the lighthouse comes in all shapes and sizes. Just look at the historic collection of them peppering the New England coast. From granite to wood, short to tall, skeletal to ...

Crews will remove the lantern room from one of the oldest lighthouses in the United States, which is located along the South Shore of Massachusetts.Town officials in Scituate announced Tuesday that ...

AQUINNAH, Mass. (AP) — A 65-minute documentary film about efforts to save the Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard is going nationwide. Five years after the lighthouse in Aquinnah was moved 129 ...

In 2002, he filled out a 300-plus-page application for and four years later, he applied for the Burrows Island Lighthouse in Anacortes, Wash. He wasn't awarded either. Then, over the summer, Borden ...

A terminally ill woman had her lifelong dream of visiting a lighthouse fulfilled when her hospice nurse and local EMTs whisked her away to one in Massachusetts. Laura Mullins, 55, has photos and ...