Holiday lights decorate the 127-year-old Cape Neddick Light on Nubble Rock in York. (AP Photo by Robert F. Bukaty) Hard Telling Not Knowing tries to answer your burning questions about why things are ...

The West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic). Dubbed “the beginning of America” by locals, the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Maine is situated at the ...

Visit the Northeast to explore these historic light stations along the coast. Maine's 65 historic lighthouses beckon to visitors today just as they have drawn and guided ships into safe harbors for ...

From Maine to Connecticut, the often treacherously rocky New England coast is laced with a network of historic lighthouses. Many of these literal beacons are still in use and some are available for ...