National Lighthouse Day brings us to Port Clyde, Maine, where Marshall Point Lighthouse keeps watch over the Atlantic. Lighthouses have long played an important role in seafaring, and for many, they symbolize a simpler, more romantic way of life. Many lighthouses offer tours and some even let guests stay overnight, so they can get a feel for the life of lighthouse keepers who once tended the lights in the days of oil lamps.
Guiding ships to safety
Today in History
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Autumn’s swan song
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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International Kissing Day
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Fall color sweeps across the West
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Overlooking the Douro
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Fall for Chile
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International Day of Peace
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It s time to fall back
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Ahh-tumn
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World Wildlife Day
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Mexican giant cardon cactus
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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It’s Canada’s national day
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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America s Playground by Derrick Adams
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Cousins Day
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Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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Beaver achievers
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Menton, France
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European hedgehog
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Dressed to impress
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Poppies in bloom