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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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Celebrating World Art Day
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World Otter Day
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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Celebrating the International Day of Forests
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
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Wahclella Falls, Oregon
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Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Pamukkale, Turkey
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Inhale and exhale, it’s Yoga Day
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Up in the Highlands
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Saint Andrews Day
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National Aviation Day
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For Hispanic Heritage Month: Out of Many, One
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Borrego Badlands
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Honoring our veterans
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Perfect timing
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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Fog above the forest
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Happy Halloween!
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Dog days of summer
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
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It s Coffee Day
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