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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International Tea Day
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Diwali
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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National Frog Month
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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National Park Service anniversary
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Jerte Valley in bloom
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Merry and bright
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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South Padre Island, Texas
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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A big place to shop small
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
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Pantaleu
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World Population Day
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Swimming with the sea cows
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Fujian Tulou, China
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Honoring the fallen
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A bohemian feline
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At the foot of Dubrovnik s Gibraltar
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Birthplace of Roman emperors
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It s Census Day—make it count
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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Labor Day
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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Castelmezzano, Italy
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Happy 300th, NOLA!