The Commissioner of Lighthouses in 1937, Harold Davis King, sent out the following Christmas letter to all employees of the U.S. Lighthouse ...

Today is the 85th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In attendance that d...

Every year since about 1973, I've combed the stores for lighthouse themed Christmas cards. I love them, and they say "me" like...

I've been eating lots of cranberries lately. It's the season for them, and they are so delicious. They go with everything. Add to...

  Like most writers, I drink a lot of coffee. I’m drinking it now. I write a few lines, I take a sip of coffee, write a little more,...

November 11, 1921 —The keepers of Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse at the tip of the San Pedro Breakwater filed the following report w...

I usually don’t meet other writers unless I attend a conference or take a class specifically for writers. We scribes spend a lot more t...