They're so pretty! Nothing says Christmas like a lighthouse. Has anyone noticed that lighthouses look like candles? Helen Reddy sang ...

No, it's not a sexy leg lamp, like Ralphie's father won in "The Christmas Story." It's even better--the "Golden L...

December 1--Close of Shipping on the Great Lakes!! It's not happening this year, thank goodness!! We have the technology to keep th...

Some days, a gal needs a diversion from the day-to-day production of pages of verbiage, piles of research notes, and pounding the keyboar...

Note: About ten years ago I worked with a class of fourth graders at a school in Massachusetts. We had fun the entire school year, exchangi...

The U.S. Lighthouse Society is about to start its annual raffle for free lodging at lighthouses.  

We all know books can change the world, sometimes in big ways but more often in small ways. One of my favorite childhood books, and one th...