In celebration of the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse (December 1, 1875 – 2025), Outer Banks Conservationists (OBC) and The Northern Outer Banks proudly present Joseph ...

GRAND MARAIS, MI – The iconic Fresnel lens is finally visible at this lighthouse in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, officials announced. After years behind curtains, the 3rd order Fresnel lens atop the Au ...

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The Point San Luis Lighthouse’s original 4 th order lens has been around since 1878. The light no longer shines but is now on display at the top of Point San Luis. Cleaning a 144-year-old lens takes ...

John Hill likens the first-order Fresnel lens in the lighthouse at Naval Air Station Pensacola to a fabergé egg. "They aren't made anymore. It is one of only 10 left in the U.S. There is no putting a ...

ST. GEORGE ISLAND - The St. George Lighthouse Association has added a life-size reproduction of the Cape St. George Light’s Fresnel lens to the collection at the Keeper’s House Museum. “We felt that ...

The Harbour Town Lighthouse on Hilton Head Island is shining with a more historical glint these days after the installation of a Fresnel lens, the likes of which have guided mariners around the world ...

GRAVES LEDGE, BOSTON HARBOR — Dave Waller and Bobby Sager are used to taking on daunting projects. A decade ago, they bid against each other at the government auction for Graves Light, a historic ...

TWO HARBORS — If you're going to replicate a lens comprising 252 prisms, you want to avoid half-measures. "It was a big expense," said Hayes Scriven, standing next to a replica of the lens that ...

Work started Monday on a project to apply film to a tall glass structure surrounding the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse lens to protect it from ultraviolet light. Most of the work by San Luis Customs, ...