Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ladies bearing light. It's a familiar image — whether it's Florence Nightingale and her lamp, the Statue of Liberty and her torch, ...

Matt Rosenberg, a full-time English teacher, commutes by paddleboat to maintain a Maine lighthouse. Rosenberg values the peace and tradition of lighthouse keeping despite its physical demands.

EMMET COUNTY, MI -- There are two open positions on the most remote, tallest lighthouse on Lake Michigan. An ideal applicant has more than just a great sense of adventure if they’re going to make it ...

Today, most U.S. lighthouses are automated, ending the era of female lighthouse keepers and the demanding yet romantic nature of the job. Ida Lewis, a lighthouse keeper in Rhode Island, won national ...