lighthouse
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Bill Green offered to take me out on his boat and show me a cool lighthouse.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
With Sea Pines’ iconic red and white striped lighthouse, playground and cute shops, the vacation vibe is inescapable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Tourists stroll along the waterfront and gather for shorter excursions - to Isla de los Estados, home to the famous "end of the world" lighthouse, or along the Beagle Channel.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
His father was a lighthouse keeper, living in solitude on the Greek island of Kandelioussa for 16 years before entering a family-arranged marriage with his mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
I tried to drag her back toward the lighthouse, but she was like a stone in the water, pulling me down.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
"After many years, I found myself navigating manually again, searching for lighthouses to make sure we stayed on course," Islam said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
For those wanting to stay somewhere away from the norm, there are choices around the UK ranging from lighthouses and windmills to prison cells and tree houses.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
“But he was kind of one of the lighthouses of integrity and common sense and spoke truth to power, but also got the powers to speak to one another.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
And he had fresh orders to get to work at one of the country’s most isolated — and most dangerous — lighthouses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025
Meanwhile, The Shoe and the lighthouses had become a stop on some of the Nantucket sightseeing tours.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
