Make Friends with a Lighthouse!

When your family is making plans for this summer, don’t forget to check out your local lighthouse (s). Many states have lists of these navigational aids ready to offer tourists an interesting afternoon and (if you’re lucky) a view from the top. Lots of lighthouses have special summer programs geared toward younger lighthouse lovers. And, of course, if you happen to be in Copper Harbor, Michigan, on Oak Island, North Carolina, or at Fort Point, California, you can travel in the footsteps of Sam, Becky, and their friends and family and see if you can find the magic they found.

Over the years, the United States has built more than 1,500 lighthouses and other navigational aids to help with maritime (meaning anything to do with the sea, shipping, or navigation) activities on oceans, sounds, lakes, harbors, bays, straits, inlets, canals, and even rivers. Of course, not all of these structures are still standing, but those that are have some pretty amazing stories to tell.

I hope you have a happy summer and do a LOT of reading. I know I will. And I also know that I’ll be looking for some new places for Sam and Becky to explore. Let me know if you find someplace fun!