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items My classroom was filled with lighthouse decor. My students always asked ‘Why lighthouses?’ A question I couldn't answer during the class day. The reason? They were to remind me of the reason I was there as well as the standard that I should embody. I was to be salt and light. God placed me in that classroom to be the light, especially for students who had no light at home. On tough days it was to remi...
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US East Coast
Fun with Lighthouses
Great Lakes
US West Coast and Hawaii
Tennessee?
US East Coast
The East Coast seaboard, Atlantic Ocean floor, is littered with shipwrecks. Without tech navigation tools, ships were ‘flying blind’ into treacherous sholes, jagged rocks, and other marine hazards. The US Coast Guard was tasked with creating and main...
Probably the most famous of American lighthouses. Interesting story: Erosion at the shore caused this lighthouse to be moved, literally!, back from the ocean.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The Outer Banks shore has been the site of multiple shipwrecks over the centuries. The lighthouse here were necessary to avoid the hazards along the shore.
6 Must-See Lighthouses in the Outer Banks
Did you know Lady Liberty is also a lighthouse?
Statue of Liberty
Another tricky coast to navigate. Fisherman use the lights to navigate the jagged shore.
Maine Lighthouses Map
Lighthouses were the airport control towers of the past. The lighthouse keeper was responsible to guide ships into safe harbor. The lighthouses were different shapes and patterns, so the ship captains knew where they were.
Legendary Lighthouses: Geography-North Atlantic
Georgia's coast is also well kept with lighthouses. Some are automated.
Georgia's Lighthouses
Probably the most photographed lighthouse in the US.
Portland Head Light
Fun with Lighthouses
Lighthouse fans are drawn to books, puzzles, craft kits, and movies with lighthouses, like Pete's Dragon's fictitious Passamaquoddy Light.
A smattering of books, fiction and nonfiction, for the lighthouse enamoured.
Popular Lighthouses Books
Puzzles help to familiarize folks with the lighthouses and the particular coloring and site.
Lighthouse Puzzle Collection | Jigsaw Puzzles
Lighthouses are the watchers for weather conditions, ships in trouble, those who need rescue from the rocks.
Lighthouses
Passamaquoddy Light was assembled in California for the film Pete's Dragon see this link for an article about it: santamariatimes.com/news/local/columnists/john_lindsey/john-lindsey-disney-once-had-lighthouse-on-central-coast/article_c5bbb878-1672-5be1-a4ef-d0f80c24112b.html
Passamaquoddy Lighthouse
Pete's Dragon 1977 featured a lighthouse that didn't exist. It was built for the movie alone
Passamaquoddy Light - Disney Wiki - Fandom
Like I said, my classroom was full of lighthouses. My students brought me gifts of more lighthouses. When I retired from teaching, all that decor came home with me!
Lighthouse Decor
Yes, I also do counted cross stitch lighthouses.
Lighthouses at EverythingCrossStitch.com
Counted cross stitch is one of my favorite crafts.
Lighthouse Cross Stitch Kits
Needlepoint and counted cross stitch are similar.
Canvases - Beach - Lighthouses
Great Lakes
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and other folk songs describe the danger of sailing the Great Lakes.
It may seem counterintuitive to put lighthouses on a lake, but the Great Lakes can be treacherous. As a major shipping route, lighthouses still play a role in safe navigation.
Great Lakes Lighthouses
The Great Lakes are important shipping routes but also quite treacherous. The map shows Lake Michigan is lined with lighthouses.
Lake Michigan Lighthouse Map & Circle Tour
US West Coast and Hawaii
Lighthouses are essential for navigation, particularly along the Pacific Coast.
The Pacific coast is littered with lighthouses.
California Map
An island particularly needs lighthouses since the entire coastline is exposed to the ocean.
THE 10 BEST Hawaii Lighthouses (2025)
Much of the Alaskan border is in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
Alaska Lighthouses
Tennessee?
Hard to imagine lighthouses in landlocked Tennessee!
Lighthouses of the United States: Tennessee
Unbelievable to find lighthouses in Tennessee!
Tennessee Has Lighthouses You Won’t Believe Exist and This Road Trip Hits Them All