Lantern-age through postwar records
Eras represented
Northern Lights of the Coast
Where northern lighthouses kept watch, stories still remain.
Explore archive photographs, keeper stories, and preserved towers that trace the human and material history of the northern coast.
- Eras covered
- 1830s to 1970s
- Preserved sites
- 26 coastal towers
- Recorded stories
- 90+ keeper accounts
Archive highlights
A quick read of the collection’s depth
Selected highlights from the archive, presented in editorial shorthand rather than hard metrics.
A wide register of surviving towers
Surviving towers documented
Hard-season weather logs and recollections
Storm-season narratives
Preserved beacons across the northern coast
Coastal landmarks cataloged
A closer look at the coastal record
Each entry pairs material detail with lived memory, tracing how towers were kept, repaired, and remembered.
- Field notes on lantern mechanisms, stairs, and weather wear.
- Keeper-era excerpts connected to specific coastal stations.
- Archive references linking photographs to preserved towers.
Preserved Tower Reference
Tracing three northern lights along the surviving coast.
A quick field preview from the longer map index—sites where engineering, weather, and keeper routine still shape the shoreline record.
Explore the towers.