National Lighthouse Day

Seems like there’s a day for everything these days. There’s even a National Lighthouse Day. It honors and commemorates a beacon of light that symbolizes safety and security for boats at sea.

On August 7, 1789 the Federal Government took over responsibility for building and operating our nation’s lighthouses. The government recognized the importance to ships at sea to find safe harbor during fog and storms.

Lighthouses are still the symbol for safe harbor to ships although we now have radar and GPS technology. This special day evolved out of this event, and in recent years, through efforts to preserve lighthouses as a important historical symbol in America.

Enjoy National Lighthouse Day by visiting a lighthouse, or learning more about your local lighthouse preservation society.

I love going to the coast and visiting lighthouses. I was just in Savannah, GA and wen to Tybee Island saw the lighthouse.

My bathroom is a beach theme with lighthouses highlighting most of it. The pictures that I took of the lighthouse will come in handy in my new bathroom design.