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A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of visiting Lastovo Island, in Croatia, to find a lighthouse.

The article relates how marine photographer Philip Plisson took a photograph of the Pointe des Poulains Light on Belle-Île in France. The shot was taken during a stormy November day. Plisson shot the crashing waves aboard a helicopter held steady by the pilot in 80-mile-an-hour winds. The effort paid off because the shot tapped a public fascination with lighthouses and it sold more than two million posters.

Features several lighthouse lodgings. Lighthouse at Llandudno in Conwy, North Wales; Rose Island Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island; Quirpon Lighthouse Inn in Newfoundland.

Discusses North Carolina's Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the worlds tallest brick lighthouse. How the beacon was moved a half mile to protect it from the surf which threatened to topple it due to shifting shorelines; Enduring importance of the light, even though seaman no longer use it as a navigational beacon; How construction foreman Dexter Stetson oversaw the project.

Focuses on the construction of Navassa Lighthouse in West Indies. Difficulties faced in the construction of lighthouse; Features of the lighthouse; Area covered by the lighthouse.

Focuses on lighthouse services along the coastline of the U.S. Aid provided in navigation by the lighthouse; Cost keeping system of lighthouse service; Description of first lighthouse of the U.S.; Involvement of the U.S. government in establishing the lighthouse.

The article describes some lighthouses, national parks and other attractions at Outer Banks, North Carolina. The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is not the lonely northern outpost it once was: Beach houses have knuckled in around the 162-foot sentry. The Wright Brothers National Memorial marks the spots where Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright made their first four powered flights. The Jockey's Ridge State Park is the tallest natural sand dune system in the eastern U.S.

Focuses on the Lake Superior in Michigan. Number of shipwrecks in the lake as of 2005; Area code for the region; Restoration of its lighthouse to its 1906 condition.

The article offers information on the tourist destination Great Lakes State, Michigan. According to writer Mike Norton, there are towering bluffs made of sand, and the waters are breathtakingly clear and blue in the Great Lakes State. Also, one would find quiet harbors, historic lighthouses, and award-winning wineries in the will find quiet harbors, historic lighthouses, and award-winning wineries in the Great Lakes.

The article presents a historical photograph from "National Geographic" magazine's archive depicting a census taker using a megaphone to communicate with the caretakers of the Deer Island lighthouse in Boston, Massachusetts from approximately 1959.

Presents information on the Big Bay Point Lighthouse in Michigan. Ownership by Jeff and Linda Gamble; History; Its transformation to a breakfast and bed facility; Activities for those planning to stay at Big Bay.

The article offers information on several lighthouse inns of Croatia. It states that the lighthouse, Palagruza, was built in 1875, and it is believed that the Greek hero, Diomedes, was buried there. It mentions that Plocica was built in 1887, and even though nobody lives in the lighthouse, one can buy food from the fisherman, Ante Petkovic. It presents that Prisnjak has one apartment, and it is an islet off Murter Island.

Presents a quiz about tourist attractions. Location of the Fraser Island; Lake monitored by the lighthouse on Raspberry Island; Island regarded as a place of banishment in South Africa.

Mentions places to visit in Virginia including Tangier and Smith Islands as well as historic lighthouses in Chesapeake Bay.

Suggests that volunteers may one day handle the maintenance of United States lighthouses. Mention of Point Conception's lighthouse in California; The expense of maintaining lighthouses; Other states where the Coast Guard wants to get out of the lighthouse business.

Gives information regarding travel Web site locations in various parts of the world. Information on the activities associated with these locations; Reference to the numerous restaurants one can choose from. INSET: Bed and Beacon.

Reports that in 1996 the Highland Light lighthouse in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, was moved 453 feet back from the cliff on which it sat. The lighthouse's role for warning ships of shoals off the Truro bluffs in 1791; Why the lighthouse had to be moved; Role of the Truro Historical Society in saving the landmark.

Reports on possible plans of the U.S.-based National Park Service to move the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina. Reason behind the degradation of Cape Hatteras National Seashore; Distance between the lighthouse and the ocean; Probable cost in repositioning of the lighthouse; Benefits of reinforcing the lighthouse to another location in its preservation.