GRAND MARAIS, MI – The iconic Fresnel lens is finally visible at this lighthouse in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, officials announced. After years behind curtains, the 3rd order Fresnel lens atop the Au ...

KEWAUNEE COUNTY - The two fifth-order Fresnel lenses in the county's two lighthouses were removed June 5 under the order of the U.S. Coast Guard, but the old and valuable lenses won't be in hiding ...

Point Sur Lightstation is getting its original First-Order Fresnel lens back.The United States Coast Guard signed off on returning the 1887 Fresnel back to Point Sur on Monday and the work to get it ...

The Point San Luis Lighthouse’s original 4 th order lens has been around since 1878. The light no longer shines but is now on display at the top of Point San Luis. Cleaning a 144-year-old lens takes ...

Work started Monday on a project to apply film to a tall glass structure surrounding the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse lens to protect it from ultraviolet light. Most of the work by San Luis Customs, ...

Fresnel lenses are designed so their light can be pointed in just one direction, meaning drivers in a lane may see only the ...

The Harbour Town Lighthouse on Hilton Head Island is shining with a more historical glint these days after the installation of a Fresnel lens, the likes of which have guided mariners around the world ...

GRAVES LEDGE, BOSTON HARBOR — Dave Waller and Bobby Sager are used to taking on daunting projects. A decade ago, they bid against each other at the government auction for Graves Light, a historic ...

ST. GEORGE ISLAND - The St. George Lighthouse Association has added a life-size reproduction of the Cape St. George Light’s Fresnel lens to the collection at the Keeper’s House Museum. “We felt that ...

John Hill likens the first-order Fresnel lens in the lighthouse at Naval Air Station Pensacola to a fabergé egg. "They aren't made anymore. It is one of only 10 left in the U.S. There is no putting a ...