For 20 years, Sally Snowman has kept watch over Boston Light, which first illuminated Boston Harbor in 1716. She's the country's last Coast Guard lighthouse keeper and is retiring at the end of 2023.

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She’s done bringing home the beacon. The last Coast Guard lighthouse keeper in the United States ended her watch at the historic Boston Light after two decades at the helm. Sally Snowman, 72, became ...

Sally Snowman, America's last lighthouse keeper, sits on rocks in front of Boston Light. Boston Light, the last manned light house in the United States, is losing its keeper on New Year's Eve. Sally ...

GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL. YEAH, WELL, AFTER TWO DECADES OF CARING FOR BOSTON LIGHT, THE U.S. COAST GUARD’S LAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER IS NOW RETIRING. DOCTOR SALLY SNOWMAN MADE ...

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WHITEHALL, MI -- Michigan’s last female lighthouse keeper not only brought distinction to her hometown, but put her small Lake Michigan town in the national spotlight back in the 1950s. Frances ...

On an exceptionally calm fall morning, Scott Dombrowski walked down an old dock toward a small dinghy. He looked out over the waters of Cape Porpoise, Maine, and commented on how still the water was ...

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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — After two decades of caring for Boston Light, the U.S. Coast Guard’s last lighthouse keeper is retiring. Dr. Sally Snowman made history as the first woman named ...