From 1986 to the present, Don and Diana Carter have traveled around the country visiting and photographing lighthouses. During these expeditions, Diana kept a journal detailing their trip and when and where they photographed each lighthouse.
Within each journal are links to the entries for the lighthouses visited. Because some lighthouses were visited more than once, the photograph displayed for the lighthouse may not necessarily be a photograph that was taken on that particular trip.
Expedition Journals Now Available
- The Maiden Journey
- Maine, August 4-14, 1986.
- First Great Lakes Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake Huron, July 22-23, 1987.
- Second Great Lakes Lighthouse Expedition
- Lakes Superior & Huron, August 24-29, 1987.
- Third Great Lakes Lighthouse Expedition
- Napponee & Lake Michigan, July 20-22, 1988.
- Lighthouse Expedition by Boat!
- Lake Michigan, August 1, 1988.
- The Keweenaw Peninsula Expedition
- Keweenaw Peninsula, August 21-27, 1988.
- Sixth Lighthouse Expedition
- Detroit River, October 3, 1988.
- Seventh Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake St. Clair, May 21, 1989.
- Eighth Lighthouse Expedition
- Door County, WI, August 20-24, 1989.
- Ninth Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake Huron, Canadian side, August 20-22, 1990.
- Tenth Lighthouse Expedition
- Virginia, July 19-26, 1991.
- Eleventh Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake Erie, October 17-19, 1991.
- Twelfth Lighthouse Expedition–by boat
- Beaver Island (Lake Michigan), July 23-24, 1992.
- Thirteenth Lighthouse Expedition
- Chicago, August 26, 1992
- Fourteenth Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake Huron (Winter), February 13, 1992.
- Fifteenth Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake Erie cruise, July 31 & August 1, 1993.
- Sixteenth Lighthouse Expedition
- Charity Island, August 26, 1993.
- Seventeenth Lighthouse Expedition
- Atlantic Ocean, Virginia to Georgia, October 23-30, 1993.
- Eighteenth Lighthouse Expedition
- Fort Gratiot, June 5, 1994.
- Nineteenth Lighthouse Expedition
- Western Lake Superior (Apostle Island/Split Rock), July 2-7, 1994.
- Twentieth Lighthouse Expedition
- Crystal Lake area, August 26-27, 1994.
- Twenty-first Lighthouse Expedition
- Cheboygan (First Day Stamp Issue), June 16-17, 1995.
- Twenty-second Lighthouse Expedition
- Ireland with the U.S. Lighthouse Society, June 26 – July 9, 1995.
- Twenty-third Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake Ontario, October 14-19, 1995.
- Twenty-fourth Lighthouse Expedition
- Port Austin Restoration, June 14-15, 1996.
- Twenty-fifth Lighthouse Expedition
- Saginaw River Rear Range Light, June 30, 1996.
- Twenty-sixth Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake Michigan, August 18-24, 1996.
- Twenty-seventh Lighthouse Expedition
- Georgia and Florida, November 1-10, 1996.
- Twenty-eighth Lighthouse Expedition
- Cape Cod Lighthouse Tour with the United States Lighthouse Society
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, June 12 – 22, 1997. - Twenty-ninth Lighthouse Expedition
- Sand Hills Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast, July 9-12, 1997.
- Thirtieth Lighthouse Expedition
- Florida Panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi and Lousiana, November 1-6, 1997.
- Thirty-first Lighthouse Expedition
- Return to Split Rock, May 31 – June 7, 1998.
- Thirty-second Lighthouse Expedition
- New Jersey & Delaware Bay Cruise, August 20 – 27, 1998.
- Thirty-third Lighthouse Expedition
- Sweden with the U.S. Lighthouse Society, July 5-21, 1999.
- Thirty-fourth Lighthouse Expedition
- DeTour Reef Light, August 24-27, 1999.
- Thirty-fifth Lighthouse Expedition
- Return to Sapelo Island, the Georgia Coast, and Cleveland, October 23-30, 1999.
- Thirty-sixth Lighthouse Expedition
- Norway with the U.S. Lighthouse Society, July 9-26, 2000.
- Thirty-seventh Lighthouse Expedition
- San Francisco Bay with the U.S. Lighthouse Society and Northern California, May 14-25, 2001.
- Thirty-eighth Lighthouse Expedition
- Straits of Mackinac Cruise with GLLKA, August 23-27, 2001.
- Thirty-ninth Lighthouse Expedition
- Isle Royale and Western Lake Superior with United States Lighthouse Society, August 14-25, 2002.
- Fortieth Lighthouse Expedition
- Maine with United States Lighthouse Society, October 10-17, 2002.
- Forty-first Lighthouse Expedition
- Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin, July 20-26, 2003.
- Forty-second Lighthouse Expedition
- Pacific Northwest with the U.S. Lighthouse Society, Sept 26 – Oct 4, 2003.
- Forty-third Lighthouse Expedition
- Michigan’s "Thumb" Revisited, June 10 & 11, 2004.
- Forty-fourth Lighthouse Expedition
- Scotland with the U.S. Lighthouse Society, July 15 – 30, 2004.
- Forty-fifth Lighthouse Expedition
- Hudson River & Long Island with the U.S. Lighthouse Society, August 28 – September 2, 2004.
- Forty-sixth Lighthouse Expedition New!
- Bois Blanc Island and Straits of Mackinac, August 24 – 29, 2005.
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Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
Conceived and Developed by David S. Carter
Photographs by Donald W. Carter
Text by Diana K. Carter, Donald W. Carter & David S. Carter
Copyright © 1995-2006 David S. Carter, Donald W. Carter, & Diana K. Carter. All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means, physical or electronic, in part or in full, without the express permission of the authors, is strictly prohibited.