Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse
Location: Swan’s Island (offshore)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station is owned by the Town of Swan’s Island, and the historic buildings are cared for by the nonprofit Friends of Swan’s Island Lighthouse. For more info, visit: www.burntcoatharborlight.com
Burnt Island Lighthouse
Location: Boothbay Harbor (offshore)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station’s historic buildings are owned and managed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources. For more info, visit: www.maine.gov/dmr/programs/education-division/burnt-island-lighthouse
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 9am to 12pm only
Curtis Island Lighthouse
Location: Camden Harbor (offshore)
Doubling Point Lighthouse
Location: Arrowsic, Kennebec River (land-based)
Special Activities: Visitors will have the chance to meet Karen and Danny McLean, former Coast Guard keepers at Doubling Point and Doubling Point Range Lights.
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The lighthouse is owned and managed by the Friends of Doubling Point Lighthouse. The remainder of the light station’s historic buildings are privately owned (please respect the owners privacy). For more info, visit: www.doublingpoint.org
Dyce Head Lighthouse
Location: Castine (land-based)
The lighthouse is an active aid to navigation. The light station’s historic buildings are owned and managed by the Town of Castine. The keeper’s house is a private residence (please respect the tenant’s privacy).
Fort Point Lighthouse
Location: Stockton Springs (land-based)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation and contains a beautiful fourth order Fresnel lens. The light station’s historic buildings are owned by the State of Maine and managed by the Fort Point State Historic Site. The keeper’s house is the residence of the Park Ranger and his family (please respect their privacy).
Goat Island Lighthouse
Location: Cape Porpoise (offshore)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station’s historic buildings are owned and managed by the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust. For more info, visit: www.kporttrust.org
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 6am to 11am only
Grindle Point Lighthouse
Location: Islesboro (offshore)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station’s historic buildings are owned and managed by the Town of Islesboro. For more info, visit: grindlelight.com
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Kennebec River Range Front & Rear Lights
Location: Arrowsic (land-based)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The two historic light towers (front and rear range) are owned and managed by The Range Light Keepers. For more info, visit: www.rlk.org
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 2pm
Marshall Point Lighthouse
Location: Port Clyde (land-based)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station’s historic buildings are owned and managed by the St. George Historical Society. For more info, visit: www.marshallpoint.org
Monhegan Island Lighthouse
Location: Monhegan Island (offshore)
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 11:30am to 3:30pm
Moose Peak Lighthouse
Location: Mistake Island (offshore)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station structures are privately owned.
Owls Head Lighthouse
Location: Owls Head (land-based)
Special Activities: Book Signing – Author Angeli Perrow will signing copies of her popular children’s book, Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue, inside the keeper’s house from 1pm to 4pm.
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation and contains a beautiful fourth order Fresnel lens. The light station’s historic buildings are cared for by the American Lighthouse Foundation and serves as the headquarters for the nonprofit organization. For more info, visit: www.lighthousefoundation.org/lighthouses/owls-head-light/
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
Location: Bristol (land-based)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation and contains a beautiful fourth order Fresnel lens. The light tower is cared for by the Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. For more info, visit: www.lighthousefoundation.org/lighthouses/pemaquid-point-light/
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse (Bug Light)
Location: South Portland (land-based)
The lighthouse is a private aid to navigation and is owned by the City of South Portland.
Portland Head Lighthouse
Location: Cape Elizabeth (land-based)
**SPECIAL NOTE: Approximately 300 tickets will be made available for visitors on a first-come-first serve basis the day of the event, which are necessary for climbing the tower. You must be at least 48 inches tall and able to handle 85+ steps unassisted to climb the tower.
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station’s historic buildings are owned and managed by the Town of Cape Elizabeth. For more info on the Museum at Portland Head Light, visit: www.portlandheadlight.com
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
Location: Rockland (land-based via a 7/8-mile breakwater)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station’s historic buildings are owned by the City of Rockland.
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 4pm
Spring Point Lighthouse
Location: South Portland (land-based via a breakwater)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation and is owned and managed by the Spring Point Ledge Light Trust. For more info, visit: http://springpointledgelight.org/
Squirrel Point Lighthouse
Location: Arrowsic
How to Get There: Land based. Squirrel Point Light lies at the end of 2/3 mile trail in Arrowsic, Maine, approximately 10 miles from the City of Bath. The footpath through protected forests and wetlands is well-marked, but uneven and rough in places.
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 3pm
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
Location: Lubec (land-based)
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation and contains a beautiful third order Fresnel lens. The light station’s historic buildings are owned and maintained by the Maine Department of Parks and Lands. The Museum inside the keeper’s house is operated by the West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association. For more info, visit: www.westquoddy.com
Other Lighthouse Attractions:
Maine Lighthouse Museum
Location: One Park Drive, Rockland
The Museum has the largest collection of Fresnel lenses on display in the nation. Other exhibits pay tribute to our lighthouse history (both the U.S. Lighthouse Service and U.S. Coast Guard eras), as well as the United States Life-Saving Service. The Museum is a must-see while visiting Maine’s lighthouses.
Maine Maritime Museum
Location: 243 Washington Street, Bath
The Museum’s exhibit “Into the Lantern: A Lighthouse Experience”, featuring a full-scale replication of the Cape Elizabeth Two Lights lighthouse tower lantern room, allows visitors to see the original second-order Fresnel lens from the east tower at Two Lights and experience the environment of the lantern room through time-lapsed video projections featuring a panorama of the Gulf of Maine that changes with the weather and seasons. This immersive exhibit is the first of its kind anywhere.