Maine's 65 historic lighthouses beckon to visitors today just as they have drawn and guided ships into safe harbors for centuries along the state's rocky coastline. Portland Head Light, the first ...

LUBEC, Maine — At the easternmost point of the United States, it stands sentinel. West Quoddy Head lighthouse is striped like a candy cane. It looks a lighthouse in a children’s book. T… ...

Maine has more than 60 lighthouses marking its shoreline. West Quoddy Lighthouse, the eastern most lighthouse in the United States, marks the point where the sun first rises each day in this country.

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It also happens that this coming Saturday, Sept. 11, is Maine Open Lighthouse Day. This is a day to celebrate the history and heritage of the many lighthouses along Maine’s coast.

Lighthouses, like lobsters, can be found up and down the East Coast and beyond, but it’s Maine they symbolize. More than 800 lighthouses still stand in the United States, and Michigan counts 120 ...

Here are the 20 lighthouses participating in Open Lighthouse Day, along with a map detailing where each lighthouse can be found along Maine’s coast. The nearest to Boston is about two hours ...

World Monuments Watch says Maine's historic lighthouses are threatened by climate change and intensifying coastal storms, like the ones that battered some of the iconic beacons in January 2024.

Geography of the Maine Coastline. With 3,500 miles of coastline, Maine is one of the most geographically diverse areas where Legendary Lighthouses are located. In the early ...