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The Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge...visit 7 lights, enjoy a sunset cruise & more... From pristine islands and windjammers to working lobster boats and seabirds, lighthouses give your imagination a chance to take flight as you admire the unchanging sea and the rich traditions that call it home. If this sounds appealing, then we have just the event for YOU! For two days only on June 28 & 29, 2014, don’t miss out on the chance to visit and climb these…

This popular event, which is sponsored by the United States Coast Guard, the Maine Office of Tourism and the American Lighthouse Foundation, attracts between 15,000 to 18,000 visitors each year and offers the general public the rare opportunity to climb and learn about over two dozen historic Maine lights. View Maine Open Lighthouse Day in a larger map Click here for a list of participating sites.

Don’t miss out on your chance to visit visit and climb 7 lighthouses (Dyce Head, Fort Point, Grindle Point, Rockland Breakwater, Owls Head, Marshall Point and Pemaquid Point) and more during this special 2-day event in Midcoast Maine!

Don’t miss out on your chance to visit visit and climb 7 lighthouses (Dyce Head, Fort Point, Grindle Point, Rockland Breakwater, Owls Head, Marshall Point and Pemaquid Point) and more during this special 2-day event in Midcoast Maine!

This popular event attracts between 15,000 to 18,000 visitors each year and offers the general public the rare opportunity to climb and learn about over two dozen historic Maine lights.

Visit lighthouses and more...from pristine islands and windjammers to working lobster boats and seabirds, lighthouses give your imagination a chance to take flight as you admire the unchanging sea and the rich traditions that call it home.

For two days only on June 25 & 26, 2016, don’t miss out on the chance to visit and climb these 7 alluring lighthouses (Event hours: 9am -5pm)...Dyce Head, Fort Point, Grindle Point, Rockland Breakwater, Owls Head, Marshall Point and Pemaquid Point.

Visit lighthouses and more...from pristine islands and windjammers to working lobster boats and seabirds, lighthouses give your imagination a chance to take flight as you admire the unchanging sea and the rich traditions that call it home.

For two days only on June 25 & 26, 2016, don’t miss out on the chance to visit and climb these 7 alluring lighthouses (Event hours: 9am -5pm)...Dyce Head, Fort Point, Grindle Point, Rockland Breakwater, Owls Head, Marshall Point and Pemaquid Point.

This popular event attracts between 15,000 to 18,000 visitors each year and offers the general public the rare opportunity to climb and learn about over two dozen historic Maine lights.

Maine Open Lighthouse Day is an annual event attracting 15,000 to 18,000 visitors and offers them the rare opportunity to climb, experience and learn about over two dozen historic Maine lights.