Maine Open Lighthouse Day

Location: Vinalhaven (offshore)

**SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 2pm

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower only

How to Get There: Maine State Ferry from Rockland to Vinalhaven. Please see ferry’s website for schedule and fees at: www.maine.gov/dot/programs-services/ferry/vinalhaven-ferry or call .

Coordinates: 44° 6′ 42″N 68° 54′ 42″W

The light station is owned by the Friends of Browns Head Lighthouse, and the keeper’s house is now available for overnight stays. For more info, visit: www.brownsheadlighthouse.com

Location: Swan’s Island (offshore)

**SPECIAL TIME: 9am to 3pm

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower and keeper’s house

How to Get There: Maine State Ferry from Bass Harbor to Swan’s Island. Please see ferry’s website for schedule and fees at: www.maine.gov/mdot/ferry/swansisland/ or call (207) 244-3254.

Coordinates: 44°08′ 03″ N 68°26′ 50″ W

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

Location: Boothbay Harbor (offshore)

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Historic Buildings Open: Light tower and keeper’s house (Living history museum inside)

How to Get There: Offshore…Water taxi (tickets required) available via Balmy Day Cruises located at Pier 8 in Boothbay Harbor.

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

Coordinates: 43°49′ 31″ N 69°38′ 27″ W

Location: Castine (land-based)

**SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 2pm

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower only

How to Get There: Land based

Coordinates: 44°22′ 57″ N 68°49′ 07″ W

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).

Location: Stockton Springs (land-based)

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower (contains a Fresnel lens)

How to Get There: Land based

Coordinates: 44°28′ 02″ N 68°48′ 42″ W

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).

Location: Cape Porpoise (offshore)

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower and grounds

How to Get There: Offshore…visitors must find their own boat transportation to the island. If you enjoy kayaking, you are welcome to come ashore and tour the lighthouse.

Coordinates: 43°21′ 30″ N 70°25′ 30″ W

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

Location: Islesboro (offshore)

Historic Buildings Open: Tower, Keeper’s House Sailor’s Museum, Oil House and Gift Shop

**SPECIAL TIME: 8:30am to 4:30pm

How to Get There: Maine State Ferry from Lincolnville to the island of Islesboro. Please see ferry’s website for schedule and fees at: www.maine.gov/mdot/ferry/islesboro/ or call (207) 633-2284.

Coordinates: 44°16′ 56″ N 68°56′ 34″ W

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

Location: Cutler (Offshore/ island)

**SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 2:30pm

Historic Buildings Open: Tower

How to Get There: Offshore…Boat transportation will be available departing from Cutler’s Town Landing. FMI visit: https://www.littleriverlight.org/events/

Coordinates: 44° 39′ 03″ N 67° 11′ 32″ W

The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The island and light station’s historic buildings are owned and managed by the American Lighthouse Foundation.

Location: Port Clyde (land-based)

**SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 4pm

Historic Buildings Open: Tower and Keeper’s house (Museum & gift shop inside)

How to Get There: Land based

Coordinates: 43°55′ 03″ N 69°15′ 41″ W

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

Location: Monhegan Island (offshore)

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower and keeper’s house (Museum inside)

**SPECIAL TIME: 11:30am to 3:30pm

How to Get There: Offshore…Boats from Port Clyde, New Harbor and Boothbay Harbor. Please see websites for the following companies for schedules and fees:

Monhegan Boat Line: monheganboat.com
T:(207) 372-8848

Hardy Boat Cruises: hardyboat.com/
T:(207) 677-2026

Balmy Days Cruises: www.balmydayscruises.com
T:(207) 633-2284

Coordinates: 43°45′ 54″ N 69°18′ 54″ W

Location: Mistake Island (offshore)

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower

How to Get There: The private owners will be offering two boat trips from Jonesport to Mistake Island. There is a cost of $50 per person for boat transportation. Please contact the owners of Moose Peak Light at the following email address for more information: moosepeaklighthouse@gmail.com

Coordinates: 44°28′ 27.7″ N 67°31′ 55.3″ W

The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station structures are privately owned.

Location: Owls Head (land-based)

Historic Buildings Open: Light Tower (9am-4pm) & Historic Keeper’s House (Interpretive center & gift shop inside)

Special Activity: 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.

How to Get There: Land based

Coordinates: 44°05′ 33″ N 69°02′ 39″ W

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/

Location: Bristol (land-based)

Historic Buildings Open:
Light tower (Cared for by the Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse)

**Tower Tours: 9am to 5pm

Keeper’s House (Museum inside, which is operated by the Town of Bristol)

How to Get There: Land based

Coordinates: 43°50′ 12″ N 69°30′ 21″ W

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. If you want to make a donation to the lighthouse for its ongoing care and preservation, it must be done inside the tower itself, which is staffed by Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse volunteers. For more info, visit: www.pemaquidpointlight.org/visit/

Location: South Portland (land-based)

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower only.

How to Get There: Land based

Coordinates: 43°39′ 20″ N 70°14′ 06″ W

The lighthouse is a private aid to navigation and is owned by the City of South Portland.

Location: Cape Elizabeth (land-based)

**SPECIAL NOTE: Approximately 280 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.

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower and keeper’s house (Museum inside & adjacent gift shop)

How to Get There: Land based

Coordinates: 43°37′ 24″ N 70°12′ 30″ W

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

Location: Rockland (land-based via a 7/8-mile breakwater)

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower and keeper’s house

How to Get There: A 7/8-mile walk out the breakwater.

Coordinates: 44°06′ 15″ N 69°04′ 39″ W

The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station’s historic buildings are owned by the City of Rockland.

Location: South Portland (land-based via a breakwater)

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower

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How to Get There: Land based via a breakwater at the Southern Maine Community College

Coordinates: 43°39′ 07″ N 70°13′ 26″ W

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: springpointledgelight.org/

Location: Arrowsic

**SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 3pm

Historic Buildings Open: Keeper’s house and Lighthouse tower will be open

Coordinates: 43° 49′ 00″ N 68° 48′ 06″ W

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. Park at the end of Bald Head Road. The footpath through protected forests and wetlands is uneven and rough in places. No restrooms or drinking water available. The keeper’s house and tower are scheduled to be open to visitors.

For detailed directions visit www.squirrelpoint.org/visit.html.

Location: Whitehead Island (Offshore)

**SPECIAL TIME: 2pm to 4pm

How to Get There: Complimentary boat transportation available from Spruce Head Island with Registration. Complete this form to register for transportation: RSVP FORM Upon registering you will receive driving directions to pick up location.

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower, keepers house, whistle house and grounds

Coordinates: 43°58′ 43″ N 69°07′ 27″ W

The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. The light station is owned and maintained by the nonprofit Pine Island Camp which offers educational enrichment programs and retreats for adults at this location. For more info, visit: www.whiteheadlightstation.org

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.

FMI: Visit www.mainelighthousemuseum.org or call (207) 594-3301.

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.

FMI and Admission Fees Visit: www.mainemaritimemuseum.org or call (207) 443-1316.