Taking advantage of a day (2/5/11) when professional contracting work was being done in the lantern of Cape Elizabeth Light, a group of American Lighthouse Foundation volunteers gathered at the lighthouse to simultaneously carry out some housekeeping inside the tower. No sooner had the volunteers arrived and tried to open the entry door to the […]
Boon Island Day Explores Lighthouse History and One Famous Shipwreck
It may be six miles out to sea, but the allure of Boon Island Lighthouse remains as strong as ever for coastal communities like York, Maine, and lighthouse enthusiasts everywhere. Two centuries after the first lighthouse was established on Boon Island in 1811, a sentinel still stands a lonely vigil at this wave-swept location. As […]