The Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse invites the public to join them June 24, 2011 on a lighthouse sunset cruise to the Boothbay Harbor region. Participants will enjoy views of Franklin Island, Pemaquid Point, Ram Island, Cuckolds, Burnt Island and Marshall Point lighthouses.
The four-and-a-half-hour sunset cruise will depart Port Clyde at 4:30 p.m. aboard the P/V Elizabeth Ann. Tickets are $35 per person, reservations are recommended. A cash bar, light fare and desserts will be offered onboard. Tickets can be purchased at the American Lighthouse Foundation Gift Store and Interpretative Center (594-4174), online at www.rocklandlighthouse.com/challenge.html.
The sunset cruise is a featured highlight of the 2011 Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge event, which will take place over the weekend of June 25th and 26th.
For more information on the Friends of Rockland Breakwater, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, visit www.rocklandlighthouse.com