Maine Open Lighthouse Day

Location: Swan’s Island (offshore)

**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 4pm

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)

**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 2:15pm

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)

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 keeper’s house

How to Get There: Offshore…visitors must find their own transportation to the island. If you enjoy kayaking, please call Kayak Excursions at (888) 925-7496 or Coastal Maine Kayak at (207) 967-6065 for rates and details.

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: Keeper’s House Sailor’s Museum, Oil House and Gift Shop *Tower is closed for climbing.

**NOTE 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: Port Clyde (land-based)

**Note: Due to 2024 storm damage, the tower will not be open.

Historic Buildings Open: Keeper’s house only (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)

**NOTE 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 making two boat trips (7 passengers per trip) from Jonesport to Mistake Island. Please contact the owners of Moose Peak Light at the following email address for more information: moosepeaklighthouse@gmail.com

For those visiting the island on their own the tower will be open 9am to 3pm.

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 & keeper’s house (Interpretive center & gift shop inside)

Special Activities: Book Signings – 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 (contains a Fresnel lens) and 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. For more info, visit: www.lighthousefoundation.org/lighthouses/pemaquid-point-light/

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

Historic Buildings Open: Light tower

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: http://springpointledgelight.org/

Location: Arrowsic

**NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 10am to 3pm

Historic Buildings Open: Keeper’s house only

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 is scheduled to be open to visitors. (Lighthouse tower is closed)
For detailed directions visit www.squirrelpoint.org/visit.html.

Location: Lubec (land-based)

Historic Buildings Open: Keeper’s House (Museum inside)
**Tower closed for climbing.

How to Get There: Land based

Coordinates: 44°48′ 55″ N 66°57′ 04″ W

The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation and contains a beautiful third order Fresnel lens. The light station’s historic buildings are owned and maintained by the Maine Department of Parks and Lands. The Museum inside the keeper’s house is operated by the West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association. For more info, visit: www.westquoddy.com

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.

Event Location: 1 West Street, Bar Harbor

FMI: On this tour you will visit Egg Rock, Mark Island, Baker Island, Great Duck, Mount Desert Rock, Burnt Coat, Robinson Point, Saddleback, Matinicus Rock, Heron Neck, Brown’s Head, Goose Rocks, Deer Isle Thorofare, Blue Hill Bay, Bass Harbor, and Bear Island Light.. This narrated trip offers ample time at each light for excellent photography. For more info, visit: www.barharborwhales.com/mid-coast-16-lighthouse-cruise/ or 1-888-WHALES-4