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Facelift Planned for Perkins Island Keeper’s House

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 29, 2014

It peers over you as you drift by on the Kennebec River. Located about two miles upstream from the river’s mouth, it has stood prominently alongside a small light tower […]

Tour Race Point Light Station on May 18

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 24, 2014

How would you like to visit the storied Race Point Light Station and have the chance to retrace the steps of the bygone lightkeepers as you tour the beautifully restored […]

A December Marriage at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: December 12, 2013

The following story was submitted by ALF’s Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse… On December 5, 2013, Wanda Martinez and Nick Verducci were married inside Maine’s Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. Bob Kline […]

A New “Red Carpet” Welcome at Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 5, 2013

Following the latest restoration project coordinated by the Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, you might say the public now has a new “red […]

Maine Celebrates its Maritime Heritage with Open Lighthouse Day

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 10, 2013

Maine Office of Tourism, Augusta, ME (September 10, 2013) – The State of Maine’s fifth annual Open Lighthouse Day will take place on Saturday, September 14th with lighthouses open throughout […]

Gleam from Little River Lighthouse Grows Brighter

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 11, 2013

In the day and age that we live, lighthouses may no longer be as vital to safe navigation as they once were, but that doesn’t mean our sentinels of the […]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day is Designated

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 3, 2013

PRESS RELEASE AUG. 1, 2013 American Lighthouse Council Contact: Donald J. Terras, President (djterras@grossepointlighthouse.net) The past and future of lighthouses will be celebrated on August 7, 2013, now federally designated […]

Memories & Songs of Owls Head Light at Owls Head Community Center

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 17, 2013

Whether you have ever imagined what it would be like to grow up at a lighthouse or have been inspired by the allure and romance of our coastal sentinels, you […]

American Lighthouse Foundation Receives Grant from Maine Community Foundation

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 6, 2013

A Maine Community Foundation press release on June 6, 2013… ROCKLAND — The American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF) of Rockland has received a $5,000 community building grant from the Knox County […]

Lighthouse Sunset Cruise to benefit Rockland Breakwater & Owls Head Lights

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 1, 2013

The Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights and the American Lighthouse Foundation invite the public to join them Friday, June 28, 2013 for a lighthouse sunset cruise along the coastal waters […]

Owls Head Light “Shines” for Visitors on Opening Day

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: May 25, 2013

Opening day at Owls Head Lighthouse on May 25, 2013 came with fog draped over West Penobscot Bay and a northeast wind, gusting over 25-knots, carrying upon its shoulders a […]

FRHL Volunteers Work to Make Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse “Inspection Ready” for Your Visit

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: May 19, 2013

ALF’s Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights will open the door to Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse for the season during Memorial Day weekend and welcome visitors inside to tour the historic site. […]