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Grindle Point Light Station

Resiliency Begins With Us

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: April 20, 2025

Fifteen months have passed since the back-to-back storms in January 2024 wreaked havoc along the New England coastline. In Maine alone, over one-third of the state’s sixty-six lighthouses suffered damage. […]

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Owls Head Lighthouse

Maine Open Lighthouse Day is set to Shine on September 14

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 7, 2024

Maine’s iconic sentinels of the sea will assume center stage during the 15th annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day, which will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Around a dozen […]

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Goat Island Light Station

ALF Partners with Maine Preservation on World Monument’s Fund 2025 Watch List Nomination

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: May 2, 2024

The American Lighthouse Foundation has partnered with Maine Preservation to nominate all 66 Maine lighthouses to the World Monuments Fund 2025 Watch List. The World Monuments Fund (WMF), which is […]

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Portland Head Light

Maine Open Lighthouse Day will Shine Bright on September 11th

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 31, 2021

Maine’s iconic coastal sentinels will take center stage during Maine’s 12th Annual Open Lighthouse Day, to be held Saturday, September 11, 2021. Around a dozen lighthouses will welcome visitors with […]

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Join Us for a Lighthouse Sunset Cruise on West Penobscot Bay

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 3, 2013

The American Lighthouse Foundation and its chapter, Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights, invite the public to join them Friday, September 13, 2013 for a lighthouse sunset cruise featuring five Midcoast […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: 2013, curtis island, grindle point, indian island, lighthouse sunset cruise, monhegan boat line, owls head, rockland breakwater, september

Owls Head Lighthouse

Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge to be held June 23 & 24

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 18, 2012

The arrival of summer brings with it a chance to spend some great time with family and friends along the Maine coast by participating in the fifth annual Midcoast Maine […]

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