American Lighthouse Foundation

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
    • Lighthouses and Climate Threats
    • Historic Preservation
    • Lighthouse History
    • Programs & Public Access
      • Lighthouse Tours
      • Stay at a Lighthouse
  • Where We Work
    • ALF Interpretive Center
    • Lighthouse Projects
    • ALF Chapters
    • Affiliate Members
  • How to Help
    • Become a Lighthouse GEM!
    • Donate Today
    • Become a Member
    • Memorial Donation
  • Events
    • Maine Open Lighthouse Day
    • National Lighthouse Day
  • Latest News…
  • Shop Online
Perkins Island Light Station

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 […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Perkins Island Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, keeper's house, kennebec river, light station, lighthouse, maine, maine bureau of parks and lands, maine island trail association, perkins island

Public Enjoys Coast Guard Exhibit during 2013 Lighthouse Challenge

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: July 23, 2013

The annual Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge offers the general public a fun-learning way to experience the lights up close and personal by having the opportunity to climb to the top […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: 2013, aids to navigation, aton, keeper's house, midcoast maine lighthouse challenge, owls head, united states coast guard, uscg ant southwest harbor

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 […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, friends of rockland harbor lights, interpretive center, keeper's house, lighthouse, owls head

keepers house

Prepping the Keeper’s House at Owls Head Light Station

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: January 14, 2013

With the anticipation of moving its headquarters to the keeper’s house at Maine’s Owls Head Light Station by mid-March 2013, the American Lighthouse Foundation is busy working to prepare the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, keeper's house, light station, lighthouse, owls head, volunteer work

keepers house

ALF to open the Keeper’s House at Owls Head Light

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: November 3, 2012

The American Lighthouse Foundation is pleased to announce the newest addition to the list of historic lighthouse properties that the organization cares for – the keeper’s house at Maine’s Owls […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Owls Head Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, friends of rockland harbor lights, keeper's house, lighthouse, maine, owls head

Make a Donation!

Help support the American Lighthouse Foundation by making a donation today!
 
Donate Button with Credit Cards

Sign up for email updates…

Join Our Email List
For Email Marketing you can trust.

News by Category

  • ALF News
  • Avery Point Lighthouse
  • Boon Island Lighthouse
  • Browns Head Lighthouse
  • Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse
  • Dutch Island Lighthouse
  • Halfway Rock Lighthouse
  • Lighthouse History
  • Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News
  • Little River Lighthouse
  • Long Point Lighthouse
  • Nauset Lighthouse
  • New England Lighthouse Lovers
  • New London Ledge Lighthouse
  • Newport Harbor Lighthouse
  • Oswego Lighthouse
  • Owls Head Lighthouse
  • Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
  • Perkins Island Lighthouse
  • Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
  • Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
  • Prospect Harbor Lighthouse
  • Race Point Lighthouse
  • Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
  • Sandy Neck Lighthouse
  • Stage Island Monument
  • Storm & Mitigation Committee
  • Whaleback Lighthouse
  • Wood End Lighthouse
  • Wood Island Lighthouse
ALF Logo

American Lighthouse Foundation

PO Box 565, Rockland, ME 04841
Ph: (207) 594-4174
American Lighthouse Foundation Celebrates 30 years

Copypright © 2026 · American Lighthouse Foundation