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Halfway Rock

Building a Stronger Future for Lighthouses with the Help of the World Monuments Fund

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: April 22, 2025

It has been a little over three months since the World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced on January 15, 2025 that Maine’s sixty-six historic lighthouses were placed on the international preservation […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2024, 2025, american lighthouse foundation, case study, climate change, halfway rock, hazard mitigation, January, maine coastal islands national wildlife refuge, Maine Preservation, Petit Manan, preparedness, Resiliency, response, rockland breakwater, storms, the presumpscot foundation, watch list, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island, world monuments fund

Rockland Breakwater on 11/18/24

Quiet Threats

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 21, 2024

When a storm of stirring magnitude comes a-calling, much is made of the fact – and with good reason. The raging fury of wind, waves and surge can be as […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate change, high tide, lighthouse, lighthouse preservation, mitigation, moon tide, Resiliency, rising sea levels, rockland breakwater, storm damage, storm surge

Rockland Breakwater

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse – A Look Back

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 10, 2020

Today, the Rockland Breakwater and its historic lighthouse that stands sentinel at the south end of the granite structure are well-known and beloved icons of Midcoast Maine. Not only does […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: 1899, 1902, lighthouse, lighthouse board, maine, rockland breakwater

Maine lighthouse specialty plate

Maine Lighthouse Specialty License Plate Announced

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: June 23, 2018

The Maine Lighthouse Trust has received approval from the Maine Secretary of State to launch a campaign for Maine’s first lighthouse specialty license plate. The Maine Lighthouse Trust is required […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Little River Lighthouse, Owls Head Lighthouse, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, Wood Island Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, lighthouse, little river, maine, maine lighthouse trust, owls head, pemaquid point, rockland breakwater, specialty plate, wood island

Rockland Breakwater, Maine

Driving rather than Walking along the Rockland Breakwater

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 27, 2018

Newspaper Article from the Past Countless thousands of people walk along the Rockland Breakwater each year, but over a century ago, a group of tourists decided to forgo using their […]

Filed Under: Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: automobile, fred r spear company, lighthouse, maine, rockland breakwater

Rockland Breakwater

FRHL’s Craig Mathieson Honored with ALF Volunteer Award

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 6, 2018

Craig Mathieson of ALF’s Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights was honored with an ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Lighthouse Gala, which was held at […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Tagged With: 2018, american lighthouse foundation, craig mathieson, friends of rockland harbor lights, kennebunkport, len hadley volunteer award, lighthouse, maine, Nonatum Resort, rockland breakwater

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