On June 8, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Southwest Harbor, Maine, bid adieu to EMC Chase Miller, head of the unit’s lighthouse department. During his four-year […]
Celebrating 200 Years of Service – Owls Head Light Station
Owls Head Light Station celebrates 200 years of guiding mariners, volunteers embrace change in order to survive By Sarah Thompson, Reporter, PenBay Pilot OWLS HEAD — Two hundred years ago […]
Llewellyn Norwood, Owls Head Lightkeeper, Honored with Memorial Stone and Bronze Marker
On the morning of September 10, 2025, local Owls Head residents, members of the Owls Head Cemetery Committee, American Lighthouse Foundation, Mussel Ridge Historical Society and the U.S. Coast Guard […]
Owls Head Light Station to Celebrate 200 Years
On September 10, 2025, the Owls Head Light Station will celebrate its 200th anniversary as a guardian of mariners near and far. This date marks the day in 1825 when […]
U.S. Coast Guard’s BOSN3 Patrick R. Brown Receives ALF’s Distinguished Community Service Award
On May 4, 2025, ALF honored BOSN3 Patrick R. Brown of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England with a “Distinguished Community Service Award” during the organization’s annual Gala, which […]
Learn How the Coast Guard “Keeps a Good Light” during Maine Open Lighthouse Day
If you visit Fort Point, Owls Head or Portland Head lights during Maine Open Lighthouse Day on Saturday, September 14th, you will be greeted by friendly personnel from the United […]
