The annual event drew crowds of visitors to Maine’s most iconic lighthouses.
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6 Maine events this week include Maine Open Lighthouse Day
There’s also the Cole Porter musical ‘Anything Goes’ in South Portland, a music festival in New Gloucester and the Farmington Fair.
Climate change impacts threaten future of Maine lighthouses
Maine’s lighthouses are threatened by rising sea levels and intense storms, but adapting them to be more resilient is a challenge.
Maine’s lighthouses added to global list of endangered heritage sites
World Monuments Watch says Maine’s historic lighthouses are threatened by climate change and intensifying coastal storms, like the ones that battered some of the iconic beacons in January 2024.
No criminal investigation into Arrowsic lighthouse walkway collapse that injured 11
The collapse of the walkway led to a chaotic scene in which visitors fell tumbling to a mudflat several feet below.
Harpswell lighthouse among latest beacons U.S. government is giving away
Town officials say they plan to discuss taking ownership of Little Mark Island Monument.