Maine Open Lighthouse Day
Participating lighthouses in Knox and Waldo counties include:
Curtis Island, Camden
Visitors must find their own transportation to this offshore facility. Kayak tours may be available from Camden harbor.
Fort Point, Stockton Springs
An active Coast Guard aid to navigation, the lighthouse contains a fourth-order Fresnel lens.
Grindle Point, Islesboro
Transportation is available by Maine State Ferry to Islesboro. The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation.
Isle Au Haut, Isle Au Haut
Transportation is available from Isle au Haut Boat Services in Stonington, which is offering a special cruise that will go ashore for a guided tour of the lighthouse.
Marshall Point, Port Clyde
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. It also has a museum and gift shop.
Monhegan Island, Monhegan
Speical hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Transportation is available via Monhegan Boat Lines (Port Clyde), Hardy Boat Cruises (New Harbor) and Balmy Days Cruises (Boothbay Harbor). Keeper’s house contains a museum; also, special art exhibit in assistant keeper’s house.
Owls Head, Owls Head
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation and contains a fourth-order Fresnel lens. Book signing by children’s author Angeli Perrow from 1 to 4 p.m.
Rockland Breakwater, Rockland
The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. There is almost a mile walk along the breakwater to the lighthouse.