The Fort Point Lighthouse is ... The most popular lighthouses in Maine are the Portland Head, Nubble Light (to the south), ...

The lighthouse got its name from being situated at the entrance for ships at Portland Harbor. Portland Head Light ... of Portland in Cape Elizabeth's Fort Williams Park, the tower provided ...

Fort Williams Park is open every day from ... Built in 1875, it offers a panoramic view of the Portland Harbor. As a bonus, learn about the liberty boats built for WWII in the park.

As trade flourished, the lack of markers for the entrance to Portland Harbor made the journey a dangerous ... Portland Head Light can be seen from the adjoining Fort Williams Park, open year ...

Tides can drop as much as 12 feet in Portland Harbor during full or new moons. At low tide, boats often wind up stuck in the mud, forced to lift their engines or use poles to push their way out ...

Jan. 18—The long-awaited $25 million Portland Harbor dredging project starts on Monday as contractors begin digging a 9-acre pit in a shallow South Portland cove where seven decades of a working ...