So you’ve arrived in Maine, maybe you flew into Portland International ... down to the spot that all of the epic photos you ...

(Getty Images)| The Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse sits perched above ... located about 67 miles northeast of Portland, is the image on the Maine state U.S. quarter. The tower dates back to 1827 ...

As trade flourished, the lack of markers for the entrance to Portland Harbor made the journey a dangerous one for incoming merchants, leading to the construction of the state's first lighthouse.

Maine has more than 60 lighthouses marking its shoreline. West Quoddy Lighthouse, the eastern most lighthouse in the United States, marks the point where the sun first rises each day in this country.

World Monuments Watch says Maine's historic lighthouses ... The organization’s listing includes 66 lighthouses built between 1791, when Portland Head Light became the first beacon along the ...

The ground violently shook in a video taken outside the iconic Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, amid a magnitude 3.8 ...

Portland Head Light, perhaps Maine’s most iconic lighthouse, emerged from the 2024 storms relatively unscathed, but was battered by a Christmas Eve storm in 2022. Strong waves broke windows and ...

lighthouses and Civil War forts. During the 50-minute tour, you'll also enjoy a live narration of Portland history and view historical images provided by the Maine Historical Society on the truck ...