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Maine Open Lighthouse Day – September 8, 2018

This popular annual event, sponsored by the United States Coast Guard, the Maine Office of Tourism, and the American Lighthouse Foundation, attracts between 15,000 to 18,000 visitors each year and offers the general public the rare opportunity to climb and learn about more than two dozen historic Maine lights.

For a list of participating sites, click here.

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Portland Head Lighthouse, Cape Elizabeth (photo by Jeremy D’Entremont). Approximately 280 tickets to climb the tower will be made available for visitors on Maine Open Lighthouse Day on a first-come-first serve basis. (You must be at least 48 inches tall and able to handle 85+ steps unassisted to climb the tower.)

 

2 thoughts on “Maine Open Lighthouse Day – September 8, 2018

  1. Please change my email address to: mary@hecetalighthouse.com Mary Nulty 541-999-8514

    On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 9:40 PM U.S. Lighthouse Society News wrote:

    > Wickie from NH posted: “This popular annual event, sponsored by the United > States Coast Guard, the Maine Office of Tourism, and the American > Lighthouse Foundation, attracts between 15,000 to 18,000 visitors each year > and offers the general public the rare opportunity to climb an” >

  2. THANKS FOR THE GORGEOUS PHOTOGRAPH. EVERYDAY IS AN OPENING DAY FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE LOVERS OF THE COASTLINE AND THE BEACH, KEEP A LIGHTHOUSE IN YOUR HEART AND LET THE LIGHT SHINE THROUGH. WE CAN WELCOME MOUNTAIN FOLKS, DESERT FOLKS, AND FARMERS, ETC…AS WELL, THE LIGHT IN OUR HEARTS ALWAYS KEEPS SHINING. MORE HUGH MARITIME EVENTS:

    https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/259034/us-port-everett-kicks-off-modernization-project-to-handle-larger-ships/?uid=97916

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