Maine's breathtaking coastline is unlike any other. It's only about 280 miles from the New Hampshire border to the New Brunswick, Canada, border if you follow the region's principal road, U.S ...

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.

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.

You'll also get a quick tour of the Boothbay Harbor and see some of Maine's famous lighthouses. Travelers say they see plenty of whales on this trip. They also appreciate that, in addition to ...

Commissioned by George Washington in 1787, this lighthouse project was provided $750 by the General Court of Massachusetts when Maine was still a part of Massachusetts. When the U.S. government ...

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.