If you’re planning a trip to Maine, make sure you take some time to explore the state’s rich history. Maine is home to ...

Maine Preservation Maine lighthouses and light stations are among Maine Preservation's 2024 "Most Endangered Historic Places." Pictured here is Cape Neddick Nubble Lighthouse.

Among Maine’s most visible icons, the state’s lighthouses are now on the world’s radar. The World Monuments Fund added Maine light stations to its 2025 World Monuments Watch.

Great question, and yes! You can visit lighthouses in Maine during the winter. Year-round, most lighthouses can be visited but you can’t go up them. During winter months, it’s the same.

Always wanted a lighthouse? U.S. is giving some away – including one in Maine Little Mark Island and Monument in Harpswell is being offered at no cost. Posted May 26, 2023 Updated May 27, 2023 ...

Spectators watch as a dredger works to deepen a shallow channel in the Kennebec River, upstream from the Doubling Point Lighthouse, Aug. 5, 2011, in Arrowsic, Maine.

Eleven lighthouse enthusiasts were hurt when a walkway collapsed, sending people tumbling into mudflats below during an annual event that encourages tours of Maine's beloved beacons.

ARROWSIC, Maine - Eleven lighthouse enthusiasts were hurt when a walkway collapsed, sending people tumbling into mudflats below during an annual event that encourages tours of Maine's beloved beacons.

This lighthouse and cottage on an island in Lake Anasagunticook in Maine is on the market for $425,000. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Aerial view of the lighthouse and cottage in Lake Anasagunticook.