In 1889, there were over 70 lighthouse keepers throughout Maine that manned vital beacons of light warning sailors of hazardous conditions along the New England coastline.

Send this article to your social connections. One of the best places on the planet to get down on one knee is at a scenic lighthouse in Maine, according to Conde Nast Traveler. 12 must-see ...

According to Jeremy D'Entremont, the historian for the U.S. Lighthouse Society, Portland Head Light dates back to 1784, when 74 merchants petitioned the Massachusetts government, whom Maine was ...

The lighthouse property includes the light tower, walkway, restored 1880s Keeper’s House, summer kitchen, recently reconstructed late-19th-century barn and the original oil house.