2017 Visitor's Guide

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LIGHTHOUSES OF CASCO BAY

PORTLAND BREAKWATER (BUG LIGHT) Built 1855. In South Portland on the west side of Portland Harbor's main channel. SPRING POINT LEDGE Built 1897. At the end of a stone breakwater in South Portland, accessed through the campus of Southern Maine Community College. PORTLAND HEAD Built in 1791. Commissioned by George Washington. In Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, at the entrance to Portland Harbor. CAPE ELIZABETH* Built 1828, replaced 1874. Best viewed from the shore and parking lot of The Lobster Shack at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth. CAPE ELIZABETH WEST* Built 1828, replaced 1874. Sister peak to Cape Elizabeth Light, also viewed from The Lobster Shack. RAM ISLAND LEDGE Built 1905. At the north side of Portland Harbor. Best viewed from water or Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth.

*Together known as "Two Lights"

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: DOUG VAN KAMPEN; JOHN BALD; THOMAS MITCHELL; PHILIP HABER; THOMAS MITCHELL (2)

These lighthouses are all within 20 minutes of downtown; see visitportland.com/things-to-do/lighthouses for a driving tour of all six.

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