You might want to bring a kayak.
Our knowledge of pharos is decidedly moreScooby - Doothan the material hand . You know : A crack of lightning split open up the heavens above as a lonely dark , dress in an overcoat - duration raincoat move easy along the mountainous shoring of a small expectoration of state , carrying a individual lantern up the spiral stairs .
Drive time
3 hours and 30 minutes from Boston
The Must-See Maine Lighthouses
To experience a sea - whipped - maritime tower that ’s over two centuries onetime , Monhegan Island Lighthouse is the perfect position to begin . avowedly , it ’s a 3 - minute - and-45 - min drive to Port Clyde from Boston — and call for a ferry drive thereafter — but it ’s well deserving the trip . The lighthouse , first construct 1822 , includes a museum and stands 170 feet above the eminent - tide personal credit line .
Meanwhile , despite what the name implies , you wo n’t regret heading to Mistake Island to visit the Moose Peak Lighthouse near Jonesport ( a five - and - a - half - hour campaign from Boston ) . This light towboat is on view by its individual owners , who will pick you up via boat and take you five miles by sea to your last address , make this a peculiarly unique experience . Reach out to the owners atmoosepeaklighthouse@gmail.comto schedule your visit .
Anyone with a nostalgic interest inWhere ’s Waldo?will enjoy the ruby-red - and - white-hot - striped West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec , which , alongside its colourful appearance , also make use of a third order Fresnel lens . Invented by Augustin - Jean Fresnel in 1822 , it employs methamphetamine hydrochloride prisms and a bull’s - heart lens to throw light for miles in any guidance at a immensely reduced weight than that of its predecessors .
The Pemaquid Point Lighthouse features special cut-glass lenses.|Photo courtesy of Maine Office of Tourism
For those looking to train for a stair - base 5k or just a beacon light that is n’t a half - mean solar day movement from Boston , Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth is the beacon for you . A two - and - a - half - hour campaign from Boston , it requires visitant to be at least 48 inches grandiloquent and be able to climb around 85 stairs unassisted . The affiliated museumexists in the former beacon light keeper ’s house and displays various historical documents and piloting object .
Where to Eat
Make the brusk drive to Cape Elizabeth for the Dr. Seuss - esque lighthouse as well as lunch atThe Lobster Shack . Grab a lobster in various forms ( a lobster roll boat , a lobster meat salad , etc . ) , and finish it off with a slice of hemangioma simplex rhubarb Proto-Indo European .
On the way to Jonesport or Lubec from Monhegan stop by The Mooring Chain , the home to Monhegan Coffee Roasters . Colorado - owners Carley and Mott , formerly a professional upholsterer and woodworker severally , transubstantiate their love for Monhegan and coffee into a troupe that put up locally rib beans toa slew of cafesin the area . The Barnacle , which also partners with Monhegan - basedLa Nef Chocolate , a small - tidy sum boutique chocolate company , has both Monhegan Coffee Roasters coffee andLa Nef Chocolatesweet treats all in one spot .
Or , if you ’re craving something fill after the retentive cause to Jonesport , maneuver over toJonesport Pizza . Their specials , which convert daily , wander from chicken parm with mozzarella on Tuscan bread to the nacho burger . ( Yes , it has queso . )
Where to Rest
If an almost six - hr drive does n’t sound appealing when the night is over , rejoin to the homey accommodations of theWater Street Tavern & Inn . The Inn on the Wharf , which rests right on the sea ’s edge , also proffer a place to stay to enjoy the amenities of the sprawl Maine landscape — including lobster .
A little closer to Boston , the luxuriousInn by the Sea on Cape Elizabethwill purloin the spirits of any aweary traveller .
If necessitate the ferry to Monhegan Island is enough boat travel for one day , remain atThe Cracked Mug . This home - away - from - home is run by innkeeper Melanie Tucker , who formerly owned a travel business and began the inn ’s tradition of offering a three - course breakfast . The speech sound of nearby waves will still you to sleep no matter how brightly Maine ’s legendary lighthouses are illuminating the night ’s sky .
Visit the keeper’s home at Owls Head Lighthouse.|Photo courtesy of Maine Office of Tourism
