2016 Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge Brochure

The 2016 Midcoast Maine Lighthouse
Challenge offers you a one-of-a-kind opportunity to visit and climb some of the area’s
most beloved beacons of the sea during one
special weekend...June 25 & 26, 2016.
Midcoast Maine
The Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge
takes place in the center of Maine’s rocky
coast between Damariscotta and Castine.
Lighthouse
Challenge
Participating lighthouses:
Dyce Head, Fort Point,
Grindle Point, Rockland
Brea k water, O wls
Head, Marshall Point
and Pemaquid Point.
Visiting lighthouses may be the big show, but
we have some fun extras on Friday & Saturday
evening mixed in for you too!
The Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge
is a free event hosted by the American
Lighthouse Foundation and its chapter,
Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights.
For more information visit:
Climb the lights and let your
www.lighthousefoundation.org
E-mail:
challenge@lighthousefoundation.org
American Lighthouse Foundation
PO Box 565 | Rockland, ME 04841
Ph: (207) 594-4174
Lighthouse photography by Bob Trapani
While you’re driving
to each of the lighthouses, be sure
to stop and enjoy
these fascinating “bonus”
sites along the way that will enrich
YOUR maritime experience: Lighthouse
Interpretive Center inside the Keeper’s
House at Owls Head Light Station, Maine
Lighthouse Museum and Camden Harbor
Cruises (special boat tours to view Curtis
Island & Indian Island Lighthouses).
June 25th & 26th, 2016
imagination take flight…
Ready to Take the
Challenge?
Friday Evening Cruise
Join us for “Brilliant Beacons,” a multimedia presentation by award-wining author
Eric Jay Dolin on Saturday, June 25th at
the Samoset Resort (220 Warrenton St,
Rockport, ME 04856) beginning at 7 pm.
It is very easy to get started on the lighthouse challenge...simply stop by the event
table at your first lighthouse on Saturday
morning and event volunteers will get you
signed up and on your way to climbing
some lighthouses!
All participants will receive a challenge
booklet to guide you along the way, which
includes directions, history and a place for
a site stamp from each lighthouse you visit.
In addition to the stamp, a special token
will be handed out as a keepsake at each
lighthouse site.
The challenge is free; however, individual
sites may have an entrance fee.
Saturday Evening Event
Hear the dramatic story of these soaring
coastal sentinels, using imagery to illuminate the beauty and grandeur of America’s
lighthouses.
Enjoy a fun-filled sunset cruise aboard the
P/V Elizabeth Ann that will depart from
Rockland on Friday, June 24nd at 4:30 pm.
Tickets are $48 per person. Light refreshments will be served. As seating is limited,
reservations are encouraged.
In addition, the evening event will include
a silent auction filled with great items and
light refreshments. There is a $5 suggested
donation that will benefit ALF/ FRHL’s
lighthouse preservation mission.
This is a wonderful opportunity to see
7 lights from the water, which includes:
Rockland Breakwater, Owls Head, Indian
Island, Curtis Island, Browns Head, Goose
Rocks and Eagle Island lighthouses.
Complete the Challenge and be entered
into a drawing to win a luxurious two–
night stay at one of the three Historic
Inns of Rockland...Details online & in your
challenge booklet!
FMI Visit: www.lighthousefoundation.org/midcoast-lighthouse-challenge