Maine has more than 60 lighthouses marking its shoreline. West Quoddy Lighthouse, the eastern most lighthouse in the United States, marks the point where the sun first rises each day in this country.

Also read: Maine's list of endangered places include former children's museum, lighthouses In 2024, a pair of powerful storms caused around $5.5 million in damage at Maine lighthouses. The head of ...

World Monuments Watch says Maine's historic lighthouses are threatened by climate change and intensifying coastal storms, like the ones that battered some of the iconic beacons in January 2024.

The state's lighthouses ... Maine’s lighthouses to be more resilient. “They can be repaired, prepared and adapted — serving as a model for other vulnerable cultural resources along coasts ...