GRINDLE POINT LIGHT, ME. This 1874-built 39' square brick tower with lantern and gallery is attached by a covered passageway to the original 1½-story wood keeper’s house. Inactive from 1934 until 1987, it was reactivated in 1987 when the Coast Guard installed a 250 mm lens following many requests from Isleboro residents. The light has a focal plane 39' above sea level and shows a green flash every 4 seconds.
The town of Isleboro bought the station for $1,200 when it was deactivated and put the keeper’s house in use as the sailor’s Memorial Museum. A fog bell similar to the original is on display.
Located on the southeast side of Isleboro Island at the entrance to Gilkey Harbor, it is adjacent to the ferry terminal. The site and museum are open daily and are free of charge; the tower is closed.




TWO BUSH ISLAND LIGHT, ME. The island was named for two lone pines, now gone, that served as day beacons before the building of the 42-foot square lighthouse. This active, 1897 -built, 42', square brick tower with lantern and gallery is attached to a brick fog signal building. Its present VRB-25 lens with a focal plane of 65' above sea level shows a white flash every 5 seconds; replaced the DCB-224 aerobeacon that replaced the original 5th-Order Fresnel lens. The buildings are painted white, the lantern and gallery black. Its fog horn sounds a single blast every 15 seconds. The keeper’s house was demolished in 1970 the Coast Guard allowed the Green Berets to destroy the keeper's house as a demolition exercise.
Smut, a heroic dog at Two Bush Island is believed to have saved the lives of two fishermen. Supposedly, a fishing schooner was in danger of being smashed on the rocky shores of Two Bush Island in a snowstorm. A leak opened up in the schooner and the two men left aboard the schooner’s dory. The men heard the frantic barking of Smut, the keeper's dog. The keeper, alerted by the dog, ran to the shore and saw the men. When their boat was overturned by a wave, the assistant keeper managed to get a line to them and hauled them ashore. The fishermen offered to buy the dog, but the keeper refused to sell.




WHITEHEAD ISLAND LIGHT, ME. This 1852-built, active 41' unpainted round granite tower with lantern and gallery is attached to a red brick service room. Its original 3rd-Order Fresnel lens was replaced in 1982 by a 300 mm lens with a focal plane of 75' above sea level that shows a green light occluding every 4 seconds day and night. Its fog horn sounds 2 blasts every 30 seconds. The Fresnel lens is on display at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland. The principal keeper’s house has been demolished; the 1891 1½-story wood assistant keeper’s house, an 1888 square brick fog signal building, an 1891 oil house, boathouse, and other light station buildings remain on the site. Transferred under the Maine Lights program in 1998, the station is part of a summer youth camp, whose members can sign up to help restore the historic buildings. Located on an island 2 miles south of Spruce Head. The site and tower are closed to the public.



TENANTS HARBOR LIGHT, ME. Built in 1857, this 27' round brick tower with lantern and gallery is attached to a 1½-story wood keeper’s house. The buildings are painted white, lantern and gallery black. Inactive since 1933, the light station was purchased by artist Andrew Wyeth in 1978. His son, Jamie, is now the owner and has lived on the island since 1990. Jamie Wyeth has reconstructed the square pyramidal bell tower, using it as his studio. Located on southern island off the entrance to the harbor. The site and tower are closed to the public.



MONHEGAN ISLAND LIGHT, ME. Built in 1850, this active 47' old-style unpainted round granite block tower with lantern and gallery is attached to a workshed. Its lantern is black with a red roof. The 1874 1½-story wood keeper’s house is now a museum. The 1893 oil house and other original buildings are preserved; the 1857 assistant keeper’s house was reconstructed in 1997-‘98. The 1855 fog bell from the nearby Manana Island Fog Signal Station is on display. The passageway connecting the lighthouse and keeper’s quarters has been rebuilt. Located on the rocky island of Monhegan about 10 miles south, southwest of Port Clyde. The site is open, the tower is closed. Owner/site manager is the Monhegan Historical and Cultural Museum.