American Lighthouse Foundation

American Lighthouse Foundation The American Lighthouse Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving America's historic lighthouses.
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ALF has stewardship responsibility for 13 of our nation’s lighthouses and has invested over $6.25 million dollars in lighthouse restoration.

Parker, a homeschool student, used ALF's Little River Lighthouse as inspiration for his fourth grade lighthouse project....
06/04/2026

Parker, a homeschool student, used ALF's Little River Lighthouse as inspiration for his fourth grade lighthouse project. Great job, Parker - we ❤️ it!

Sunrise this morning (6/3) at Little River Lighthouse...a moment where history and beauty hold hands in grand fashion. (...
06/03/2026

Sunrise this morning (6/3) at Little River Lighthouse...a moment where history and beauty hold hands in grand fashion.

(Photo by Jodie Wood)

From the shadows of the past to the vibrant present, lighthouses continue to shape and guide us. Preserve them we must! ...
06/03/2026

From the shadows of the past to the vibrant present, lighthouses continue to shape and guide us. Preserve them we must!

Owls Head Lighthouse

(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

Behind the scenes at Race Point Lighthouse...Before overnight guests can enjoy an amazing experience at Race Point Light...
06/03/2026

Behind the scenes at Race Point Lighthouse...

Before overnight guests can enjoy an amazing experience at Race Point Light Station, volunteers like new "Keeper" Larry Tebo of the American Lighthouse Foundation's Cape Cod Chapter, make sure all "systems" are in top-notch order. No detail is too small!

American Lighthouse Foundation volunteers are the best!

(Photo by Gary Childs)

Today (6/2) at Little River Lighthouse...The Jonesboro Elementary School (grades 4 to 8) visited Little River Island. Wh...
06/02/2026

Today (6/2) at Little River Lighthouse...

The Jonesboro Elementary School (grades 4 to 8) visited Little River Island. While on site, the students toured the lighthouse, keeper's house and hiked the island trails. A fun/learning day was had by all!

THANK YOU to the American Lighthouse Foundation volunteers who helped with hosting the students on the island today.

(Photo by Joe Dowling)

The Friends of Swan’s Island Lighthouse (Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station) recently engaged with Maine Conservation Corp,...
06/02/2026

The Friends of Swan’s Island Lighthouse (Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station) recently engaged with Maine Conservation Corp, with these able-bodied AmeriCorps volunteers building 60 more feet of bog bridging going to the black stone beach, a new stairway from the Keeper's House to Burying Place Trail, stone steps going to the point, and they cleaned up the trail going up from Burying Place Trail to the upper parking lot. The team was joined by three Maine Forest Rangers who took down between 70 and 75 trees that were precariously situated.

The trail work was paid for through a grant from the Maine Community Foundation, Pollinators Fund. Great work Friends of Swan’s Island Lighthouse. Your light station continues to serve as a shining “beacon” for preservation excellence!

The Friends of the Swans Island Lighthouse are an affiliate of the American Lighthouse Foundation.

The American Lighthouse Foundation’s volunteers at Little River light Station in Cutler, Maine, continue to do great thi...
06/01/2026

The American Lighthouse Foundation’s volunteers at Little River light Station in Cutler, Maine, continue to do great things as they prepare to welcome overnight guests for the 2026 season – beginning on June 4th.

Over the past couple of days, volunteers Joe Dowling, Aileen Semonsen and Jodie Wood have been doing a lot of painting – from picnic tables and chairs to walkways and interior surfaces inside the lighthouse. The light station is looking sharp.

Thank you to all the Little River Lighthouse volunteers, including Joe, Aileen and Jodie!

Stellar sibling handiwork! This past weekend, Melissa Butler and Chris Butler volunteered to build a wood staircase for ...
06/01/2026

Stellar sibling handiwork!

This past weekend, Melissa Butler and Chris Butler volunteered to build a wood staircase for ALF's Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses - and what a great job they did! The work by Melissa and Chris is the first phase of restoring public access at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle, New Hampshire.

The next phase will be handled by the J.B. Leslie Company who will be installing two seasonal marine grade aluminum staircases at the site - one leading down to the beach and the other at the base of the lighthouse. This work is expected to be completed during mid-June 2026.

Storms in recent years destroyed the footbridge that lead from Fort Constitution to the lighthouse. The staircases will permit the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse to welcome visitors back to this amazing historic site while a more resilient, long-term solution is designed and funded. We can't wait!

Thank you for your volunteer efforts, Melissa and Chris - the staircase is wonderful!

Lighthouse Credit Union

(Photo by Melissa Butler)

"Our lighthouse past will never be a complete portrait. For time and tide have long since concealed much of it - flowing...
05/31/2026

"Our lighthouse past will never be a complete portrait. For time and tide have long since concealed much of it - flowing in tandem through the gaps of recollections vanished. Consequently, we in a moment beyond, are left to ponder the elusive and treasure what precious vestiges endure."

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

(Quote and photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

Today, nearly all light station sound signals (fog horns) are activated on demand by mariners. The Mariner Radio Activat...
05/30/2026

Today, nearly all light station sound signals (fog horns) are activated on demand by mariners.

The Mariner Radio Activated Sound Signal (MRASS) allows boaters to activate navigational fog horns on demand using a standard marine VHF radio. This technology eliminated the need for continuously sounding horns, and replaced less reliable VM-100 fog detector units.

Shown here is a view of the FA-232 sound signal (left) and a Wintek unit at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle, New Hampshire. Mariners can activate the sound signal by consecutively pressing their VHF's microphone's push-to-talk button five times within a ten second period of time. Once triggered, the sound signal will activate - typically sounding for 45 to 60 minutes, before going back into standby mode.

(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)

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186 Lighthouse Road
Owls Head, ME
04854

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(207)5944174

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