The Midcoast Challenge Climb the lights and let your takes place in the center of Maine’s rocky Midcoast Maine imagination take flight… coast between Damariscotta and Castine. LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE June 27th & 28th, 2015

Pemaquid Point Light

Owls Head Light

The panoramic views from atop a lighthouse are as breathtakingly beautiful as they are timeless.

Nowhere else along the Maine coast will you The Midcoast Maine Lighthouse better experience the wonderment of the sea Challenge is a free event hosted than from inside the lantern of a lighthouse. by the American Lighthouse Foundation and its chapter, Friends From pristine islands and windjammers to of Rockland Harbor Lights. working lobster boats and seabirds, give your imagination a chance to take flight as For more information visit: you admire the unchanging sea and the rich traditions that call it home. www.lighthousefoundation.org American Lighthouse Foundation If this sounds appealing, then we have just the PO Box 565 event for YOU! Rockland, ME 04841 Dyce Head Light Ph: (207) 594-4174

E-mail: Grindle Point Light [email protected] Marshall Point Light

Lead Sponsor: Lighthouse photography by Bob Trapani The 2015 Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge, Special Evening Program! sponsored by the American Lighthouse Complete the Challenge and be entered Foundation (ALF) and its chapter, Friends of into a drawing to win a luxurious two– Rockland Harbor Lights, offers participants a night stay at one of the three Historic one-of-a-kind opportunity to visit and climb Inns of Rockland...Details online & in your some of the area’s most beloved beacons of the sea challenge booklet! during one weekend in June. For two days only on June 27 & 28, 2015, don’t miss out on the chance to experience these alluring lighthouses (event hours are 9am -5pm): Dyce Head, Fort Point, Grindle Point, Rockland Breakwater, Owls Head, Marshall Point Lighthouse Interpretive Center inside the and Pemaquid Point. Rockland Breakwater Light Keeper’s House at Station, the Maine Lighthouse Museum and Camden While you’re driving to Harbor Cruises, who will be offering special Join us for the premiere of “Living at the each of the lighthouses, boat tours to view Curtis Island & Indian Light: A History of the Owls Head Lighthouse” be sure to stop and Island Lighthouses. a documentary on Owls Head Lighthouse enjoy a number of by videographer Craig Mathieson on fascinating “bonus” Visiting lighthouses may be the big show, Friday, June 26th at the Samoset Resort sites or exhibits but we have some fun extras mixed in for (220 Warrenton St, Rockport, ME 04856). along the way that will enrich YOUR maritime you too, and it all helps support lighthouse experience. These sites or exhibits include: ALF’s preservation! This brand-new documentary, which skillfully blends the history, beauty, romance and mystery that embodies Owls Head Light Station, will begin at 7:00 pm. 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.