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.

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.

Threats from climate change have landed Maine’s iconic lighthouses on an international watchlist. The World Monument Fund says the state's 66 lighthouses face major challenges due to climate change.

The state's lighthouses are threatened by rising sea levels and intense storms – and adapting them to be more resilient is a challenge. After two storms walloped the Maine coast last January ...

Jan. 17—After two storms walloped the Maine coast last January, devastating waterfront communities and causing more than $70 million in damage, Ford Reiche boarded a helicopter to check on nearly two ...

One of the best places on the planet to get down on one knee is at a scenic lighthouse in Maine, according to Conde ... National Park and Cypress Gardens near Charleston).

17—After two storms walloped the Maine coast last January ... plan in hopes of pursuing a renovation of the area near Nubble Lighthouse to make it more resilient, said Peter Murray, director ...