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Harbor Lights and Sights Cruise

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Overview

Explore the bustling inner harbor, Diamond Pass, and the main shipping channel to get close up views of civil war era forts and as many as 4 lighthouses that guide mariners into Portland Harbor.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

The middle window in a blue and white ticket booth marked Long Wharf.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Portland Head Light

Maine's oldest lighthouse, commissioned by George Washington. One of the most photographed lighthouses in the county.

2. Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse

Historic lighthouse constructed in 1897 that marks the west side of the Portland shipping channel.

3. Portland Breakwater Lighthouse

Historic lighthouse constructed 1855, designed by Thomas Walter, designer of the US Capitol dome and East and West Wings. A smaller lighthouse also known as Bug Light, it features six Corinthian columns around it's base.

4. Fort Gorges

Civil War era fort in Casco Bay located on Hog Island Ledge. Modeled after Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Used as a storage facility in WWI & WWII.

5. Ram Island Ledge Light

Historic lighthouse on Casco Bay constructed in 1905, a twin of Graves Light off off Boston. Located on a quarter mile of ledge that marks the northern entrance into Portland Harbor.

6. Casco Bay Islands

Islands off the coast of Portland including Peaks Island, House Island, Cushing Island, Little and Great Diamond Islands, Diamond Pass and a seal habitat called Halfway Rock.