There are 65 lighthouses all along Maine’s coast, inlets, and islands. Originally, lighthouses were erected to signal the mouth of a harbor, a beacon for storm-tossed sailors. Today these lighthouses have become icons of coastal Maine. When in Maine, you can’t go far without seeing a lighthouse, or light stations.

The one-stop-site for light stations is lighthousefriends.com. The site provides filters so you can find those with easy access, are private, active, and even haunted. Some of the more popular ones close to Camden include:

• Curtis Island
• Indian Island
• Grindle Point
• Pemaquid Point
• Marshall Point