The landmark sits on the southern tip of Mount Desert Island and guards the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay. Visitors can reach the lighthouse by parking at the free lot off Lighthouse ...

Most lighthouses will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse on Swan’s Island Maine State Ferry from Bass Harbor to ... Dog to the Rescue,” inside the keeper’s house ...

Each September, more than 15,000 people visit Maine on Open Lighthouse Day, which gives the public a chance to climb light towers and visit keeper’s houses up and down the coast. On Saturday, 20 ...