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Ram Island, ME |
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Description:
The walkway connecting the light tower to the
island was so badly deteriorated that it was removed in 1977. Grand Banks Schooner Museum Trust, who has a lease on the station, has
restored the keeper's dwelling and rebuilt the walkway in 2002. The bottom photo at left, taken in 1999, shows the tower without the
walkway, while the upper two photos, taken in
2003, show the restored walkway. The lens from
the lighthouse is on display at the Boothbay Regional Historical Society. Purchase prints and gifts featuring photographs on this page Location: Located near the eastern side of the mouth of Boothbay Harbor. Latitude: 43.80398 Longitude: -69.59934 For a larger map of Ram Island Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: Public cruises that pass the lighthouse are offered by the Maine Maritime Museum and Long Reach Cruises out of Bath, and Cap'n Fish's out of Boothbay Harbor. A distant view of the lighthouse can be had from land by taking Highway 27 south from Highway 1 on the east side of the Sheepscot River. Follow Highway 27 for roughly 11 miles and then turn east on Highway 96 just before Boothbay Harbor. Take 96 for six miles to its end in Ocean Point. You can see the lighthouse from the road which hugs the shore in Ocean Point. The lighthouse is owned by the Grand Banks Schooner Museum. Grounds open, dwelling/tower closed. Find the closest hotels to Ram Island Lighthouse See our List of Lighthouses in Maine |
