Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Once the site of American soldiers on watch for British troops, the headland at Cape Elizabeth, Maine got a more permanent lookout when George Washington requested a lighthouse be built for the spot. First lit in 1791 (with the keepers' house we see here added exactly 100 years later in 1891), Portland Head is the oldest lighthouse in Maine, a state packed with them. Essential for maritime safety, the lighthouse was also a strategic military defense for Portland Harbor as recently as World War II. Portland Head Light was fully automated in 1989 and its keepers' house is now a maritime museum.

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Where are we stargazing?

If you can tear yourself away from this glimpse of the Milky Way and make your way ashore, Bar Harbor awaits. The coastal town is a haven for tourists who come to Mount Desert Island in Maine, north-east United States. And, since you’re here, you might as well venture into Acadia National Park, which essentially hugs Bar Harbor. The park comprises 47,000 acres of land along the Atlantic coastline and attracts over three million visitors per year.

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