Pemaquid Lighthouse Park

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The lighthouse at Pemaquid Point, Maine with cloudy sky above and assorted native foliage in the foreground.

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Perched dramatically on top of the rocks in Pemaquid Lighthouse Park is the 11,000-candlepower Pemaquid Point Light, built in 1827, which was featured on the special-edition Maine quarter. The keeper's house has been re-created as the Fisherman's Museum.


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