Home Port Inn in Lubec, Maine

The area has many lighthouses, four of which are convenient to the Home Port Inn:

West Quoddy Head Light

Located south of Lubec village and next to Quoddy Head State Park, this red and white striped light is one of the most photographed along the Maine coast. Many of our guests are up at the break of dawn to see the sunrise from this beautiful place. From here you can view Grand Manan and Long Eddy Point Light, on the large cliff-rimmed Canadian island at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy. Whales are frequently seen offshore during summer months. Also, just off shore is tiny "Sail Rock," the easternmost firmament in the United States. A trail leads from the lighthouse to adjacent Quoddy Head State Park, where there are several nice picnic spots and additional rugged trails. Note: This spot is the closest location in the United States to Africa!

Lubec Channel Light ("The Sparkplug")

This light is accessible only by boat, although it can be easily viewed when crossing the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Bridge (to the right when crossing over to Campobello Island), from Stockford Park south of the bridge, downtown, and from South Lubec Road, which leads to West Quoddy Head. The light is near the edge of vast clam flats that are exposed during each outgoing tide.

Mulholland Point Light

Visible across Lubec Channel from Water Street downtown, from the Lubec boat landing, and from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Bridge (to the left when crossing over to Campobello Island), this light is in a separate parcel of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park. It has picnic tables and is next to a lobster pound. It's a postcard-perfect location for photographing picturesque Lubec waterfront and village on the hill. Note: There's also the pseudo-lighthouse structure next to the Campobello Island Tourist Information Centre just past Canadian Customs. Mulholland Point Light is just a short distance down the hill from there.

Head Harbour Light (East Quoddy Head Light)

Located on a separate island at the far northern end of Lubec's international neighbor, Campobello Island, emblazoned with the red Cross of Saint George, this light is one of the most photographed lights in New Brunswick, Canada. From this spot during the summer months whales, porpoise, and dolphins are frequently seen feeding in the nutrient-rich tidal waters. It is also possible in clear conditions to observer several other distant Canadian lights:

• Southern Wolf Island Light (the Wolf Islands ["the Wolves"])
• Pea Point Light (Blacks Harbour)
• Bliss Island Light (Bliss Island)
• Letete Passage Light ("Green's Point Light" and museum, L'etete)
• Leonardville Light (non-operational, Leonardville, Deer Island).

When the tide is out, for the fit and adventurous, there's about a 2½ hour window to climb metal ladders to the ocean floor and walk out to the lighthouse -- but be careful! The pebble floor is unstable at near-high water and you could be easily swept away by the treacherous cold currents! In other locations nearer the lighthouse, the ocean floor can be quite slippery with rockweed and moss. Be careful not to get stranded by the tide -- keep a close watch of the time!