Maine. . . it conjures of visions of lighthouses, sure, but when I think of Maine, I think of lobsters.  Now, visitors to Rockland, Maine, can combine both delights with a month long celebration of Maine Lighthouse Week.
Rockland is well known for its lobster, including the Lobster Festival every August.  You can find fresh lobster in most restaurants around town, from gourmet fine dining restaurants to wear-a-bib lobster shacks.
Rockland is equally known for its lighthouses – 14 of which are located in Know Country – many accessible by car and foot.  Built back in the 1800’s, each lighthouse is …read more

Location: Currituck Beach Light Station
Destination: Corolla, North Carolina 
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2007
Photographer: Linette Gerlach
Blog: Mother Nature’s Garden
The 162 foot (49 m) Currituck Beach Light Station on the Outer Banks in North Carolina, is one of four navigational beacons located along the Atlantic route from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Cape Henry, Virginia.
First lit in 1875, the lighthouse is the only lighthouse of the four which was not painted. The other three were painted different colors so that mariners could easily identify each lighthouse from the water, but the red brick of the Currituck Beach Light Station made it identifiable enough …read more

 
Location: From the top of the St. Augustine lighthouse. Destination: Florida Country: United States Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Jessica Whittle Site: www.flickr.com/photos/jessiewhittle
St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest location in the United States that had a navigational aid for sailors.  In the 1500s, the Spanish placed the first maritime watchtower on the East Coast. By 1824, a permanent lighthouse was erected, which was later replaced by a new lighthouse, located further from the shoreline.
The lighthouse from where this photo was taken dates back to …read more

 
Location: Basco Destination: Batenes Islands  Country: Philippines Year Taken: unknown
Photographer: Jayvee Fernandez Blog: A Bugged Life
An island in the northern most chain of the Philippians, Basco has just under 7,000 residents. It is the second largest island of the Bataan Islands.
In the morning after the attack on Pearl Harbor, which caused the United states to enter World War II, a Japanese task force landed on the islands, and captured the first American territory of the war.
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