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 unique in its design, with special tales of shipwrecks, rescues, legends, and ghosts.

Lobsters, Lighthouses & Luxury packages, offered by four of Rockland’s luxurious Historic Inns, include:

• Two nights at a historic inn, with an option to add on a third night at a specially priced rate
• Two tickets to the Maine Lighthouse Museum, including a guided tour
• Two tickets on Captain Jack’s Lobster Adventure (an eco-tour and boat ride when you learn about lobstering)
• $50 voucher for a lobster dinner (for two) at participating restaurants
• Maine Lighthouse book and map
• Self-guided Knox County lighthouse tour
• Exclusive guide tours of the Rockland Breakwater Light
• Chocolate treat
• Exclusive tour of the historic inns
• Two silly lobster hats

Packages are offered during the month of June, and start at $365/couple, representing up to a 30% savings.  You may also want to add on air service from Boston to Rockland via Cape Air (starting around $120).

Participating inns are:  LimeRock Inn, Captain Lindsey House, Berry Manor Inn, and Granite Inn.

You can book the Lobsters, Lighthouses & Luxury package with the Historic Inns of Rockland, through the inn website, or by calling (toll free) 877-ROC-INNS.

Photo credit:  TravMedia

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 that painting it was not required.

The lighthouse is still in operation today, warning barrier island boaters along the North Carolina coast.
 

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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 1874 and give a magnificent 360 degree view of the area. 

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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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