Boon Island Light

Boon Island Light stands on a tiny barren outcrop off Maine’s southern coast and is the tallest lighthouse in Maine and New England. The ledge had a deadly reputation long before the present granite tower was built in 1855, with repeated efforts to mark or light the island after wrecks including the Nottingham Galley disaster of 1710. Earlier wooden and granite structures were destroyed by the sea, reflecting the site’s extreme exposure. Long known as one of the most isolated and dangerous light stations on the Maine coast, it later survived severe blizzard damage, was automated in 1980, and remains an active Coast Guard light.

York, Maine · United States