"Cape Elizabeth Home to Portland Head Light!!" Cape Elizabeth by herzog63

Cape Elizabeth Travel Guide: 23 reviews and 60 photos

Well a visit to Maine really isn't complete unless you stop by Portland Head Light!! It is the oldest Light House in Maine!! And one of most picturesque!!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Very picturesque
Cons:About 1,000,000 visitors annually!
In a nutshell:Gotta see it!!

Last visit to Cape Elizabeth: Dec 2000
Intro Updated Jan 13, 2003
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Reviews (9)

At certain times it will be very... Things to Do (2)

At certain times you will be with large crowds of people all wanting to get their picture in from of the Portland Head... more travel advice

Great Views of Casco Bay Things to Do (2)

Here I am with my Uncle and my son overlooking Casco Bay!! You can see the town of Cape Elizabeth over my left shoulder. more travel advice

The Tower Favorites (6)

To tell you the truth I don't know if there are tours that go inside or not! We were kind of in to much of a hurry when... more travel advice

An interesting Shipwreck story Favorites (6)

Late on Christmas Eve in 1886, the three masted bark Annie C. Maguire struck the ledge at Portland Head. Keeper Joshua... more travel advice

Warnings and Dangers (1)
You'll want to take to many pictures!!

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jojocan Sep 14, 2005 at 9:50 PM

Some cool pics here. I love the story about the shipwreck!
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tini58de Dec 11, 2004 at 3:02 PM

I love lighthouses - thanks for sharing this beautiful spot with us, Scott! I do hope, all is well!
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deecat Jul 29, 2004 at 1:25 PM

Scott, You've done such a nice job giving the flavor of Cape Elizabeth. Great family photos of such a beautiful area.
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tpangelinan May 8, 2004 at 9:52 AM

Great page here Scott! You know I love lighthouse, I'm jealous, now I want to go here! Thanks :o)
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shrimp56 Apr 27, 2004 at 4:40 AM

What a nice place for a family trip -- are those your parental units??
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unravelau Mar 15, 2004 at 3:54 AM

Essential community assistance often taken for granted. Wonderful page, thank you.
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pepples46 Feb 21, 2004 at 11:24 AM

I love Lighthouses too, neat place just right for the whole Family
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Leipzig Feb 1, 2004 at 8:07 AM

I love lighthouse ! Great photos of your family members
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gosiaPL Jan 3, 2004 at 4:09 PM

Well, here's a must see... The lighthouse is so beautiful!
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Helga67 Nov 10, 2003 at 7:32 AM

A lovely light house, but shooting a whole film, thank god for digital cameras :-)