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YORK, Maine — Joe Lipton has described his new restaurant at the ViewPoint Hotel as “a little awkward” – mostly for its schedule, closed on Saturdays to make room for weddings.
The Cape Neddick Light is a lighthouse in Cape Neddick, York, Maine. [2] [3] In 1874 Congress appropriated $15,000 to build a light station at the "Nubble" and in 1879 construction began. Cape Neddick Light Station was dedicated by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and put into use in 1879. It is still in use today.
York is a town in York County, Maine, United States, near the southern tip of the state. The population in the 2020 census was 13,723. [ 3 ] Situated beside the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf of Maine , York is a well-known summer resort town.
The Portland Head Light, first lit in 1791, is the oldest light in the state and was the first US lighthouse completed after independence from Britain. [2] [3] The last lighthouse in the state, the second Whitlocks Mill Light, was first lit in 1910; it is also the most northerly light in the state and therefore on the US Atlantic Coast. [4]
York Days returns with its week-long slate of beach events, culminating with a lighting of the Nubble Lighthouse. What to know before you go. York Days 2023: Nubble Lighthouse lighting, movie on ...
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Boon Island Light in 1911. Boon Island is a barren, rocky island in the Gulf of Maine 6 mi (9.7 km) off the coast of York, Maine, United States.The island, which is approximately 300 ft (91 m) by 700 ft (210 m) at low tide, is the site of Boon Island Light, at 137 ft (42 m) high, it is the tallest lighthouse in New England.
The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1974 and listed as United States Coast Guard surplus property. The non-profit Cuckolds Island Fog Signal and Light Station Council was formed and submitted a 542-page proposal that was accepted and the deed transferred on May 8, 2006.