The Lighthouse Companion For Maine [Paperback]

Paul Rezendes (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2005

This is a comprehensive guide to Maine's historic Lighthouses. Each description includes full-colour photographs of the lighthouse, a brief history, directions to reach it by car, or its latitude and longitude to find it by sea, along with contact information to arrange tours. Photographed by New England native Paul Rezendes, this invaluable guide includes appendices that cover lodging, local events, and sites of interest in each area. Designed to fit comfortably into a bag or glove compartment, this companion is the perfect guide for lighthouse lovers everywhere!

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Tide-Mark Pr Ltd (C) (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594900043
• ISBN-13: 978-1594900044
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,105,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Companion For Lighthouse Hunters, August 22, 2007

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Timothy Kearney (Haverhill, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lighthouse Companion For Maine (Paperback)

I was visiting Maine not too long ago and had a traveling emergency. I could not find my book that had direction to the Maine lighthouses. I usually keep it with my collection of AAA maps, but somehow I misplaced it. Now if this doesn't sound like all that much of an emergency to you, keep in mind that the Maine Coast can be deceiving. While it's true that most of the lighthouses are located off of Coastal Route 1, but off Coastal Route 1 can be about twenty miles of long, windy obscure roads identified by route numbers that don't make all that much sense to people not from Maine. One wrong turn could be mean an hour of unnecessary driving, and while the backloads of Maine can be scenic, the beauty can be monotonous if you're lost. A good book with directions is essential, even if you know the roads, which in general I do, but as I said getting lost is somewhat easy and places to get good direction are few. I needed a guide and selected THE LIGHTHOUSE COMPANION FOR MAINE for one reason. It was the only book available with directions.

I soon discovered I made a good choice. The book is easy to use. For one thing, the lighthouses are arranged alphabetically which gives it an advantage over most other resources which are arranged by location. Each lighthouse has a good color photograph, not an easy task for some of the lights, along with the story behind the light, and the directions are easy to follow and include a small map.

Maine is a lighthouse lover's paradise. Every conceivable form of lighthouse can be found in Maine, and a good number are accessible by car. THE LIGHTHOUSE COMPANION FOR MAINE helps anyone traveling to these lighthouses and can be a good resource for anyone planning a visit to the lighthouses of this state.