Monhegan Island Lighthouse

Some ten miles off the Maine Coast is a small island, which has been an important natural landmark. Since times immemorial, the island has felt the tread of mankind. In aboriginal times, the Penobscot Indians rowed the long distance to the island to fish and process whales. In fact, the name of the island, Monhegan, derives from the Penobscot word meaning "Faraway Island." Due to its location, for years Monhegan Island has been the first landfall for mariners approaching the Maine Coast from sea.