Whitehead Light

Whitehead Light is a lighthouse on Whitehead Island, on Muscle Ridge Channel, in the southwestern entrance to Penobscot Bay, Maine. It is in the town of St.George.

Also known as White Head Island Light, it was first established in 1807. The present structure was designed by Alexander Parris and built in 1852.

Whitehead Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Whitehead Light Station on March 14, 1988, reference number 88000154.

In 1996 as part of the Maine Lights Program, Whitehead Light Station became property of Pine Island Camp, a 100+ year old non profit institution in central Maine. Whitehead Light Station keepers house and school house were painstakingly renovated over a 12-year period and are now beautifully restored. The light station offers adult enrichment programs during the summer months and is also available for rent by the week. The house has 7 bedrooms each with its own bathroom, three sitting rooms, a modern kitchen and dining room. The web site whiteheadlightstation.org has current information.