And what's not to love about a lighthouse? We spent one of our first afternoons in Portland exploring Portland Head Light and Two Lights State Park.
Beautiful Portland Head Light.
Fort Williams is next to Portland Head Light. The boys loved running up and down the hill at the fort. We loved that it completely wore them out! 
At Two Lights State Park, we kept an eye out for rabid foxes that had been reported earlier in July. Yikes! Fortunately, the only wildlife we saw was a little dragonfly that landed on Gene's shirt. 
Castine is a quiet little town on the coast of Maine, but in years past, the French, English, Dutch and Americans all fought to gain control of the coastal town. There were several forts in the area, and we visited Fort George, a British fort from the Revolutionary War period. 
The fort is now used as a baseball and soccer field. 
The boys invented a new game to play at forts called "Cannonball!" The premise is simple. Someone yells, "Boom!" and the cannons (boys) ricochet around the field at full speed. Run, fall down laughing and tuckered out, repeat. 
Nana and Pop came with us to visit Fort Madison, which was built in 1811 and occupied by the British during the War of 1812. 
This picture was taken on our last day in Castine. It was clear and sunny in town, but thick fog swirled around the shoreline when Gene and Henry ventured down for one last look at Fort Madison. 
In Castine, we also saw Dyce Head Light
and played with the little canon down by the waterfront. 
Back in Portland, we visited Bug Light with Aunt Amber, Leo and Grampa. My mom stayed home so baby Ella could nap. 
Three cousins looking at the boats in the harbor. 
There is a huge grassy area at Bug Light, so the boys, Amber and I ran races.
Leo preferred looking through the telescope with Grampa. 
And then it was on to our last lighthouse of the trip, Spring Point Light. 
And adjacent Fort Preble, built in 1808. 
Forts and lighthouses? Done!
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