Haunted Maine Lighthouses
Haunted Maine Lighthouses by Taryn Plumb, published by Down East Books in September 2018, delves into the intriguing connection between lighthouses and spiritual activity. This 144-page book examines how these structures, built for strength and permanence, often become sites of tragedy and hauntings. With Maine boasting the second highest number of lighthouses in the United States, Plumb uncovers the eerie tales and mysteries that surround these beacons, revealing the stories of past violence, isolation, and the spirits that linger in their shadows.
Readers will find a captivating exploration of the supernatural elements tied to Maine’s lighthouses, including accounts of strange occurrences and ghostly legends. The book presents a mix of historical events linked to hauntings and those that remain unexplained, all set against the backdrop of Maine’s craggy coast and fog-laden atmosphere. Plumb’s narrative invites readers to consider the unique blend of travel and the supernatural, making it a compelling addition for those interested in the haunted and unexplained aspects of New England’s maritime history.
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What is it about lighthouses that make them bastions of spiritual activity? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless vulnerable, protecting lives yet isolated and remote. Unforgiving of human frailty, these outposts inevitably become the settings for tragedy—and for the spirits that linger on at the site of their ruined hopes, their sufferings, their obsessions.
With its incessant fogs and infamously craggy coast, Maine has the second highest number of lighthouses in the country. Many of these 64 beacons are shrouded in wisps of rumor and mystery. There are ongoing strange and eerie events and occurrences that recall past violence or sadness—stranded crews who resorted to cannibalism, keepers driven to madness by unending days of blinding fog, children drowned in shipwrecks.
Author Taryn Plumb explores the ghostly tales and mysteries surrounding Maine lighthouses. Some hauntings can be directly tied to a known historical event, while others seem to have no origin, yet all will enthrall you with their spookiness.
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