Pemaquid Point Light
The lighthouse here, commissioned by John Quincy Adams in 1827, is a park icon filled with history and attracting numerous visitors.
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Located in Bristol, Pemaquid Point is a peninsula near Boothbay Harbor denoting the entrance to Muscongus and John's Bay. The destination is popular due to both tourists and fish boats having to pass the point to get through to Camden and Bar Harbor. The lighthouse here, commissioned by John Quincy Adams in 1827, is a park icon filled with history and attracting numerous visitors. Also now with a Fishermen's Museum, the park today is a beautiful spot to visit, play in the water, and picnic.