Karma: Man killed in car crash after threatening people

When people do bad things to others, or threaten to harm them, karma has a way of coming back at those people. This is a very sad and tragic story about how a man threatened people's lives with a gun, then lost his own life later in a car accident of his own doing. The lesson here is be aware that whatever you put out in the universe has a way of coming back.

Man killed in crash accused of threatening people with gun before

WMTW-TV Jun 22, 2026, Russ Reed

CHARLOTTE, Maine — A Maine man who died in a car crash in Washington County is accused of threatening people at a bar with a gun before the fatal crash, according to authorities.

Maine State Police officials said that shortly before 12:50 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2026, the Washington County Sheriff's Office notified troopers of the crash on Charlotte Road in Charlotte.

A male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers who investigated the crash learned that the man had been at a bar, where he had reportedly threatened people with a firearm. He fled from the bar before law enforcement officers arrived.

According to police, he was spotted driving a red Chevrolet Corvette at an estimated speed of 150 mph on Route 1 in Calais. Baileyville police attempted to catch up with the car, but were unable to do so.

A Washington County Sheriff's deputy who was on Charlotte Road saw the man's car drive by him at a high rate of speed. Police said the deputy was unable to catch up with the car until the officer came upon the crash scene.

Police said the man was thrown from the car and his body was found a significant distance from the vehicle. Investigators said high speed was the most significant contributor to the crash. State police said the investigation into what happened before the crash is ongoing, and that toxicology results are pending.

The area of Charlotte Road near the crash scene was closed for several hours while troopers documented and investigated the crash.

Heroes of the Week: Taos, New Mexico County Fire and EMS rescued from Taos Rio Grande Gorge

This week's heroes are the Fire and EMS crews from Taos, New Mexico, when they had to drop a rope line into a gorge to rescue a trapped pregnant woman who was hiking. The Rio Grande Gorge, located just 10 miles northwest of Taos, New Mexico, is a dramatic 50-mile-long, 800-foot-deep canyon carved by volcanic activity and the Rio Grande.  

(Photo: Rio Grande River Gorge. Credit:  newmexicoriveradventures.com/)

Woman, 28 weeks pregnant, rescued from Taos Rio Grande Gorge 

By Geoffrey Plant The Taos News

TAOS — Taos County Fire and EMS rescued an injured pregnant woman from a trail in the Rio Grande Gorge on Saturday, when drought conditions in part determined the nature of the rescue.

“What we would be able to do in a normal year is we would be able to float her down in a raft — that would be our easiest option,” said James Hampton, the Taos County fire marshal. “But because the water’s so low this year, we can’t float them down because the raft just basically bottoms out on the river and they have to basically carry the raft the whole way.”

(Photo of the Taos County EMS and Firefighters. Credit: Wesley Foote)

The fastest way for a rescuer to reach her, he said, “was to go over the edge and send a rescuer down on a rope.”

After the rescuer determined the woman had an injured leg and was unable to walk, he said, they made a call: “We’re going to have to bring her up over the side.”

Hampton said the injured woman was on a trail that would have created dangers for anyone trying to carry her out.

The rescue, from dispatch to ambulance, took about six hours. The woman was then taken to Holy Cross Medical Center.

(Video of the Rescue as filmed by Wesley Foote. Taos County Fire and EMS rescued a woman, 28 weeks pregnant, from the Rio Grande Gorge July 4, according to officials, who emphasized the nature of the rescue was partly determined by drought.  SOURCE) 

Officials did not release the name of the woman, who reportedly had been hiking to or from hot springs in the area when she suffered an injury.

Deputy Taos County EMS Director David Varela said the woman, who was 28 weeks pregnant, was expected to make a full recovery.

Hampton said the woman was located by her cellphone’s GPS signal in the gorge, a 600-foot-deep crack in the Earth’s surface that defines the Taos Plateau. Cellphone service is poor or nonexistent in the gorge.

“They had an SOS on their iPhone, and when they sent that, it sent to the Apple Center and then they forwarded that information over,” Hampton said.

“One thing I want to highlight,” he added, “is that the people that were with her, and the injured person, they made the absolute right call: As soon as they recognized they weren’t going to be able to get her out of there, they called 911 immediately.”

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This story first appeared in The Taos News, a sister publication of The Santa Fe New Mexican.

Book of the Week: 5 Stars! The Sigil Murders: A Knight's Chronicle by C.C. Cutts

 Wow. I haven't been this enthusastic about a new book series in a long time. Brand new author C.C. Cutts from the United Kingdom just published his first novel called The Sigil Murders: A Knight's Chronicle, and it's a mystery with some paranormal mixed in, and set in 1889 in York, England!  5 of 5 stars. I really can't wait for his next novel. The characters are fascinating, likeable, and the mystery is gripping. Today's blog is about this incredible book!!

I saw an ad for The Sigil Murders: A Knight's Chronicle come up on Facebook, I think. The cover caught my eye, and so did the title. When I read the book summary I was intrigued and ordered it immediately. I read the entire book in 4 days, which is really fast for me. I carried it everywhere and read what I could when I had a minute. It's THAT good.

The characters are wonderful. Jason Knight is a newspaper reporter in York, and he becomes a contracted investigator of sorts. He's kind to everyone, and has an insider working for him named "Lil Tom." His best friends are Lucy and Tim who manage a tavern. There are also supporting characters in the police force and newspaper, but his love interest, Sarah, helps Jason with his supernatural abilities, and they track down the mysterious murder who leaves sigils on the bodies of his victims.  A sigil is a symbol considered to have magical or symbolic power. 

I'm a medium, paranormal investigator and author, and this author knows the paranormal, how to write captivating characters, and paint the picture of the settings. I also learned quite a bit of "Yorkshire" slang reading the book with the help of a glossary the author included. The slang really made you feel like you were in old York, England. 

I cannot wait for the next in the series. This will leave you wanting more from this author. 

ABOUT THE BOOK: Evil lurks the streets at night, ready to strike down the unsuspecting without mercy to sate its need for bloodlust.

The year is 1889 and a series of strange murders are occurring across York, England.

A killer carves a strange symbol onto the skin of his victims, the meaning of which is unknown and has the local police perplexed and scared.

With nowhere left to turn, they seek out the help of investigative reporter, Jason Knight, known for his ability to help solve the unsolvable.

Unbeknownst to those around him, he has a unique gift that allows him to see events that have happened in the past.

Will these gifts help him solve the murders? Or will they prove to be his burden?

World's largest scorpion prowled UK 415 million years ago

I love prehistoric creatures, but this one is unsettling. I'm not a fan of scorpions, and this recent finding is about the largest (3 foot long!) prehistoric scorpion, who lived 415 million years ago in what is now the United Kingdom.

(Image:  A life reconstruction of the newly named giant scorpion, Praearcturus gigas, in its Early Devonian habitat. (Image credit: © Franz Anthony High Res)

 

World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago 

 LIVE SCIENCE, JUNE 5, 2026, Aristos Georgiou

The world's largest known scorpion lived at a time when other land animals were relatively small, around 415 million years ago in what is now the U.K., a new study finds.

The prehistoric creature, named Praearcturus gigas, is estimated to have grown to lengths of around 3.3 feet (1 meter) and was equipped with formidable pincers measuring roughly 6.2 inches (16 centimeters) long, according to a statement from the University of Manchester.

The scorpion would likely have been a fearsome apex predator that stalked floodplains during the Early Devonian Period, when life on land was still in its relatively early stages and dominated by small arthropods. Arthropods are now the most diverse animal group on Earth, as they include insects, crustaceans, scorpions and spiders.

The discovery that such a large scorpion was living 415 million years ago — long before the appearance of complex terrestrial ecosystems, such as forests — offers new insights into the evolutionary history of gigantism in arthropods.

"Confirming that this animal is a scorpion fundamentally changes our understanding of how and when these creatures evolved to such extraordinary sizes," study first author Richard Howard, curator of fossil arthropods at the Natural History Museum, London, said in the statement. 

Researchers initially suspected that the remains represented a large woodlouse-like crustacean. Then in the 1980s, research suggested that the fossils instead belonged to a scorpion. But that interpretation was subsequently challenged due to the fragmentary nature of the known remains and a lack of the characteristic scorpion tail.

In the latest study, published Tuesday (June 2) in the journal Palaeontology, the authors re-examined key P. gigas specimens held in the NHM's collections using modern imaging and analytical techniques. They also compared them with other fossil material and recently described prehistoric animals that were more confidently identified as scorpions.

Their analysis indicated that P. gigas is likely a scorpion, and the team also reassigned several other specimens found in the same geological formation to the species, the study reported. Furthermore, the researchers suggested that the creature may have been at least partially aquatic based on the presence of flap-like structures known as epimera — similar to those which provide support and protection to the hard upper shells of lobsters and crabs — in some of the fossils.

Last Minute Plan #3 of 3: Short Hike at Fort McClary

In the previous two blogs, you learned about Kittery Point, Maine, Pepperell Cove and two more Maine lighthouses! In today's blog, we'll take you to Fort McClary for a short, scenic hike and a little history. 

 (Photo: L to R: Tom, Rob, Albert, George, hiking the trail around the fort).

WHERE IS FORT MCCLARY? - Fort McClary State historic site in Kittery Point, Maine. The fort sits atop a hill facing the mouth of the Piscataqua River. It is a former defensive fortification of the U.S. military located along the southern coast at Kittery Point, Maine.  It was manned during five significant wars including; the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II.   FOR MY 2024 BLOG ON ITS HISTORY, CLICK HERE.  

THE HIKE - Although we had visited the fort back in July of 2024, we didn't know about the short hiking trail that went around one side of the fort. George pointed it out and led the way through inclines and declines in the woods. It was peaceful and quiet, and every now and then you could look through the trees and see Pepperell Cove.

(Photo: Fort McClary's blockhouse as seen through a small clearing on the hike around one side of the fort. Credit: R.G.)

At one small clearing we could clearly see Fort McClary's Blockhouse. The Blockhouse is a white painted, uniquely designed military structure that sits atop the highest point in the fort. It's 3 stories high, including a basement.  

A RESIDUAL HAUNT INSIDE - When we visited the Fort back in 2024, we went inside the main building. There was no earthbound ghost there, but there was a lot of energy left behind by people who manned the fort. TO READ THAT "RESIDUAL HAUNT" BLOG and see my short video, CLICK HERE. 

Last Minute Plan #2 of 3: Two More Maine Lighthouses!

I love lighthouses. They are beacons of hope and safety, and I've always tried to be like a lighthouse in life to people (Despite those who try to squelch my light, but that's another story). Yesterday, you read about our visit to a nice restaurant and Pepperell Cove, Maine. From Pepperell Cove and nearby Fort McClary, you can see two lighthouses. You'll learn about them today. 

(Photo: Rob zoomed into Portsmouth Harbor Light from Fort McClary)

Last week, you read about the Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse and the Portland Headlight Lighthouse that we visited. Now we've seen two more of the 12 that line the coast of Maine! 

1) PORTSMOUTH HARBOR LIGHT - Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse (also known as Fort Point Lighthouse, New Castle Lighthouse and the Fort Constitution Lighthouse) is located on U.S. Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor in New Castle, NH, adjacent to Fort Constitution. Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse was first established in June 1771, making it the first light station north of Boston in the American colonies. Today’s 48-foot tower was built in 1878. In early 2000s, the American Lighthouse Foundation was issued a license to care for the lighthouse. Although it is on the mainland, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses noted that because of storm damage, the lighthouse is no longer accessible to the public so the only way to see it is from Pepperell Cove or nearby Fort McClary.

(Photo: Rob's zoom pic of Wood Island Light as seen from Fort McClary) 

2) WOOD ISLAND LIGHT - Wood Island Light is Maine's second-oldest lighthouse, established in 1808. Located on a 32-acre uninhabited island off the coast of Biddeford, it features a 47-foot granite tower that emits alternating white and green flashes every 10 seconds to guide ships into Saco Bay.  

(Photo: A closer pic of Wood Island Lighthouse taken from Frisbee's Wharf Restaurant at Pepperell Cove, Kittery Point, Maine. Boat lifts got in the way of the picture.) 

The Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse, offers special tours during the summer of the light tower and keeper’s house. Visitors would be transported by boat to the island and then tour the lighthouse. We learned that the tours are sold out a week or two in advance.

NEXT: A Short Hike at Fort McClary

Last Minute Plan #1 of 3: Great Restaurant and Pepperell Cove, Maine

Last minute plans can make for a great day. We contacted our friends and wound up enjoying a great lunch location with views of a beautiful cove and 2 Lighthouses that were on our list to see, and a short, scenic hike!  That's what today's blog is about. 

                           (Photo: L to R: Albert, Rob, George, Tom) 

NICE RESTAURANT WITH A SCENIC VIEW - On Sunday, July 11th, we talked with our friend George who said he and Albert would love to meet for lunch. We asked for suggestions and he suggested Frisbee's Wharf restaurant on Kittery Point, Maine. Frisbee's Wharf is an outdoor dining experience under a large tent, with panoramic views of one of Southern Maine's Pepperell Cove. Reservations are strongly suggested. Fresh lobster, burgers, steamers, salads, and fish 'n' chips.  **You can even get there by water taxi from nearby Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Portsmouth, NH borders Kittery, Maine). 

ABOUT  PEPPERELL COVE - Pepperrell Cove at Kittery Point, Maine, is a beautiful, well-protected harbor with easy access from the ocean. It was dredged as a mooring field in 1914. There are over 200 moorings in Pepperrell Cove, with a mix of sailboats, powerboats, and commercial fishing boats. From the ocean, the entrance to the Piscataqua River is well marked by lighthouses on either side of the harbor, and land markers to guide you directly into Pepperrell Cove.Along the cove to the south is historic Fort McClary.  

(One of two lighthouses you can see from Pepperell Cove, Maine. This is the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse).

NEXT: Part 2: Two Lighthouses! 

Idiot of the Week: Cuban Man with Chest Tattoo of Trump was Deported Anyway

 This week's idiot is a Cuban man who thought if he got a chest tattoo of the felon's face, he would not be deported. Sadly for him, it didn't work out that way. He's now living in Cuba.  The first part of the blog is from January and the second part is the current situation in June 2026. 

(Photo credit: El Oski showed reporters a tattoo honoring the president, a commitment that took three sessions of about four hours each to complete. Eric Blackerby) 

Cuban Man Who Got Tattoo Of Donald Trump’s Face Now Fears Deportation

January 2026, News Channel 10, Florida

A Cuban man who goes by “El Oski” arrived in the United States in 2019. Instead of receiving parole, he was given I-220A, a status that prevents him from applying for the Cuban Adjustment Act, leaving him stuck in immigration limbo for years.

When Donald Trump won, El Oski believed Trump would help people like him — Cubans who supported him. His faith was so strong that he even tattooed Trump’s face on his chest. But now, he’s afraid. With arrests and deportations increasing, El Oski fears he could be next. (He was).

“I thought Trump was going to help people like me. Cubans who supported him. But now I see what’s happening, and I’m scared of being deported.”

UPDATE: June 2026: El Oski, a Cuban-born podcaster in Miami known for having a large chest tattoo of Donald Trump, was deported back to Cuba. He entered the U.S. in 2019 on an I-220A document rather than formal parole, leaving him in a legal limbo that culminated in his removal under intensified immigration enforcement.

Hero of the Week: Firefighters Rescue Man From a Connecticut River

It's summertime, and that means rescues on the water!  Firefighters from New Haven, Connecticut brought out the boats to rescue a man who apparently fell or jumped from a bridge into a river. One man who lives near the river jumped into action to help, too. 

(Photo: Rescuers pull a man to safety by the Ferry Street bridge. Credit: Ian Christmann Photo

Firefighters Rescue Man From Q River; Kayaker Races To Help, Again

by Laura Glesby, New Haven Independent, July 1, 2026

Rescuers pull a man to safety by the Ferry Street bridge. Credit: Ian Christmann Photo Ian Christmann was working from home on Wednesday afternoon when he and his son heard shouting from the Fair Haven side of the Quinnipiac River.

“We grabbed our binoculars [and] looked out the window,” Christmann said. Behind the fence lining the Quinnipiac River Park seawall, “it looked like someone was holding a jacket over the railing. And there was someone in the water trying to grab on.”

So for the second time in his life, Christmann raced over to his kayak, scooped up a few life jackets, and began to paddle to a person in the river trying to stay afloat.

Christmann launched the kayak from his neighbor’s backyard on the Fair Haven Heights side of the river. By the time he paddled across to the Fair Haven side, by the Ferry Street bridge, the New Haven Fire Department had arrived.

(Photo: Rescuers pull a man to safety by the Ferry Street bridge. Credit: Ian Christmann Photo)

At around 2:30 p.m., the Fire Department deployed 18 firefighters on two rescue boats to reach the man: a larger boat, Marine One, that typically stations in Long Wharf and a smaller boat, Marine Three, that’s located in Fair Haven.

The Fire Department’s Marine Three boat came to the rescue. It was the smaller boat, Marine Three, that was best positioned to navigate the river and reach the man first.

“They did a very good job at executing the rescue,” said Fire Chief Dan Coughlin. He praised Battalion Chief Wayne Vetre, who “made sure he covered all of his bases” by sending two boats with different capabilities to the scene.

According to Coughlin, the man — about 40 years old — had jumped off of the Grand Avenue Bridge. He may have been inebriated or otherwise cognitively impaired, Coughlin said; it wasn’t immediately clear what the circumstances were.

“Once he was in the water, he was having trouble staying afloat,” said Coughlin. “You get some really bad currents in that area.” After he was rescued, according to Coughlin, the man was taken to the hospital for “minor injuries.” Ascertaining that he didn’t need to assist, Christmann documented the rescue in photographs.

Book of the Week: Death of a Russian Doll by Barbara Early (Vintage Toyshop Mystery #3)

Over the last month or two, I've read two of the three Vintage Toy Shop mystery series by Barbara Early. Since there were only three and I liked the first two, I bought and just enjoyed the third one called "Death of a Russian Doll." - I would recommend reading them in order because the main character develops and grows through different relationships. Today's blog is about book three.

MY THOUGHTS - The Book of the Week is Death of a Russian Doll by Barbara Early (Vintage Toyshop Mystery #3). The first is Death of a Toy Soldier, followed by Murder on the Toy Town Express. The main character, Liz McCall and her dad, Hank manage a vintage toy shop with Liz's sister in law, Cathy. However, Hank is the former and retired chief of police, so he and Liz get caught up in murder cases. After reading book 2, book 3 starts off with a surprise revealation about one of the other characters being married and estranged from their spouse. It's all part of the Russian connection, which goes through the entire book. The mystery of the killer will keep you reading until near the end, and it may be surprising. It's really a well-thought out story with a lot of pieces that will keep you reading. 5 of 5 stars!

ABOUT THE BOOK: It’s all fun and games with toyshop owner Liz McCall until deadly secrets are unwrapped upon the eve of the holidays.

Who knew? Liz McCall is not thrilled when her boyfriend Police Chief Ken Young introduces her to his estranged wife Marya. The model-quality Russian immigrant, back in East Aurora to rekindle their romance, will be working as a hairstylist at the barber shop next door to Well Played, the toyshop Liz manages for her dad. When Marya offers to help with the shop’s doll rehab project, Liz can’t help but offer up only a weak smile, but her secret hesitations are for naught when Marya’s body is discovered in the barber shop with a hair dryer cord wrapped around her neck.

Liz’s dad, retired from the police force, is asked to investigate since Ken is the prime suspect.The whole town is abuzz with the scandal and Liz has a few questions of her own, wanting nothing more than to forget the loud argument she overheard between Marya and Ken the night before. There could have been other motives...Was Marya going to cut into a competing hairstylist business? Who is the bumbling private investigator hanging around and why won’t he explain himself?

All eyes are on Liz, including those of an odd matryoshka doll in the shop which seems to move of its own accord, to unravel this entertaining riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma that is Death of a Russian Doll, the third jolly Vintage Toy Shop mystery from Barbara Early.  

Exploring Portland, Maine #4: Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse!

This is the fourth and final blog of exploring Portland, Maine, and this one is about another lighthouse that can be seen from the more famous Portland Head Light (that was the subject of yesterday's blog). Today you'll learn all about Ram Island Light! 

(Photo of Ram Island Light, zoomed from the Portland Head Light). Credit: R.G.) 

FINDING THE LIGHTHOUSE - When we visited the Portland Head Light, we didn't expect to see another lighthouse so close to it, but in the distance and out into the bay, there it was. It wasn't until when I was writing these blogs that I learned it was the Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse. The first photo was zoomed in using my cell phone camera. The second photo is actually how it looked from the Portland Head Light, to give you an idea about how far away it is from the Head Light.    

 (Photo of Ram Island Light,  as seen from the Portland Head Light.  Credit: R.G.) 

BUILDING THE LIGHTHOUSE - I learned that most of "Ram Island" was submerged whenever it was not low tide, which is why there were multiple shipwrecks on it. After 1900, the state decided to ask for federal assistance to build a lighthouse there. It was finally working in 1905, and was lit by a kerosene lamp. If you look at the zoomed in photo I took you can see the remnants of a dock that was built there. 

    I don't have the details of the construction, but I'm sure they are somewhere on-line. By 1959, the lighthouse was automated. 

FAST FACTS - Ram Island Ledge Light is a lighthouse off Cape Elizabeth, Maine, marking the northern end of the main channel leading the harbor of Portland, Maine. It is over 75 feet tall, and was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.            

(Photo: The coast north of Portland Head Light. Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse would be located farther off to the right side of the photo, but is not shown. Credit: R.G.) 

Exploring Portland Maine, #3: Portland Head Light (Lighthouse)

Today's blog is the third in the "Exploring Portland Maine" run, and we're taking you to explore the history and beauty of the Portland Head Light (Lighthouse) on Cape Elizabeth, Maine, near south Portland. You'll learn about the Longfellow connection and movies that were filmed on location!   

(Rob and Tom at the Portland Head Light) 

HOW DID THE LIGHTHOUSE COME TO BE?  - In the 1780s, the bustling port of Portland (then part of Massachusetts) suffered from a lack of navigational aids, leading to multiple tragic shipwrecks. Responding to petitions from local merchants, George Washington authorized the project in 1787.    

(Photo: The lighthouse portion was built in the 1780s from local stone and still stands today. Credit: R.G.)    

        Washington instructed the masons to build the tower out of local fieldstone and shore rocks to keep costs low, which resulted in the 72-foot rubblestone tower still standing today. It was officially lit for the first time on January 10, 1791!

OLDEST LIGHTHOUSE IN MAINE!  Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is the oldest lighthouse in the state.  

CIVIL WAR UPGRADES - During the Civil War, the tower was raised 20 feet to improve its visibility to passing ships. Originally illuminated by 16 whale oil lamps, the station upgraded to a more powerful 2nd-order Fresnel lens in 1865. 

KEEPER'S ORIGINAL HOUSE REPLACED - In 1891, the original stone keeper's house was torn down and replaced with a two-story wood double dwelling to accommodate the lighthouse keepers and their families

FAMOUS SHIPWRECK AND RESCUE HIGHLIGHTED ON A ROCK -When you go to the lighthouse, on the southern side, visitors will see an outcropping of rock with words painted in white letters. They signify the wreck of the British ship, Annie McGuire, that crashed there on Christmas eve, 1886. Lighthouse keeper Joshua Strout and his family rescued all 14 people from the ship, Days later, the ship broke apart. 

PLAQUE OF ALL THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS - 

There's a bronze plaque that lists the names of all of the lighthouse keepers and the years they lived and worked at the Portland Head Light. 

(Photo: the plaque with the list of keeper names. Credit: R.G.) 

POETIC LINK - There's a plaque at the Portland Head Light that noted famous Portland, Maine resident and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow would walk to the lighthouse (it took 25 minutes by car from Portland, so it must have taken him half a day to walk from his house). 

Many believe that Longfellow was inspired by the Portland Head Light when in 1849, he wrote his poem called “The Lighthouse.”

WHERE IS IT LOCATED? The light station sits on a headland at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine.

THE LIGHTHOUSE TODAY - The lighthouse was officially automated by the U.S. Coast Guard in 1989. Today, the former keeper's house serves as a maritime museum, and the property is owned and operated by the town of Cape Elizabeth within the scenic Fort Williams Park.

WHAT MOVIES WERE FILMED THERE? 

1) Snow Falling on Cedars (1999): The dramatic, snowy Maine coastline substituted for the Pacific Northwest in this Ethan Hawke film, heavily featuring the historic lighthouse. 

 2) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2018): The site served as a key filming location for a hidden underwater base of operations in the fifth and sixth seasons of the Marvel series. 

 3) Soarin’ Around America (2001): The ride’s famous cinematic flight over North America includes a sweeping aerial shot of Portland Head Light and its nearby waters

NEXT: Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse!