Featured Events for 2013
- Open Houses - Sundays 1-5PM from May 26 - Oct 6
- Sunset Lighthouse Cruise - Jun 21, 7PM-9:30PM
- Haunted Tours - Jul 20, Aug 17, Sep 14
- Kids Weekend at PHL! - Jul 6-7th, details TBA!
- Whaleback Day! - Sep 14th, details TBA!
- Five Lighthouse Cruise - Sep 21, 8:30AM-1:00PM
Upcoming Events
- May 26, 2013
- June 2, 2013
- June 9, 2013
- June 16, 2013
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“Well protected and seldom frozen over, the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, near the mouth of the Piscataqua River, was one of the busiest ports of colonial America. It remains…
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Ed Stevenson is the recipient of the 2013 Len Hadley Volunteerism Award
Every year, at the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Lighthouse Gala, volunteers from each of the organization’s chapters are presented with the Len Hadley Volunteerism Award. The award is named for…
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7th Annual ALF Lighthouse Gala!
Join us for the Annual Lighthouse Gala on Saturday, May 4, 2013…an evening celebration, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in historic Portsmouth ,…
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2013 Lighthouse Forever Stamps announced!
Exciting news! The U.S. Postal will soon be releasing a new series of five New England Coastal Lighthouse stamps. The set features five lighthouses: Portland Head, Maine; Point Judith, Rhode…
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Help us move forward in 2013!
2012 was a tremendous and inspirational year for the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, a non-profit chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Our strong corps of volunteers, members, and supporters…
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A great Open House season comes to a close!
We held 20 open houses in 2012 at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, along with two cruises, four nights of “Haunted Tours,” and numerous private tours. The total attendance for open houses…
Welcome to the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses website! We were founded in 2001 as a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, and we are the stewards of two historic lighthouses near the mouth of the Piscataqua River: Whaleback Lighthouse in Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle, New Hampshire. We invite you to join us in our mission to preserve these historic treasures.






A chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation