Renovations are costly on Seguin Island, Maine [Video]

PORTLAND, Maine — Have you had to replace windows lately in your home? Anyone who has knows that it’s an expensive proposition. Now imagine what it’s like to replace them on an island two and a half miles out to sea that doesn’t even have a dock.

The volunteers with the nonprofit Friends of Seguin Island Light Station don’t have to imagine. The group, which maintains virtually everything on the uninhabited island off the mouth of the Kennebec River in Georgetown, faces some daunting—and costly—repairs.

Rich in history and natural beauty, Seguin has been home to a lighthouse since President George Washington commissioned one there in 1793. The island is open to the public but difficult to access, and since the Coast Guard now maintains only the foghorn and light, the Friends organization takes care of everything else, including the lighthouse keeper’s home.

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