{"id":3602,"date":"2023-12-01T08:24:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T13:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nelights.com\/blog\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:46:26","slug":"lighting-of-nubble-lighthouse-and-lobster-trap-holiday-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nelights.com\/blog\/lighting-of-nubble-lighthouse-and-lobster-trap-holiday-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting of Nubble Lighthouse and Lobster Trap Holiday Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nubble (Cape Neddick) lighthouse lit up for the holiday season.<\/p><\/div>\n

Lighting of Cape Neddick Light, or Nubble Lighthouse, and Lobster Trap Christmas Trees Illuminate the Region During the Holiday Season<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

During the holiday season in New England, lighthouses are adorned with wreaths along the coast, while some feature decorated lights to illuminate their towers. Nubble Lighthouse<\/a><\/strong>, also called Cape Neddick Light, is one of the most decorated beacons on the coast of Maine. The tower and the adjoining keeper\u2019s building are decorated with unique lights during a special festival, held on the weekend after Thanksgiving, known as the \u201cLighting of the Nubble.\u201d At dusk, the lighthouse illuminates each evening until the holiday season ends. It is a great tourist attraction and a unique attraction for the locals. Check out this great annual tradition if you\u2019re in the area, and join the locals for fun and festivities! Santa usually shows up as well.<\/p>\n

What? You can\u2019t make it to this holiday celebration? Don\u2019t like the cold? No problem, there is also a \u201cLighting of the Nubble\u201d celebration in July, six months later each year!<\/p>\n

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Brightly lit holiday tree made of lobster traps and fishing gear displays in front of lighted Nubble lighthouse for the Christmas season.<\/p><\/div>\n

Let\u2019s get back to the current holiday season. There\u2019s another more recent tradition sprouting along the New England seacoast where coastal communities are engaged in friendly competition in building holiday Christmas trees made of old-fashioned wooden lobster traps and fishing gear,<\/span> or wireframe lobster traps and gear. Some communities boast of having the tallest, while others boast of the most decorative. Most are just happy to create a local, joyous tourist site, like the one near Nubble Lighthouse, in honor of those who make a living by the sea. Decorated traps are erected into a large, familiar conical shape, and most are lit at night for visitors to enjoy.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll also find, at Sohier Park, where you would enjoy excellent close-up views of Nubble Light, a lobster trap Christmas tree made of old wooden lobster traps and fishing gear that also lights up in the evening to join the beacon\u2019s illumination. It is located in the parking lot of Fox\u2019s Lobster House restaurant. For those who want to look around, you\u2019ll also find lobster trap holiday trees in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where the tradition was born nearly 20 years ago, and in Kennebunk, Maine, by the fire station, for starters.<\/p>\n

Have a wonderful and safe holiday season, and take a drive to enjoy the lights! Here are some Nubble Lighthouse photos<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Allan Wood<\/p>\n

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