Lovells Island Range Lights, built in 1903, served as a critical navigational aid guiding vessels through the narrow channel into Boston Harbor. This pair of skeletal steel towers—a front and rear light—worked together to help mariners maintain safe passage along the correct course.
What makes it notable: One of the few surviving range light systems in New England, representing early 20th-century maritime engineering.
Visitor access: The lights are not open to the public and cannot be climbed. However, Lovells Island itself is accessible via Boston Harbor Islands ferry during summer months.
Best photography: Golden hour on clear summer evenings provides dramatic backlighting against the harbor.
Nearby attractions: Fort Standish ruins, Lovells Island beaches, and Georges Island with historic Fort Warren.
