Ghost Notes in the Fog: The Haunting of Seguin Island Lighthouse
- Boogeyman Boutique
- May 25
- 3 min read
Perched on a lonely outcropping of rock ten miles off the coast of Maine, the Seguin Island Lighthouse guards the mouth of the Kennebec River. Built in 1857, this towering white sentinel is more than just a beacon for lost ships—it's home to one of New England’s most chilling and melodic ghost stories.
A Love Story Turned Tragic
The tale begins with an unnamed lighthouse keeper, a man devoted to his duty and eager to share his isolated life with his young bride. Hoping to ease her transition into this windswept and desolate environment, he gifted her a piano, delivered painstakingly by boat to the island.
But there was a catch.
With only one sheet of music to play—and no way to acquire more—the wife began to play the same tune. Again. And again. The melody echoed through the lighthouse day after day, a haunting refrain that slowly chipped away at the keeper’s sanity.
One bleak evening, something inside him snapped. Driven mad by the relentless repetition, he took an axe to the piano. Then, in a fit of madness, he turned the blade on his wife. When he came to his senses and saw the horror he had wrought, he took his own life.
The piano never played again—but that doesn’t mean the music stopped.
The Haunted Refrain
For over a century, tales have circulated among lighthouse keepers, sailors, and even Coast Guard officers stationed on the island. Many claim the ghostly notes of a piano drift through the salty night air, especially during dense fog or before a storm.
“It started out faint,” recalled retired Coast Guardsman Tom Leary, who served a winter rotation in the 1970s. “I thought I was losing my mind—then I realized the tune was coming from inside the lighthouse, even though I was alone.”
Others speak of cold spots in the keeper’s quarters and shadowy figures glimpsed just out of sight.
“I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a woman standing by the window,” said Rachel Denning, a volunteer who stayed on the island during a summer restoration project in 2002. “She wasn’t threatening. Just... sad. But the weird part? I swear I heard piano music when I opened the door to the staircase.”
A Melody That Lingers
Despite being automated in 1985, the lighthouse continues to draw paranormal investigators and folklore enthusiasts. EVP recordings have allegedly captured the same eerie tune, and visitors often report a sudden stillness or “pressure in the air” as they approach the old piano room.
Even skeptics leave with goosebumps.
“I came here thinking it was just a story,” said YouTuber and ghost hunter Ben Carter after a 2023 overnight investigation. “But that music? I’ve got it on tape. I can’t explain it, and I’m not going back.”
Final Notes
Maine is a land steeped in salt and sorrow, where the veil between the living and the dead seems thinner along the jagged coast. The Seguin Island Lighthouse stands as a beacon not just to ships, but to a bygone love story turned into an eternal duet of loss and madness.
So next time you're near the Maine coast, listen closely.
That distant melody may not be your imagination—it might be the echo of a lonely heart still playing its final, sorrowful tune across the waves.
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