The Story Behind This Haunted Lighthouse In Maine Is Truly Creepy

To many, Maine is known for lobster, seafood and lighthouses. But to those more curious about the history of the state, Vacationland might be better known as a hotbed for ghostly activity. From haunted college dormitories to strange unsolved mysteries, you could stay up all night listening to spooky tales. Today's story is truly spooky and it combines both a haunting and a lighthouse.

Commissioned by George Washington, The Seguin Island Light Station has been around since 1795.

Seguin is Maine’s tallest light station and nearly its oldest.

And it sits in the Gulf of Maine, south of the mouth of the Kennebec River.

Seguin Island was chosen as the location of the lighthouse due to the dangerous currents at the mouth of the river. As a result, there were a number of shipwrecks in the area of Seguin.

In the mid 1800s, the lighthouse was inhabited by a caretaker and his wife.

To combat the lonely isolation of the island, the caretaker had a piano shipped to keep his wife occupied.

Unfortunately, her level of expertise was never tested by the keeper. As it turned out, she was not a very good musician.

She only knew one song and played it incessantly.

Eventually the caretaker could take no more, went a bit insane and destroyed the piano with an axe.

Next he killed his wife and, finally, himself.

It's said that the ghosts of the keeper and his wife come out on foggy nights.

And local folks have claimed to have heard the lone song coming through the night, from the lighthouse.

Have you ever heard this song? Tell us about your own spooky experience with the amateur piano player's ghostly music!

For more haunting stories, click here for 12 great places to spot a ghost in Maine.