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The place. About a mile off Cohasset and Scituate, Minots Ledge Light stands on a wave-washed rock. The first iron lighthouse was destroyed in an 1851 storm. Its granite replacement began operating in 1860, built from interlocking blocks that were prepared and assembled on Government Island in Cohasset Harbor before being taken offshore.

A little deeper. The familiar 1-4-3 flash pattern later inspired the nickname “I Love You Light.” Behind that affectionate name is a remarkable engineering story and a coastline shaped by navigation, storms and shipwrecks. Follow the lighthouse history, see how its foundation was built, and explore the maritime community that supported it.

In the painting. Look for the 143 detail alongside the tower and breaking waves. It gives this coastal landmark a small, personal message to discover.

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The place. Sandy Beach is part of everyday life in Cohasset, Soberly’s hometown. The Sandy Beach Association has cared for this barrier beach under a trust established in 1917 for the recreational use of Cohasset residents. Its story is as much about community stewardship as it is about summer days by the water.

A little deeper. There is more to Cohasset than the shoreline. Nearby Whitney and Thayer Woods has carriage roads, glacial boulders and a holly grove, with connections to Turkey Hill and views of Cohasset Harbor. Pair that landscape with the Historical Society’s growing digital collection for a closer look at the people and places behind our hometown.

In the painting. Look from the small, colorful boats across the blue water toward the sand. Jami’s brushwork makes the shoreline feel active and lived in, with more to notice as you look closer.

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The place. Portland Head Light stands in Cape Elizabeth’s Fort Williams Park, looking out toward the approaches to Portland Harbor. First lit in 1791, the lighthouse is only the beginning of the story. The former keepers’ house is now a museum, with lenses, photographs and artifacts that bring the work of tending a coastal light into focus.

A little deeper. Follow the Cliff Walk’s coastal landscape and the restoration of its native plant communities, then look toward the harbor’s wider maritime history. Portland’s Observatory used a telescope and signal flags to alert merchants to arriving ships long before two-way radio. For an immediate window onto the coast, open the lighthouse’s own webcam.

In the painting. The white lighthouse, red roofs and rocky coast create the scene’s structure. Look closer at the foreground, where clusters of blueberries connect the artwork with Wild Blueberry.

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The place. New Hampshire’s White Mountains are a landscape of wooded valleys, mountain streams and high ridgelines. The Kancamagus Scenic Byway threads through the national forest, while Franconia Notch offers a different close-up: Flume Brook running between the granite walls of Flume Gorge.

A little deeper. Explore the mountains at more than one scale. The National Forest Foundation’s Kancamagus guide traces the landscape between the peaks; New Hampshire State Parks explains the gorge’s geology and shares a video tour. Mount Washington Observatory’s webcams offer a changing view of the region’s weather, from summit clouds to the surrounding mountains.

In the painting. Mountain shapes and reflected color bring a different rhythm to the collection. This is Soberly’s inland New England scene, where the focus shifts from the ocean to the changing seasons.

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The place. Cape Cod’s story stretches beyond the beach to dunes, salt marshes, kettle ponds and the traces of earlier coastal livelihoods. Cape Cod National Seashore protects forty miles of sandy beach alongside historic places and natural landscapes. In Truro’s Pamet area, a former boghouse recalls the era of commercial cranberry harvesting.

A little deeper. Compare historic photographs with present-day scenes, open a beach webcam, or explore the Pamet landscape through the National Park Service’s trail guide. Together, these offer a view of the Cape as a place still being shaped by water, weather and people, rather than a single summer postcard.

In the painting. A weathered cottage sits between bright coastal grasses and moving water. Look for the small sailboat and the shifts from deep blue to white in the waves. Together, they give the scene both shelter and motion.

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The place. Nantucket’s relationship with the sea includes much more than a view from the beach. The Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum preserves the stories of islanders who worked to rescue mariners along this demanding coastline. It is a reminder that the water around the island has shaped both its livelihoods and its sense of community.

A little deeper. Turn inland to the Middle Moors, where Altar Rock, heathlands and kettle ponds reveal another side of Nantucket. The Conservation Foundation’s photographs and trail guides make that landscape easy to explore online. Then look upward: the Maria Mitchell Association’s Loines Observatory connects the island with astronomy and the night sky.

In the painting. A lone paddler sits beneath a sky of warm orange and pink. Follow the reflected light down through the water: the small figure and broad sunset give this scene its sense of scale. It is a natural visual companion to the name Sunset Orange.

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The place. Halfway Rock Light, built in 1871, marks a ledge midway across the mouth of Casco Bay between Cape Elizabeth and Cape Small. But the lighthouse is one chapter in a much wider story: Portland Harbor, working boats, ferry routes and the communities scattered across the bay’s islands.

A little deeper. The nickname “Calendar Islands” comes from the old story that Casco Bay has an island for every day of the year. That is local lore, not a literal island count. Explore the distinct character of Peaks, Great Diamond, Long, Cliff and Chebeague islands, then learn about the working Mailboat Run that carries passengers, mail and freight from Portland. The Observatory’s telescope-and-signal-flag history adds another perspective on the harbor that connects them.

In the painting. Featuring Jami Siler Jalbert’s original painting of Halfway Rock Light in Casco Bay, Maine. Look beyond the tower to the lobster boat, colorful buoys and layered blue water. The whole bay is part of the story, which is why this can keeps the name Casco Bay.

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