YORK, Maine — The federal government might close an auction on New England's tallest lighthouse.
The Boon Island Light Station is up for auction until around noon Tuesday. Ten bidders have made offers on the lighthouse with a top bid of $36,000. A government website says the bidding could possibly be extended.
Boon Island Light Station, off the coast of York, dates to 1855. It includes a 133-foot tower on a small island about six miles off the coast.
The government is also auctioning Halfway Rock Light Station in Casco Bay. That auction does not have a set end date and has attracted three bids topping out at $56,000.