Today a small boat slip is the only place to land on the island. The light station was offered to the town of Boothbay, but the high maintenance costs convinced town officials to decline the offer. In 1983 the keeper's house was scheduled to be destroyed when the Grand Banks Schooner Museum Trust , associated with the Boothbay Railway Museum, stepped in and leased the station except for the tower. Under the Maine Lights Program the property was transferred to the Grand Banks Schooner Museum Trust in February 1998. The Ram Island Preservation Society, part of the Grand Banks Schooner Museum Trust , has restored the house.
Caretakers live on the island in summer.
The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath runs occasional trips to the island in summer. Ram Island Light can also be seen from many of the tour boats out of Boothbay Harbor. Do not reproduce any images or text from this website without permission of the author.