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BAKER ISLAND LIGHT, Cranberry Isles. Located at the SW entrance to Frenchman Bay. Built in 1828; rebuilt 27 years later. Now unattended, this tower is 105 ft. above mean high water and offers nice views on a clear day.  BASS HARBOR HEAD LIGHT, Tremont. Marking the entrance to Bass Harbor, this light stands 56 ft. above mean high water. Built in 1858. Accessible by car. BEAR ISLAND LIGHT, Cranberry Isles. Standing at the SE entrance to Northeast Harbor, this light was first put into operation in 1839 and rebuilt in 1889. Its white cylindrical tower is 100 ft. above mean high water. BROWN'S HEAD LIGHT, Vinalhaven. The original 20-ft. structure was built in 1832, then replaced in 1857. An oil house was added in 1903. BURNT COAT HARBOR LIGHT, Swan's Island. Located on the most southern tip of Swan's Island, this light was built in 1872. This square tower stands 32 ft in height. The fog signal is still operational, but the bell signal is inactive. Brick oil house was added in 1895. Access is by boat only. CURTIS ISLAND LIGHT, Camden. Located on the south side of Camden Harbor, this tower was built in 1838 and replaced in 1896. The light is 25 ft high and cylindrical in shape. Access is by boat only DICE HEAD LIGHT, Castine. Located at the N side of the entrance of Castine Harbor, the original lighthouse was built in 1829. It was discontinued in 1935, and replaced with a skeleton tower in 1937. EAGLE ISLAND LIGHT, Deer Isle. The conical, 30-ft granite tower of this lighthouse was built in 1838, with an oil house added near the end of the century. Additional structures were added in 1902. EGG ROCK LIGHT, Winter Harbor. Built on a rock 64 ft. above mean high water, Egg Rock Light's white square tower stands at the entrance to Frenchman Bay. Erected in 1875, it is passed many times daily in the summer by sight-seeing boats out of Bar Harbor. FORT POINT LIGHT, Stockton Springs. This light was built under the orders of President Andrew Jackson in 1836. The tower is 31 ft in height with a granite foundation and brick tower construction. Original fog bell house still exists. GOOSE ROCKS LIGHT, North Haven. One of the four "spark plug" style lights built in Maine. Constructed in 1890, the 51-ft tower is made of cast iron with a concrete foundation. Accessible by boat only. GRINDEL POINT LIGHT, Islesboro. Overlooking the entrance of Gilkey Harbor, the light is 54 ft above mean high water. Originally built in 1850, it was replaced with the present structure in 1875. HERON NECK LIGHT, Vinalhaven. Built in 1854, fire damaged the keeper's quarters in 1989, but the 30-ft tower, light and oil house were untouched. Access is by boat only. ISLE AU HAUT LIGHT, Isle au Haut. Built in 1907, this conical tower is gray granite on bottom, white brick on top. A wooden bridge connects the light to the shore. LIBBY ISLAND LIGHT, Machiasport. Formerly known as the Machias Light, the lighthouse was erected in 1817 at the entrance to Machias Bay. LITTLE RIVER LIGHT, Cutler. Located on Little River Island, this light was originally built in 1847 and then rebuilt in 1975. Cast iron and brick tower on granite-block foundation. A brick oil house was added in 1905. Access is by boat only. LUBEC CHANNEL LIGHT, Lubec. This light was built in 1890. It located in the Lubec Channel and is currently operated by the US Coast Guard. Its green flashing light is a welcome sight to ships in the channel. The tower is made of cast iron and contains very small keeper's quarters. Access is by boat only. MARK ISLAND LIGHT, Stonington. Site was established in 1857. Keepers quarters were added later. Fire destroyed the dwelling in 1959, but not the tower. The light is situated 52 ft above low mean tide. Solarized in 1985 MOOSE PEAK LIGHT, Jonesport. Built in 1827, the tower is 72 feet above mean high water. Fog rolls in here from the Bay of Fundy, and the Moose Peak and the Sequin lights have more fog than any other location on the East Coast. MOUNT DESERT ROCK LIGHT. Located 26 miles from the mainland, this is the most isolated station in New England. Today the beacon is automatic, but years ago when keepers lived there, the rock was called "God's Rock Garden" by boaters. Each year, bags of soil were brought and flowers planted. By late fall, every trace of soil would be washed away and would have to be replaced the following season. NASH ISLAND LIGHT, Addison. Located on the E side of the mouth of Pleasant Bay, this square, white tower is 51 ft above mean high water, It was erected in 1838 and rebuilt in 1873. Light is now abandoned. PETIT MANAN LIGHT, Milbridge. Petit Manan Light was erected in 1817 and rebuilt in 1855. The present tower, 119 ft in height, is the second tallest in the state. PROSPECT HARBOR POINT LIGHT, Gouldsboro. Located at the tip of Prospect Harbor Point, this white and black conical light was built in 1850. A farmhouse keeper's quarters currently serves as a US Navy guest house. Boathouse and oil house were constructed in 1905. PUMPKIN ISLAND LIGHT, Deer Isle. This 28-ft white tower with its black lantern was constructed in 1854 and automated in 1930. Boathouse and brick oil houses were added in 1906. ROCKLAND BREAKWATER LIGHT, Rockland. Located at the S end of the breakwater beyond Owls Head, this square white tower was built on the corner of a fog signal house on a granite pier in 1888 and rebuilt in 1902. SADDLEBACK LEDGE LIGHT, Vinalhaven. Built on a ledge at the entrance to Isle au Haut Bay, the gray conical tower with white base and white dwelling attached was built in 1839. ST. CROIX LIGHT, Calais. The keeper's quarters of this light were built under the actual tower in 1856. In 1976, a fire completely destroyed both. Only the light was replaced as a steel skeleton tower, which is in operation today. WEST QUODDY HEAD, Lubec. The light adjoins Quoddy Head State Park at the easternmost point of the U.S. Erected in 1808 and rebuilt in 1858, its distinctive tower is painted in red and white bands. Accessible by car. WHITLOCKS MILL LIGHT, Calais. The first light was built in 1892. This 25-ft tower replaced it in 1901. Oil and storage houses were constructed in 1910 and keeper's quarters in 1909. Keeper's quarters are now a private home, but the light is still operational. Return to Homepage |
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