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It sits on a small island at the west end of the Deer Island Thorofare and of Merchant Row, two east-west passages among the small islands which lie between Deer Isle and Isle au Haut. The island is called "Mark Island" on NOAA charts 13302 and 13313, but "Marks Island" on the larger scale chart 13315. The light is called "Mark Island Light" on ...
The Portland Head Light, first lit in 1791, is the oldest light in the state and was the first US lighthouse completed after independence from Britain. [2] [3] The last lighthouse in the state, the second Whitlocks Mill Light, was first lit in 1910; it is also the most northerly light in the state and therefore on the US Atlantic Coast. [4]
Pumpkin Island Light is a lighthouse on Pumpkin Island, at the northwestern entrance to Eggemoggin Reach, a channel running northwest to southeast between Penobscot Bay and Blue Hill Bay on the central-eastern coast of Maine. The light station was established in 1854 and discontinued in 1933.
Deer Isle is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] Notable landmarks in Deer Isle are the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts , Stonington Opera House , and the town's many art galleries.
Nearly a dozen visitors were injured after a platform leading to a historic Maine lighthouse collapsed Saturday, during the state's annual event to encourage tourism to lighthouses.
Little Deer Isle is an island in Penobscot Bay, lying just north of the town (and island) of Deer Isle, Maine, United States, of which it is a part. The island is served by Maine State Route 15 via the Deer Isle Bridge. The northern end of the island is called Eggemoggin and there is a small island with a lighthouse on it at the tip called ...
The lighthouse was open to the public as part of Maine Open Lighthouse Day, which is a day when the state's scenic lighthouses are open to the public. Five of the 11 injured people were taken to ...
The lighthouse tower and surrounding buildings at Isle au Haut Light Station were built in 1907 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers at a 20-acre (8.1 ha) site at Robinson Point purchased from Charles E. Robinson. The lighthouse tower was built slightly offshore, standing 40 feet (12 m) tall and consisting of a white granite and brick ...