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Trying to photograph the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse at sunset

Notice it says trying.  When we did our Tour de Lighthouse in 2016 there were several we managed to get great photos of (see my posts under search keyword lighthouse) and almost as many we didn’t because we couldn’t find … Continue reading

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Scenic Maine

This photo was taken looking away from the Marshall Point Lighthouse.  I don’t know if those houses that you can just see snuggled in the trees were private homes or were connected with the lighthouse but regardless, can you imagine … Continue reading

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Return to Maine – Around the Portland Head Lighthouse

Just a few shots from around the lighthouse and another of the lighthouse itself as the fog and rain came in.  I can only imagine how it looks now with snow being in the area as compared to when we … Continue reading

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Portland Head Lighthouse

The Portland Head Lighthouse and Museum is located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine just outside of Portland, Maine.  It is a big area to explore with not only the lighthouse but as it is in Fort Williams Park, there are the … Continue reading

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The Annie C. Maguire

Annie C. Maguire was a British three-masted bark (barque), sailing from Buenos Aires on 24 December 1886, when she struck the ledge at Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Lighthouse Keeper Joshua Strout, his son, wife, and volunteers rigged an … Continue reading

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We tried…

But the advancing fog (and I’ve never witnessed fog coming in like this in my life) said no lighthouses for you!  After leaving Old Orchard Beach we drove to Cape Elizabeth to see two lighthouses there.  This was all we … Continue reading

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