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Mount Desert Rock

Mount Desert Rock Light Stands the Test of Time

By Bob Trapani, Jr. February 14, 2023

There is an outpost along the coast of Maine that is neither hospitable nor snug. A place so remote that its utter isolation evades all measure. A place so imperiled during fits and fury of the sea …

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Pemaquid Point

A Shroud of Snow upon Lantern Panes

By Bob Trapani, Jr. January 21, 2023

Here are some thoughts inspired by a visit to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse on January 20, 2023... Oh keeper of yore, I know there was a time when winter’s storm-sewn curtain of white would not have been …

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Matinicus Rock

A ‘Story Kind of Nice’ from Matinicus Rock Keeper

By Bob Trapani, Jr. December 2, 2021

The 1950 Christmas season was anything but normal for the keepers on Matinicus Rock. Just one month earlier on November 26, 1950, a storm for the ages battered the Rock with such fury that to this …

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Rockland Breakwater

Rockland Breakwater Underwater During 1931 Storm

By Maine Lights Today Staff October 4, 2020

In recent years it is not unusual to see the south end of the Rockland Breakwater submerged during astronomical high tides or at high tide during big storms. These riveting scenes could be related to …

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Saddleback Ledge Light

Storm Wreaked Havoc on Maine Lighthouses

By Maine Lights Today Staff September 30, 2020

A late-winter storm caused major damage at a number of Maine lighthouses up and down the coast on March 2 and 3, 1947. At offshore lights like Saddleback Ledge, keepers no doubt were concerned for the …

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