Continued from the first page of lighthouses:
Here is a full view of the light and light keeper’s house, as you would see it from the parking area.
This other angle provides a view of the lighthouse plus the smaller building (in the right of the photo) that contains the foghorn and bell.
If you step far enough away from the house, you can see the light over the top of it.
Keeping the park open and running is a joint venture between the town of Bristol and the Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. They have provided some spots to sit and enjoy the lovely view.
We visited another new-to-us lighthouse this trip. Doubling Point Light is on Arrowsic Island. (Note: if you are using the map we linked above, to the position of all the lighthouses, you will need to scroll in to get a proper view of the location. When scrolled out the light appears to be in a different spot.) It is on the Kennebec River. The river does a quick east-west jog at this point before turning back south. (This is likely why it is called Doubling Point; there are 2 turns in the immediate area.) This photo is looking south.
Another couple was at the lighthouse with us briefly.
What are they looking at?
That is Bath Iron Works. Historically, a lot of ships would have sailed up and down the river. With today’s high-tech navigation devices, the light is not as essential. This next photo has the view downriver, looking east. The river bends south at the far side and continues on towards the ocean.
The entrance of the boardwalk to the light had recently been fixed up.
A closer view of the light itself. Notice that this light is different than the Pemaquid light, which is different than the Marshall Point light.
The last and southern most lighthouse we visited this trip is the famous Portland Head Light. This light is on the mainland. Just over a mile out is another lighthouse, Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse (not to be confused with Ram Island Light that we previously featured). On this day (May 13, 2022) we noticed flags at half-staff. This was in memory of the over 1 million people who died from COVID. We felt this was very touching.
Back to the topic at hand, the lighthouses, here is a classic view of the location, including both Portland Head and Ram Island Ledge.
It can get crowded in the channel between the two lighthouses; there are many boats of many sizes going by every day.
Don't let those pictures fool you; there is actually over a mile distance between the two lighthouses.
Here is a nice view of the light and light keeper’s house.
And a view of the complex from the other side.
This next photograph emphasizes why the railings are placed for safety of the tourists. Those cliffs have a sharp drop.
Now just the light.
The front of the lightkeeper house has a pretty little yard which, when there was a lightkeeper there, must have been very pleasant in nice weather.
A couple more photographs:
Selfie time!
Updated June 2022