Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Acadia National Park
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Risking his tripod and, one assumes, himself to the wild surf of Maine, the Lord of Leisure secured this awe-inducing offshore perspective of the quintessential New England lighthouse.
The original 32-foot Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, standing 56 feet above mean high water, was built at the southwestern point of Mount Desert Island in 1858 at a cost of $5,000. A fog bell and tower were added in 1876. A concise history and several photographs of the lighthouse and outbuildings over the years can be found at Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse History
Credit Due Department: Photo by Neil Ellis
- Lord of Leisure was previously known in these posts as Mr. Science. Both Lord of Leisure and Mr Science spend most of their time disguised as Neil Ellis, mild-mannered, retired teacher at a great suburban school system, who can identify a bird by its call, complete the New York Times Friday Crossword in ink, and snap a heck of a photo. [↩]
Please continue prevailing on Mr. Science, Lord of Leisure, to provide a heck of a photo now and then. I’m impressed, and I’d love to stand on that rock for a while.