Lubec Channel Light

Lubec Channel Light

  Located in the narrow channel between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New Brunswick the Light was first approved in 1886.  Lubec, the northeasternmost town in the United States was an important port at that time; later there were 20 sardine packing plants in Lubec.  The sardine plants are gone now and Lubec is a quiet but lovely place.
  The Light is a "standard" sparkplug type, the caisson is sunk through thick blue clay into ledge to a depth of 69 feet, on top are the tower and lantern.  The height of the Light and the depth of the steel allow for the tides which raise 17 to 20 feet on average.  The Coast Guard wanted to discontinue the Light in 1984, but locals raised $700,000.00 to keep it.  The Light received a great makeover in 2000 and it is now restored to "almost new".
  The last time we visited Lubec a group of seals were chasing a school of herring while the tide was changing, it was great entertainment.

On a foggy day

A Coast Guard from from c1900

As always more information can be found http://lighthouse.cc or many other sources.
This is "issue 995" of this blog, counting down to 1000.