Isle Haute as he called it, was named by Samuel de Champlain. It mean "high island" and it is, the elevation rises to 556 feet. There are about 50 year-round residents, most without electricity, on the island; it was the last place to use hand-cranked telephones.
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| Seen from the water in this Coast Guard photo. |
Isle Au Haut is at the eastern edge of Penobscot Bay, near Mount Desert Island (where Acadia NP is) The Light was established in 1906 in an area named Robinson Point. The Light is a brick tower on a granite base. This light is patterned on Marshall Point Light, with both tower in the water and reached by a "long" walkway. Both are good to look at. The Light was automated in 1934, and the property, exclusive of the tower, is in private hands. Most recently the keepers house has been a Bed and Breakfast. Let's look out one of the windows:
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