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| Moose Peak Light (Maine today media) - click |
Out in Moosabec Reach offshore of Jonesport and Beals Island we find Mistake Island. In 1825 Congress and President John Quincy Adams appropriated money to build a lighthouse. A 24 foot tall rubblestone tower was built along with a dwelling, the tower was topped with a wrought iron lantern with a copper dome. The house was a distance away from the Light, they were connected with a walkway across a chasm between the two. During a storm in February 1842 a huge wave overswept the island and knocked the lantern off level, that stopped the apparatus for the light from working.
In 1851 the house was completely rebuilt and a new tower was constructed as well. The Light was automated in 1972, and in 1982 a military team blew up the house as a training exercise. The island itself, except for the light, is property of The Nature Conservancy. Solar power was added in 1992.
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| A Coast Guard photo from the 1870's. That's a lot of bare rock. |
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| An aerial view provided by the Coast Guard. |
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