Winter Harbor Light

A nice photo www.scenicusa.net

  Winter Harbor is on the west side of the Schoodic Peninsula and has been used as a "safe harbor" by fishermen and others seeking shelter from stormy waters.
  The Light is on a small (4 acres depending on the tide) island, Mark Island; and is sometime called the Mark Island Light. 
  Winter Harbor Light started operation on January 1, 1857 and since that time the keepers house has been replaced.  The Light was discontinued in 1934 and the whole property was sold at auction for $552.00!  It was sold again for $2,000.00 by the Richmond Family, professors at UMaine.  Bernice Richmond wrote the book Our Island Lighthouse.  The current owner is unlisted.
  You can view the Light from the entrance road to the Schoodic part of Acadia National Park, or some of the tour boats out of Bar Harbor.

I took this photo while going to Schoodic last early fall.

An undated Coast Guard photo

NOTE: There is one more lighthouse to write about (tomorrow).  If anyone has any ideas for a new subject leave a comment on this blog (see the little envelope at the bottom).  Myself, I am running out of ideas.