Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island (the smallest of the Cranberry Isles) near Mount Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889. It was deactivated in 1981 and relit as a private aid to navigation in 1989. (Text adapted from Wikipedia)
Description: Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island (the smallest of the Cranberry Isles) near Mount Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889. It was deactivated in 1981 and relit as a private aid to navigation in 1989. (Text adapted from Wikipedia)
Shows old steamboat wharf on Somes Sound. Shows old Sans Whitmore house (1992 William Newlin). Note: Branscom wharf at far left. Present "Thomaston House" is "from away".
Description: Shows old steamboat wharf on Somes Sound. Shows old Sans Whitmore house (1992 William Newlin). Note: Branscom wharf at far left. Present "Thomaston House" is "from away".
Shows Seal Harbor beach from Seaside Inn site. Note: Glen Cove Hotel pier at left center. Also shows steamboat dock and Little Cranberry Island in distance
Description: Shows Seal Harbor beach from Seaside Inn site. Note: Glen Cove Hotel pier at left center. Also shows steamboat dock and Little Cranberry Island in distance
Description: Otter Creek wooden bridge from eastern shore. Collected for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Otter Creek causeway from eastern shore. Lobster boat moorings accessed from Park Loop Road. Lobstermen from Otter Creek. Bridge and causeway are part of Acadia National Park. Photograph taken for "Mount Desert: an informal history".
Description: Otter Creek causeway from eastern shore. Lobster boat moorings accessed from Park Loop Road. Lobstermen from Otter Creek. Bridge and causeway are part of Acadia National Park. Photograph taken for "Mount Desert: an informal history".