Foggy Sunset At Bass Harbor Lighthouse
by Angelo Marcialis
Title
Foggy Sunset At Bass Harbor Lighthouse
Artist
Angelo Marcialis
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
I could not capture the iconic image of this lighthouse due to the extremely rocky shoreline and my injured leg, so I had to "settle" for this shot!
Besides, I know my limitations and no one was paying me a $1,000 to come back with the "classic" image
The cliffside Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park, located in the village of Bass Harbor within Tremont, Maine in the United States, marks the entrance to Bass Harbor on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island. The lighthouse was built of brick in 1858 on a stone foundation, stands 56 feet above mean high water and is accessible by car off Route 102A. Parking is free and is open daily from 9:00 AM to sunset.
Congress appropriated $5,000 for the construction of the Bass Harbor Head Light after it was determined that “sufficient need” existed to have a lighthouse near the entrance to Bass Harbor. This was followed by the addition of a fog bell and tower in 1876. However, this was replaced by a substantially larger 4,000 pound (1,800 kg) bell in 1898 when it was installed within the tower. Originally, there was no easy access via a boat landing until one was added in 1894. On January 21, 1988, the lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places, reference number 87002273, under the title of Bass Harbor Head Light Station. The United States Coast Guard number for this station is 1-2335. The lighthouse still belongs to the U.S. Coast Guard.
There is also a keeper's house that remains pretty much in its original form other than the addition of a 10 foot section that was added in 1900. The keeper's house is no longer used as a residence for a U.S. Coast Guard family, or anyone else.
The original lighthouse lens was a Fifth Order Fresnel. This was replaced by a Fourth Order Fresnel with a range of 13 nautical miles (15 miles or 24 km) in 1901.
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September 26th, 2017
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