Of course it was dark early and NOAA weather radio was forecasting a significant storm to come up the coast the following morning. On this particular Friday night I met my passenger, a high school student returning home for the weekend to the island, at Chummy Rich’s marina. Of course this created a significant commuting problem for me, as I had a very busy law practice in Bangor.īut back in those days it seemed there was no mountain so high that it couldn’t be conquered, so I got very comfortable making the 8-mile run from Bass Harbor through the islands to Frenchboro at all hours of the day and night and during all seasons of the year. We eventually bought a small home on the island and after a fashion found that we were spending more time year round at our island home than our mainland home in Bangor.īeing young and adventurous, we decided to enroll the children in the one-room schoolhouse on the island and stayed through the winter. Many years ago my young family and I, while cruising the coast of Maine, fell in love with the tiny village of Frenchboro on Long Island, eight miles off Mt. From Bass Harbor you can take a ferry to Swans Island.Without a doubt the worst weather I ever encountered on the water was a snowstorm during the winter of 1983, on my way home to Frenchboro during the early evening hours on my 26-foot Trojan.Īnd just what was I doing “on my way home” in the middle of the night in the middle of the winter in the middle of the ocean in the middle of a nor’easter on a relatively small pleasure craft? You can also visit the quaint villages of Bernard, and Bass Harbor, located on opposite ends of the harbor. Occasional tours of the Lighthouse are conducted by the Tremont Historical Society. While you are there visit the Tremont Historical Society, Country Store Museum, 4 Granville Road, Bass Harbor. Be careful if you attempt to take the walking paths from the lighthouse to the rocky shore as they are extremely steep, and they can be quite slick. The path to the right of the building leads to a panoramic and spectacular view of the ocean. The walking path to the left leads to a stairway down the face of the cliff, and an ocean side observation area. Two walking paths circumvent the grounds.
The road turns left towards the east, before this sharp turn in the road, continue straight onto Lighthouse Road, and the Bass Harbor Lighthouse. Pass through Bass Harbor, going about 2 miles. Passing through Southwest Harbor continue to Rte 102 A. Travel about 4 miles then turn left on Rte 102 south. By Car: If traveling by car from the head of Mount Desert Island, from Route 3 bear right into the west lane onto State Route 198(also known as Rte 102 & Rte 3).You can travel to the lighthouse by vehicle, charter a sight seeing flight from the Trenton Airport, or view it from the ocean waters by boat. The lighthouse itself is closed to the public, with the exception of occasional prearranged tours. The keeper’s house is the residence of a coast guard family’s who ask that you respect their privacy.
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The grounds are open year round from 9 am to sunset, and free parking is available. It is maintained, and operated by the United States Coast Guard, and provides safe passage for ships sailing around the dangerous rocky coastline.
It is one of the few remaining manned and operational lighthouses in the world. Also known as the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, it was built in 1858, automated in 1974, and is located on the Southern end of the Island, within Acadia National Park. The Bass Harbor Lighthouse is the only lighthouse on Mount Desert Island with two scenic trails for multiple views of the ocean, cliffs, and the lighthouse.
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