Bass Harbor Head Light

by Joan Carroll

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Bass Harbor Head Light

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Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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You can walk down the paved path for a quick look at the other side of this lighthouse, or you can take the OTHER path for a more dramatic view of this light house. This is more of a closeup of the rocky landscape as viewed from this side. It is definitely worth the walk and the climb! This lighthouse is located within Acadia National Park, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay. The history of Bass Harbor Head Light started in 1855 when it was deemed that there was sufficient reason for a lighthouse at the mouth of Bass Harbor. $5000 was appropriated by Congress for its construction in 1858. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Bass Harbor Head Light Station on January 21, 1988. Bass Harbor's fifth order Fresnel lens was replaced in 1902 with a larger fourth order. This lens was manufactured by the French company Henry-Lepaute. This lens remains in service today. There is still a Coast Guard member and his/her family in residence here and most of the grounds are private property. There is a wonderful sign (I think it was here) that "Grass grows in inches and is destroyed by feet.", kindly asking tourists to say on the paths and respect the private property.

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July 2nd, 2013

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