The sun was behind the clouds before we got to
Portland
Head Lighthouse, but the rain was gone and it was brighter than it
had been this morning or yesterday. We were there in time to go through
the small museum, the neatest parts of which were a series of models of
the lighthouse and its many changes over the years, and the huge 2nd order
Fresnel lens which was once at the top of the lighthouse tower.
Parts of the structure date to 1791 and Portland Head
Lighthouse is Maine's oldest current lighthouse. Linda and I took dozens
of photos of the Portland Head Lighthouse, waves hitting the rocky shore
and two other lighthouses in the distance.
2nd order Fresnel lens
Ram Island Ledge Light Station
The "High Roller" heading out to sea
Portland Head Lighthouse
We stayed near the shore and drove back into Portland
where we got a closer look at one of the distant lighthouses, Spring
Point Ledge Light and then another, very small lighthouse, Bug Light.
The sun now came out from behind the clouds as it prepared to set and provided
a rich colored light for photographing the light, distant boats and a fort.
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
Fort Preble at the foot of the Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
pier
Portland Head Lighthouse through one of the Fort Preble gun ports
The 122' Casco Bay Lines ferry, Machigonne II, passes behind Portland
Breakwater Light
(also called Bug Light) in South Portland, Maine. The lighthouse was
first built in 1855, as a wooden structure,
but the breakwater was extended and a new lighthouse was constructed
in 1875. (Prints
of this photo)
The "Emma Rae" entering Portland Harbor
Linda on the Bug Light breakwater
Supper was back in Kittery at Robert's Maine Grille.
I had a Buffalo fried oyster appetizer and haddock fish & chips.
Oysters at Robert's Maine Grille
Buffalo oysters and haddock fish & chips
