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Karen 324 1410 Anoka	RE: all different kinds of light house paintings also and tell about them if you can 7/16/2010 3:17:07 AM
	New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide Lubec Channel Light Lubec, Maine History / Bibliography / Cruises / Photos / Postcards Get Lubec Channel Light prints and gift items from Shutterfly � Jeremy D'Entremont Location: Lubec Channel Nearest town: Lubec 44 50 31 N 66 58 36 W MapQuest Link Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the public. It can be seen distantly from shore and is best seen by boat. Station established: 1890; Present lighthouse built: 1890; Automated: 1939 Construction material: Cast iron with brick lining Height of tower: 40 feet; Height of focal plane: 53 feet Original optic: Fifth-order Fresnel; Present optic: 155 mm (solar powered) Characteristic: Flashing white every six seconds Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds The lighthouse is now privately owned, but the light and fog signal remain active U.S. Coast Guard aids to navigation.
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Karen 324 1410 Anoka	RE: all different kinds of light house paintings also and tell about them if you can 7/16/2010 3:20:04 AM
	New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide Avery Rock Light Machias, Maine History / Bibliography / Postcards U.S. Coast Guard photo This lighthouse no longer exists. Location: Machias Bay; Nearest town: Machias 44 39 16 N 67 20 39 W MapQuest Link Station established: 1875; destroyed 1947 Construction materials: Brick, wood Light was 54 feet above sea level. Optic: Fourth order Fresnel; Characteristic: Fixed red (1931), visible for 13 nautical miles. Fog bell (1931), one stroke every 10 seconds.
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Karen 324 1410 Anoka	RE: all different kinds of light house paintings also and tell about them if you can 7/16/2010 3:23:29 AM
	Quote: THANK YOU CHERYL FOR ALL THE INF ABOUT THE LIGHT HOUSE I TRYED TO FIND SOMETHING ON FANNY J CROSBY BUT NOTHING ON YOU TUBE DID FIND HIS NAME THOUGH, SOUNDS EXCITING. I don't know how much you have seem on here but Cheryl. I find it very interesting. please come back and look some more if you have not seen every thing,lots of different things here.!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6DXe1AOzow&feature=related
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RE: all different kinds of light house paintings also and tell about them if you can

7/16/2010 4:51:27 PM

New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide Pemaquid Point Light Bristol, Maine History / Bibliography / Cruises / Photos / Postcards Get Pemaquid Point Light prints and gift items from Shutterfly


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Location: Entrance to Muscongus Bay and John Bay; Nearest town: Bristol 43 50 12 N
69 30 21 W MapQuest Link Station established: 1827; Present lighthouse built: 1835; Automated: 1934 Construction material: Stone Height of tower: 38 feet; Height of focal plane: 79 feet Optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1856) lens

Characteristic: Flashing white every six seconds Click here to see Pemaquid Point Light flash Other buildings still standing: 1857 keeper's house, 1896 oil house, fog bell tower (reconstructed 1992)

Accessibility: From US Route 1 in Damariscotta, take ME 130 south to Bristol (about 14.5 miles). The route leads to the parking lot (small fee) at Pemaquid Point. The grounds and keeper's house are owned and managed by the Town of Bristol. There is a museum in the keeper's house: The Fishermen's Museum
(207) 677-2494 A one-bedroom apartment in the keeper's house is available for weekly vacation rentals; click here for details. The lighthouse tower is licensed to:

American Lighthouse Foundation

Volunteers of the Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse (a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation) manage the tower only.

Volunteers open the tower in season (Memorial Day to Columbus Day) to the public every day from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tower might be closed on rainy days or if there are no volunteers available. There is no charge to climb the tower but donations are appreciated.

To join the Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse or make a donation to the group, contact:

Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
PO Box 353
Bristol, ME 04539-0353

Or call president Marty Welt at (207) 563-2739, or email backlog@tidewater.net

You can call vice president Bob Kline at (207) 677-3499 or email sprek@tidewater.net especially for group visits and special events.

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RE: all different kinds of light house paintings also and tell about them if you can

7/16/2010 4:54:17 PM

New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide

Bear Island Light

Near Northeast Harbor, Maine

History / Bibliography / Cruises / Photos / Postcards Get Bear Island Light prints and gift items from Shutterfly


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Location: Entrance to Somes Sound, about 1200 feet offshore from Mount Desert Island.



Nearest town: Northeast Harbor

44 16 59 N
68 16 10 W

MapQuest Link Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the public. It is best viewed by boat. Station established: 1839; Present lighthouse built: 1889; Discontinued: 1981-1989

Relighted as automatic private aid to navigation in 1989 Construction material: Brick; Height of tower: 31 feet; Height of focal Plane: 100 feet Original optic: Fifth order Fresnel (1858); Present optic: Plastic Characteristic: Flashing white every five seconds Other buildings still standing: 1889 keeper's house, 1889 barn, 1905 oil house Active private aid to navigation

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