Lighthouses

EGG ROCK LIGHT - Maine

 

Location: Entrance To Frenchmans Bay Near Winter Harbor
Currently Operational: Yes
Height: 64 feet
Year Established: 1875

 

Egg Rock Light sits on a tiny, rocky island marking the entrance to Frenchman Bay, between Mount Desert Island and the Schoodic Peninsula. Built in 1875, it’s one of Maine’s more unusual designs: the square brick tower rises right through the center of the keeper’s house.

The light flashes red every 40 seconds and has a range of about 18 nautical miles, helping vessels safely enter the bay. A foghorn building was added in the early 1900s, originally powered by steam. The U.S. Coast Guard automated the station in 1976, removing most of the ancillary buildings and replacing the lantern house. After public protest, a new lantern house was installed in the 1980s.

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The island and buildings are owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the site is not open to the public, but Egg Rock Light remains an important navigational aid in the region.

 

Egg Rock Lighthouse

 

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