Lubec Channel Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine
This "sparkplug" or "wedding cake" type lighthouse was built in 1890 and lies in the channel between the U.S. and Campobello Island Canada. The light consists of a cylindrical iron caisson 33 feet in diameter with a 5 level lighthouse on top. The caisson was attached to the channel floor by driving 185 spruce pilings into the sea bed, some to a depth of 69 feet, and then filling the caisson with concrete. The keeper's were housed in the 2 lowest floors with the 5th order Fresnel lens at the top. The lighthouse was automated and destaffed in 1939. A new canopy, which the birds enjoy, and new windows were added in 1992. The U.S. Coast Guard recently tried to sell the lighthouse to any non-profit organization willing to maintain it, but this was unsuccessful and the lighthouse was sold to a private owner in 2007.
The photo was taken from the nearest road, about a half mile from the lighthouse.
Lubec Channel Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine
This "sparkplug" or "wedding cake" type lighthouse was built in 1890 and lies in the channel between the U.S. and Campobello Island Canada. The light consists of a cylindrical iron caisson 33 feet in diameter with a 5 level lighthouse on top. The caisson was attached to the channel floor by driving 185 spruce pilings into the sea bed, some to a depth of 69 feet, and then filling the caisson with concrete. The keeper's were housed in the 2 lowest floors with the 5th order Fresnel lens at the top. The lighthouse was automated and destaffed in 1939. A new canopy, which the birds enjoy, and new windows were added in 1992. The U.S. Coast Guard recently tried to sell the lighthouse to any non-profit organization willing to maintain it, but this was unsuccessful and the lighthouse was sold to a private owner in 2007.
The photo was taken from the nearest road, about a half mile from the lighthouse.