Baker Island Lighthouse, Maine
Baker Island, to the southeast of Mount Desert Island, Maine, is part of Acadia National Park, and home to the Baker Island Light Station which marks the southwestern entrance to Frenchman Bay. The 43 foot high brick lighthouse (105 foot high focal plane) is located on the eastern coast and was built per order of President Quincy Adams to warn mariners of the treacherous shoals around the Cranberry Islands and the great sand bar that connects it with Little Cranberry Island.
The Baker Island “Dance Floor,” is a series of huge flat slabs of granite found on the south shore, where area-islanders would hold dances on warm summer evenings. Many visitors come here for an “off the beaten path” experience and because of its unique and pleasant setting.
The National Park Service provides summer tours of Baker Island from Bar Harbor. During tours you land onshore via a stable skiff with a bow ramp.
Baker Island Lighthouse, Maine
Baker Island, to the southeast of Mount Desert Island, Maine, is part of Acadia National Park, and home to the Baker Island Light Station which marks the southwestern entrance to Frenchman Bay. The 43 foot high brick lighthouse (105 foot high focal plane) is located on the eastern coast and was built per order of President Quincy Adams to warn mariners of the treacherous shoals around the Cranberry Islands and the great sand bar that connects it with Little Cranberry Island.
The Baker Island “Dance Floor,” is a series of huge flat slabs of granite found on the south shore, where area-islanders would hold dances on warm summer evenings. Many visitors come here for an “off the beaten path” experience and because of its unique and pleasant setting.
The National Park Service provides summer tours of Baker Island from Bar Harbor. During tours you land onshore via a stable skiff with a bow ramp.