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Lubec is home to two lighthouses and on neighboring Campobello Island there are two more - all are highly photogenic!
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WEST QUODDY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE:
The most photographed is the famous candy-striped West Quoddy Head
Lighthouse:
The light has the original Fresnel lens and the 50-step iron stair in the tower is still
used by the U.S. Coast Guard, which is responsible for maintaining the light.
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West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, overlooks Sail Rock, the easternmost point of land in the continental United States, and is situated in the 481-acre Quoddy Head State Park.
There is a Visitor Center and Museum located inside the 1858 Light Keeper’s house, which is staffed by volunteers from Memorial Day weekend to mid-October, from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM daily.
Once a year, usually on a Saturday in June, when the West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association holds its anniversary celebration, personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard open the tower to the public.
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Of the many thousands of visitors who come to West Quoddy Head Light each year, many are photographed next to the granite marker depicting the Easternmost Point in the U.S.A. The marker was dedicated in July 2005 by the West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association in collaboration with the Maine Department of Conservation.
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THE LUBEC CHANNEL LIGHT, also known as “The Sparkplug”
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Built in 1889
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Has 5 levels, 2 of which were keepers’ quarters
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Automated in
1939
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Fresnel lens replaced with modern optics in 1968
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In 1989, when discontinuation was planned, local residents mounted a “Save the Sparkplug” campaign and raised $700,000
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CALAIS LIGHTHOUSE Whitlock Mill Lighthouse, is the northernmost lighthouse in the U.S. Still a working lighthouse, it sits overlooking the St. Croix river and is located three miles south of Calais, just 50 miles north of Lubec.
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