Owl's Head Light

Here it is, the start of our day's visit to some of the local state parks, close to our rental cottage in Cushing Maine. This is Owl's Head Light. (In Maine, and maybe elsewhere, we aren't sure, they just call the lighthouses "lights.") Owl's head is maybe 20 minutes along windy little roads from our cottage and today was such a perfectly lovely day that it seemed we just had to get out and explore a bit!

The lighthouse is still manned today and the keeper's house is at the bottom of the stair case. One of the exhibits at the park featured the journal entries excerpted from previous keeper's records from stays during the years from the late 20's through the early 40's. It was interesting to try and imagine what it might be like to be on the coast for a harsh Maine winter in such an isolated spot during an era where internet, telephone lines, and a huge road infrastructure, along with 4x4 vehicles did not yet exist. One keeper sounded as though the loneliness of winter was very difficult, the other sounded as though he welcomed, to a certain extent, the winter's respite. Different strokes for different folks, I guess! The views from the light were marvelous and it was a fun visit. Lighthouses are wonderful to visit, and there are a lot of them in Maine!

Goodnight, thanks for reading.