Portland Head Light
It is hard to believe we have been here in Maine for a month. We are pulling out of here on Tuesday heading back south. We have several stops planned including D.C. and Williamsburg. We will not be home until the end of September. This past week we had an outing with Sam and drove to Fort Williams Park to see the Portland Head Light. It is the oldest and most photographed light house in Maine. We took Sam because they have a off leach area where Sam could run.
The Portland Head Light was authorized by George Washington and the US Congress in 1787, and was first lighted in 1791 using whale oil. About 1885 this was replaced by kerosene and subsequently by two 1000 watt lights producing a beacon which is visible for 30 miles.
The historic lighthouse is located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine and sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon and foghorn are maintained by the US Coast Guard. The former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.
As time draws near to leave, I thought, for you dog lovers, I would share with you "A day in the life of Sam."
Oh, to be a dog!
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