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Owl's Head
High on a promontory near Rockland Harbor, this short, brick tower was one of the picturesque lights mentioned when Maine was dubbed "The Lighthouse State." One keeper's dog is credited with saving a distressed mailboat by barking continuously when the fog bell was buried in snow. In another favorite tale, two lovers were trapped in a wrecked schooner during a vicious storm and frozen together in an embrace in a kind of icy cocoon. The keeper managed to rescue and unthaw them. They recovered, and married. The keeper's house now is a residence for a Coast Guard family, but it sits in a state park open to the public.
Owls Head Light Station was built in 1825.
Lighthouse Day 2010:
Hours of Operation: 9 to 3
Guided Tours: Yes
Height of Tower: 26 feet
Climbing Restrictions: Must be a minimum of 42 inches tall to climb the tower
Special Events: None
Located: Land-based
Caretaker: Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation
Website: www.lighthousefoundation.org
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