Owls Head Light

Address

Owl's Head Owls Head, ME 04854

Phone

207-941-4014 or (207) 594-4174

Website

lighthouse.cc/owls/

Description

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