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Photo by © Snow W. Frost
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse





Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse is located on the southwest point of Mt. Desert. It was built in 1858, and the keeper's quarters is now a Coast Guard family residence. This beautiful lighthouse is easily accessible by car, with a parking lot right next to the lighthouse. There are trails on either side of the lighthouse for viewing, and it is even more impressive when viewed from the water. The light is red, which I found to be particularly beautiful as it flashes through the pine trees. The trails are really quite steep, but well worth the climb down to the waterfront.

***Directions: Follow RT3 from Ellsworth to ME198; turn south onto ME102, and continue through Bass Harbor to the Coast Guard Bass Harbor Head Station entrance.

***Do you have a photograph, personal experience from visiting this lighthouse, or additional information regarding this lighthouse that you would consider sharing? If so, please email me.

***To view additional photos of this lighthouse, please visit my "Bass Harbor Lighthouse" page located in the Lighthouse Wonderland section of this website.









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"Keep The Lights Shining", is my favorite expression. I love to visit lighthouses, climb to the top of their tall towers with spiral stairs, and to photograph them. My son jokes with me when I take my last look at a lighthouse before leaving it, and says "burn it in your retina".

When I am not visiting a lighthouse, I enjoy reading books about them, or surfing the web for websites about lighthouses. I hope that you enjoy your visit to "Jo's Wonderland". It is a pleasure to share my hobby with you.

In this section of my website, I shall try to provide interesting information on various selected lighthouses--a different lighthouse each month. For more information about all the lighthouses on my website, please visit my "Lighthouse Wonderland" section.











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