Cape Neddick Light, Maine

It seems we are either looking at lighthouses, wildlife, shopping or we are some how connected to food. Still, we had another beautiful day in Maine, so why not explore some more. Today we took off for York to look for the Cape Neddick Light. It is situated on a rocky island, called a "Nubble" a short way from the point of Cape Neddick and the York River and Harbor.
CAPE NEDDICK LIGHT SITTING ON THE NUBBLE


In 1842 there was a ship wreck of the "Isidore". According to legend, the ghost ship still reappears from time to time. Even with the wreck, the lighthouse was not built until 1876 and was not lit until 1879. They did have a large fog bell that could be heard 6 miles away. Don't think I would like to be standing anywhere near that thing when it went off. They tore the bell tower down in 1961 so no pictures of that and of course, the lighthouse was automated, so no more lighthouse keepers.

Some of the lighthouse keepers had children and in the beginning, they were transported by boat to the mainland to go to school. That is until they had this cool bucket on a cable to do the job. Someone took a picture of one of the children being transported in the bucket and it appeared in the newspaper. The district commander saw the picture and arranged for the children to be boarded on the mainland during the school year. Soon after that, families were no longer stationed at the light.
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM!!!


Oh, I almost forgot, I found my summer cottage, once I win the lottery..........


We will be moving on to new adventures early this week. Until next time.............