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| Portland Head Lighthouse |
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you know that sometimes great adventures happen over lunch. This is one such lunch adventure.
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| WWII Battery - 2 Lights State Park |
We decided to stop for lunch at Two Lights State Park near Portland ME. There are no lighthouses at Two Lights, but there is a marvelous WWII battery hewn into the rocky headlands of the coast. The battery was intended to protect the entrance to Portland Harbor. The war ended before construction of the battery was completed. What is left is a concrete bunker covered with earth so it looks like part of the terrain, and large, circular, concrete gun emplacements that were never outfitted with guns. The battery sits on top of amazing stone ledges that descend into the sea. What a view!
On the way there, we had seen signs directing drivers to "the lighthouse," so we asked the ranger for directions. These took us to the famous Portland Head Lighthouse. This historic lighthouse is considered one of the oldest in the United States, having been lit for the first time in January 1790. It stands 80 feet above land and 101 feet above the water.
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| Stone ledges in view from the battery |
Around the lighthouse is the spacious Fort Williams Park that is run by the town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. There was a food truck there selling lobster rolls (of course), and another vendor selling the "Best Gelato in New England" (it was delicious)!
There are lots of beautiful lighthouse pictures below, so keep scrolling!
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| Another view |
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| Inside the bunker - can't believe the gate was open |
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| Portland Head lighthouse |
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| Fog rolling in over the lighthouse |
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Feeling the Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Think I could remain here for a length of time.
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