




                PICTURE PUZZLE - MAINE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION

        Some facts about a few of Maine's most interesting and picturesque
        Lighthouses used in this Picture Puzzle collection.

LITE1.PUZ - West Quoddy Head Light
        This light was built in 1807 and rebuilt in 1858.  It is located on
        the easternmost point of the U.S.  This light is remembered by
        its bright bands of red and white.  The light is reached by
        following the Quoddy Head State Park signs from Route 189, south
        of Lubec, Maine.  This tower has a white group light flashing
        every 15 seconds.

LITE2.PUZ - Machias Seal Island Light
        This light is only 12 miles off the Maine coast from Cutler.
        It is maintained by the Canadian government.  It is also
        a gathering place for a large colony of Puffins (pictured) and
        other sea birds, such as Terns, Razorbill Auks and Storm
        Petrels.  The tower has a white light flashing every 3 seconds.

LITE3.PUZ - Bass Harbor Head Light
        This light was built in 1858 on the southwest point of Mount
        Desert Island.  It is located at the entrance of Blue Hill Bay
        and Bass Harbor.  This is one of the most visited (by the
        tourists) lights in Maine.  It can be reached from Ellsworth,
        Maine by following Routes 3 & 102 to Bass Harbor.  This tower
        has a red light occulting every 4 seconds.

LITE4.PUZ - Marshall Point Light
        This light was built in 1832 and then rebuilt in 1857 and is
        located in Port Clyde, Maine.  It is reached from Thomaston,
        Maine by following Routes U.S. 1 and 131 to Port Clyde.  The
        light marks the south entrance to Port Clyde Harbor.  This tower
        has a fixed white light.

LITE5.PUZ - Curtis Island Light
        This light was built in 1836 and rebuilt in 1896.  It is located
        on the south entrance of Camden Harbor.  It has been called
        Negro Island Light in the past.  The island is not far offshore
        allowing it to be viewed from the mainland.  This tower has a
        fixed green light.

LITE6.PUZ - Portland Head Light
        This lighthouse was built 1791 by direction of George
        Washington.  It is also Maine's oldest lighthouse and is another
        light that is most frequently visited.  In 1869 a very powerful
        storm destroyed an estimated 20 ships when high waves disabled
        the lighthouse's fog bell.  One of the most famous shipwrecks
        was the "Bohemian" which split her hull open on the nearby
        rocks.  This lighthouse is adjacent to Fort Williams State Park
        and can be reached from Route U.S. 1 on 1A, 77, and the Shore
        Road to Cape Elizabeth.  The tower has a white light flashing
        every 3.7 seconds.

LITE7.PUZ - Nubble Light
        This very popular light's real name is Cape Neddick Light,
        but is more commonly known as Nubble.  The original tower was
        built in 1879 and still stands today.  It is at the north end of
        York Beach, Maine and can be reached 1.1 miles off Route U.S. 1A
        at the end of Nubble Road.  The tower has a red light flashing
        every 6 seconds.

LITE8.PUZ - Curtis Island Light
        This is a different view of the same light as pictured in Lite5.puz.
        It gives you a better idea of what the lighthouse really looks like.

LITE9.PUZ - Rockland Breakwater Light
        This lighthouse is located on a stone jetty extending south from
        Jamison's Point, protecting Rockland Harbor.  The original light
        was built in 1888 and rebuilt in 1902.  Heavy boating traffic
        into Rockland Harbor makes this light and its foghorn extremely
        important.  It can be reached by following Waldo Road and
        Samoset Road off Route U.S. 1 just north of Rockland, Maine.
        The tower has a white light flashing every 5 seconds.

LITE10.PUZ - Boon Island Light
        This light is one of the most isolated lighthouses on the Maine
        coast.  An original wooden tower built on this rocky ledge in
        1811 was washed away in a bad storm.  It was replaced by a stone
        tower in 1855 but was also washed away.  The 133 foot granite
        tower which stands today replaced the second light.  It is the
        tallest light on the Maine coast and in clear weather can be
        seen from Nubble Light.  This tower has a white occulting light
        flashing every 30 seconds.


        The information gathered for this file was found in a
        publication called The Lighthouses of Maine, by Wally Welch.