Sunset across Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains.
Summer sunset across Lake Champlain taken from the Burlington Vermont Boat House
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New England
The Burns Farm in Montgomery Vermont.
The owners of this farm are very nice people.
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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Bristol Maine
Without a doubt, this is my favorite lighthouse in New England.
The lighthouse was commissioned in 1827 by President John Quincy Adams and built that year. Because of poor workmanship (salt water was used in the mortar mix), the lighthouse began to crumble and was replaced in 1835. The second contract for the construction stipulated that only fresh water be used. Keeper Isaac Dunham oversaw the construction and wrote in a letter to the US Lighthouse Establishment that the agreement was upheld and the work went well.
The original light was an Argand-Lewis parabolic reflector, lit with candles and with a visibility of 2 miles (3.2 km). Augustin Fresnel invented a superior way of focusing light in the early 1850s and most lighthouses in the US were converted to the Fresnel Lens, with Pemaquid Point receiving a fourth order Fresnel
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A bright Summer’s day in Northern Vermont.
Shooting into the sun never ends well.
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A picture perfect day at Marshall Point Lighthouse in Maine.
Marshall Point Lighthouse stands on a rocky point at the end of the St. George peninsula in Maine. The lighthouse aids navigation along the Gulf of Maine coast and marks the entrance to the mouth of the St. George River and the harbor located in the fishing village of Port Clyde.
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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in in Bristol Maine.
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. Commissioned by John Quincy Adams in 1827, this Maine lighthouse has the Fisherman’s Museum on the first floor in the Keepers House, and there is the possibility of renting the apartment on the second floor. The Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park is located at the entrance to Muscongus Bay and Johns Bay, in the town of Bristol. The Town of Bristol purchased the park property from the Coast Guard in 1940 with the exception of the light tower. Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park is managed by the Bristol Parks Commission.
Without a doubt, this is my favorite lighthouse in all of New England.
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