The Pumpkin Island Lighthouse no longer operates as a commissioned lighthouse, and has been privately owned since 1933 when it was decommissioned and sold to the highest bidder for $552. It has been in private hands since then.
If you google it, or go to Wikipedia, you’ll find some interesting stories about the early lighthouse keepers. It’s entertaining.
Funds for its construction were approved soon after the U.S. Coastal Survey recommended in 1852 that a lighthouse be built to mark Eggemoggin Reach, which is between the mainland and Deer (and Little Deer) Isle, Maine. The original structure was built in 1854. I’m not sure what it actually cost but Congress approved construction costs of $3,500 in 1853. If it was like government projects today, I’d have expected them to have spent every penny of the appropriated amount. John Tibbetts (sounds like a great old Maine surname, doesn’t it?) was the first keeper, at an annual salary of $350.
This image was taken from quite a distance on a foggy morning with my lens fully zoomed in at 600mm equivalent.
"Eerie Morning, Pumpkin Island Lighthouse, Maine"
Panasonic GX80/85 plus 100-300mm zoom @ 300mm (600mm equivalent)
Hand held 1/640sec, F5.6, Auto ISO320
Processed in Lightroom
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