Baker Island

Baker Island Lighthouse, Islesboro, Maine, September 2023

~sorry for delay - meant for September 22nd, 2023~

(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/me.htm)

Baker Island (2)

1855 (station established 1828). Reactivated (inactive 1955-1957 and 2002-?); focal plane 105 ft (32 m); white flash every 10 s. 43 ft (13 m) round cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery, adjacent (formerly attached) to a 1-1/2 story wood Cape Cod style keeper's house; solar-powered 300 mm lens. The original 4th order Fresnel lens is on display in the Fisherman's Museum at Pemaquid Point Light (see the Southern Maine page). Tower painted white, lantern black. Brick oil house (1895) and shingled fuel house (1905). Harvey Barrison's photo is below, Anderson also has a good page for the lighthouse, Trabas has Boucher's photo, the National Park Service has a page for the island and light station, Liz Cutler has a 2018 photo, and Google has a satellite view. A typical Maine lighthouse of its period. Growth of trees having made the light difficult to see from the water, the Coast Guard proposed to discontinue it in 1991 and again in 1997, but this was opposed by residents and by mariners. The Coast Guard and National Park Service reached a standoff, unable to agree how trees might be cut to restore visibility of the light without damaging natural values on the island. In 2002 the lighthouse was replaced by an offshore buoy. Lighthouse Digest has an April 2002 report on the situation. In 2003 the park service replaced the roof of the keeper's quarters. Sometime before 2007 the light was once again placed in service, although it continued to be obscured to a great extent by trees. In 2008 the lighthouse was made available for transfer under NHLPA and in 2011 it was transferred to the National Park Service. A project in 2012-13 cleared many trees, making the light more visible and reducing the danger of fire. The park service estimated in 2008 that restoration of the lighthouse would require at least $800,000. In 2017 the Friends of Acadia made the lighthouse its annual fundraising target and raised $240,000 for the restoration effort. Also in 2017 the Coast Guard installed a modern LED lamp. In 2019 the oil house roof was replaced and restoration of that building will be completed in 2023. The Keepers of Baker Island work for the preservation of the light station and the island's ecology. However Lighthouse Digest reported that the lighthouse is severely deteriorated and placed it on the Doomsday List. Bar Harbor Whale Watch offers lighthouse cruises mid August through October. Located in the center of Baker Island southeast of Islesford. Site open, tower closed. Operator: U.S. Coast Guard. Owner/site manager: U.S. National Park Service (Acadia National Park). . ARLHS USA-028; Admiralty J0046; USCG 1-2045.

ప్రపంచంలో మొట్టమొదటగా మరియు చిట్ట చివరగా న్యూ ఇయర్ వేడుకలు జరుపుకొనే ప్రదేశాలు ఎక్కడో …. తెలుసా !

Baker Island : అన్నీ దేశాలు న్యూ ఇయర్ వేడుకలు జరుపుకొని ఇక రెండో రోజులోకి అడుగుపెడుతూ ఉంటె, అక్కడ  మాత్రం వేడుకలు మొదలవుతాయి. ఈ ప్రదేశంలో వేడుకలు ముగిసాయంటే ఇక ప్రపంచమంతటా వేడుకలు అయిపోయినట్టే . ఆ ప్రదేశం పేరే  ‘బేకర్ ఐస్ ల్యాండ్’ . ఈ ‘బేకర్ ఐస్ ల్యాండ్’ లో ప్రపంచంలోనే  చిట్ట చివరగా న్యూ ఇయర్ వేడుకలు జరుగుతాయి. ఇక్కడ భారతీయ కాలమానం ప్రకారం 5. 30 ని లకు వేడుకలు మొదలవుతాయి. మరి ప్రపంచం లో…

Your chance of a contact with Baker Island without fighting the pile-up!

The upcoming Baker Island DXpedition is sure to be a sought after contact, especially if propagation doesn’t play fair.

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