#frenchboro

[jadafitch]

Great Duck Island Light, Frenchboro, Maine. Aptly named, Great Duck Island is estimated to support 20% percent of Maine's seabird population. Under the Maine Lights Program, the lighthouse and 12 surrounding acres are owned and manned by College of the Atlantic. The rest of the seabird-friendly island is owned by The Nature Conservancy in Maine

[lighthouses-click]

Great Duck Island Lighthouse, Frenchboro, Maine, September 2023

[jadafitch]

Mount Desert Rock Light, Frenchboro, Maine. Since the light's automation in the 70's, Mount Desert Rock has been used by The College of the Atlantic as a whale and marine mammal research outpost.

[netbros]

The Maine Coast Heritage Trust has preserved many acres on Maine's Frenchboro Island, saving it from second-home development

The Maine Coast Heritage Trust has preserved many acres on Maine’s Frenchboro Island, saving it from second-home development

In the late 1990s, 940 acres on Frenchboro, or roughly two-thirds of the island, was listed for sale. Frenchboro is an island of the coast of Maine, accessible by ferry. Fearing this spectacular property would be purchased for subdivision and seasonal home development, concerned island residents forged a partnership with the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the Island Institute and the Maine Seacoast…

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[americanbuildings]

Keeper's house, interior of north parlor and stair hall, looking west - Mount Desert Rock Light Station, Twenty miles south of Mount Desert Island, Frenchboro, Hancock County, ME

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painterly dinghy

frenchboro, maine

photo by wendy hanson