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Elessar
02-23-2018, 07:25 PM
January storms damaged and knocked out power:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/1dd4be5
Elessar
02-23-2018, 08:23 PM
Why they are painted differently:

https://www.us-lighthouses.com/faq.php
Bilgerat
02-24-2018, 12:07 PM
Ford Reiche paid $283,000 for Halfway Rock, a former Coast Guard lighthouse 4 miles off Harpswell, and he is undertaking a painstaking renovation.

https://www.pressherald.com/2016/07/10/cumberland-man-works-to-restore-his-own-private-lighthouse/ (https://www.pressherald.com/2016/07/10/cumberland-man-works-to-restore-his-own-private-lighthouse/)


The DIY Network went out there and did some filming

http://www.diynetwork.com/videos/halfway-rock-lighthouse-0294013
Elessar
02-24-2018, 02:29 PM
I used to go out there to reset the fog signal, and inspect the 4-place lamp changer.

Darn place is haunted!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_Rocks_Light