Bass harbor lighthouse

Bass Harbor, a picturesque village of the municipality of Tremont, is at the southwestern tip of Mount Desert Island in an area known to locals as “the quiet side.” This pretty lighthouse in its rugged setting is visited by tens of thousands of tourists each year, and it easily ranks as one of the most-photographed lighthouses in all New England. The 1855 annual report of the Lighthouse Board stated, “There is a very good harbor about four miles west of Mount Desert Harbor, called Bass…

Acadia National Park is testing out reservations to drive on many of its popular roads and viewpoints.

Located along the Maine coast near Acadia National Park is this spectacular lighthouse.

This view of the Bass Harbor Lighthouse in Acadia National Park, within the village of Bass Harbor, Maine, was taken from the vantage point one gets when they go down the path and stairs to the left of the lighthouse.

When I returned to the U.S. after a year overseas I spent a couple of months driving to National Parks in the eastern part of the country. This was taken at sunset in Acadia National Park, Maine.

Bass Harbor Head Light, Acadia National Park - Photographer's Description: Another light house shot from the rocks on the coast of South Desert Island, Maine. Spring 09 Three shot HDR. Put together in Photomatix Pro 3 and Post process in Photoshop CS4.

Visit Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse while on a day trip to Southwest Harbor, Maine. For more ideas on what to do, check out this post.

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