George Ashbridge Rhoads (1860-1935) built Indian Lot Cottage in 1927. Three Chimneys, 141 Clark Point Road, is visible behind and to the left of the trees. With all the visual aids from SWHPL 5525, and repeated searches, archivists could not locate the rocks in the old photographs or find the exact place where the people were sitting. The rocks were probably covered or removed when the land was cleared for the cottage and drive.
Description: George Ashbridge Rhoads (1860-1935) built Indian Lot Cottage in 1927. Three Chimneys, 141 Clark Point Road, is visible behind and to the left of the trees. With all the visual aids from SWHPL 5525, and repeated searches, archivists could not locate the rocks in the old photographs or find the exact place where the people were sitting. The rocks were probably covered or removed when the land was cleared for the cottage and drive.
Description: Maine Geological Survey, Geologic Map 18-16. To download or purchase this map, visit the DigitalMaine Repository (click the Web Resource link below).
"I captured this scene from the end of the Manset Town dock. Though the view appears very wide, it's only about 90° from end to end. It seems wider because I shot it with a 200mm lens to get the detail along the shore with minimal water and sky. I stitched the panorama from 17 separate images taken left to right, each frame rotated 5° to the right of the previous one. Yesterday I saw this same scene while driving around to take the pictures posted here, but when I arrived at this spot the sun was too high and I didn't have my tripod with me. This morning I got up before dawn and set up my tripod on the snow-covered dock at 6:15 AM. Then I waited in the bitter cold for the sun to rise. Fresh snow that fell last night made the scene even better than it was yesterday. Sometimes it just works out that way. " -- George Soules
Description: "I captured this scene from the end of the Manset Town dock. Though the view appears very wide, it's only about 90° from end to end. It seems wider because I shot it with a 200mm lens to get the detail along the shore with minimal water and sky. I stitched the panorama from 17 separate images taken left to right, each frame rotated 5° to the right of the previous one. Yesterday I saw this same scene while driving around to take the pictures posted here, but when I arrived at this spot the sun was too high and I didn't have my tripod with me. This morning I got up before dawn and set up my tripod on the snow-covered dock at 6:15 AM. Then I waited in the bitter cold for the sun to rise. Fresh snow that fell last night made the scene even better than it was yesterday. Sometimes it just works out that way. " -- George Soules [show more]
With kind permission from the owners, George Soules made this panorama below on the summer solstice at 5:23 AM. He used a Canon 5D Mark III digital SLR camera and a Canon 45mm f/2.8 tilt/shift lens shooting 1/125 sec, f/5.6 at ISO 100. The pano is a combination of 16 images stitched together to capture a view of approximately 270°.
Description: With kind permission from the owners, George Soules made this panorama below on the summer solstice at 5:23 AM. He used a Canon 5D Mark III digital SLR camera and a Canon 45mm f/2.8 tilt/shift lens shooting 1/125 sec, f/5.6 at ISO 100. The pano is a combination of 16 images stitched together to capture a view of approximately 270°.
Illuminated by 30 volunteer light painters. Frenchboro's working harbor with Lunt's Dockside Deli in the foreground and the state ferry terminal with the Sunbeam in the background. The silhouette of Mount Desert is seen in the distance.
Description: Illuminated by 30 volunteer light painters. Frenchboro's working harbor with Lunt's Dockside Deli in the foreground and the state ferry terminal with the Sunbeam in the background. The silhouette of Mount Desert is seen in the distance.
Description: Illuminated by 34 volunteer light painters. Edgar's tractor was left on the beach as a memorial to Edgar Bunker who was killed in the Korean War.
Illuminated by 53 volunteer light painters. The guzzle at Moore's Harbor is a place to listen to the incoming and outgoing tides move through the scree. The fish house is the old standing structure on the island.
Description: Illuminated by 53 volunteer light painters. The guzzle at Moore's Harbor is a place to listen to the incoming and outgoing tides move through the scree. The fish house is the old standing structure on the island.
Illuminated by 19 volunteer light painters. The D. T. Sheridan shipwreck, a 110 foot steel tugboat, ran aground in dense fog at Lobster Point on Nov. 5, 1948.
Description: Illuminated by 19 volunteer light painters. The D. T. Sheridan shipwreck, a 110 foot steel tugboat, ran aground in dense fog at Lobster Point on Nov. 5, 1948.
Illuminated by 39 volunteer light painters. A beautiful sandy beach with rocky outcroppings at low tide, Bennett's Cove has been used to launch boats. The land has recently been placed in a land trust and is preserved for public use.
Description: Illuminated by 39 volunteer light painters. A beautiful sandy beach with rocky outcroppings at low tide, Bennett's Cove has been used to launch boats. The land has recently been placed in a land trust and is preserved for public use.
Illuminated by 11 volunteer light painters. The Mullens Family farmed this land for years, before abandoning the family farm and heading west to join the Mormons. This beautiful parcel of coastal is town owned and open to the public.
Description: Illuminated by 11 volunteer light painters. The Mullens Family farmed this land for years, before abandoning the family farm and heading west to join the Mormons. This beautiful parcel of coastal is town owned and open to the public.
Illuminated by 32 volunteer light painters. The Fort McKinley Mining Casemate, now a private residence, was used during World War II to deploy mines in Portland Harbor.
Description: Illuminated by 32 volunteer light painters. The Fort McKinley Mining Casemate, now a private residence, was used during World War II to deploy mines in Portland Harbor.
Illuminated by 57 volunteer light painters. For many years, Big Tree, served as a landmark for sailors at 90 feet tall. The tree was struck by lightning in 1929, but stood until 1944 when a hurricane brought it down.
Description: Illuminated by 57 volunteer light painters. For many years, Big Tree, served as a landmark for sailors at 90 feet tall. The tree was struck by lightning in 1929, but stood until 1944 when a hurricane brought it down.
Illuminated by 85 volunteer light painters. A favorite local gathering spot with a unique rock formation. One would never know this area was once farmland used by the local soldiers stationed on Peaks Island.
Description: Illuminated by 85 volunteer light painters. A favorite local gathering spot with a unique rock formation. One would never know this area was once farmland used by the local soldiers stationed on Peaks Island.