The footbridge was built in the ’80s, after a design student at a local university pitched the idea to a professor.
The small township abandoned the island in the 1930s.
Its main garrison is the country’s oldest surviving wooden military building.
The U.S. Lighthouse Board took almost 80 years to approve this beacon’s construction.
The first keeper’s dog helped save two mariners when their schooner floundered on nearby shoals in a gale.
In 1951, it became Maine's first state-owned saltwater beach open to the public.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from July's photo.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from June’s photo.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from May’s photo.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from April’s photo.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from March’s photo.
We asked him a few questions about his favorite photography subject.