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Mr. Lighthouse’s Favorite Maine Lighthouse Photos

Some of Bob Trapani's favorite photos he's taken while visiting and working on Maine lighthouses

American Lighthouse Foundation director Bob Trapani Jr. volunteers with the Coast Guard once or twice a week, sailing or choppering out to do technical repairs on lighthouses, buoys, and day beacons. Here are a few pics from his travels.

A high storm tide brings water up and over the Rockland Breakwater.
Extreme cold, wind, and waves create an icy buildup on the Rockland Breakwater.
A harbor seal chills out on a rock
A piece of driftwood is coated in ice during a winter storm near the lighthouse on the Rockland Breakwater.
The light of sunrise glances off large snowdrifts near the Rockland Breakwater.
The photographer captures the view from the deck of a sailboat passing the Breakwater Lighthouse.
A starfish moves over a bed of snail shells at low tide.
A vibrant sunrise fills the sky above the Breakwater Lighthouse and Owls Head.
Extreme cold causes sea smoke above the ocean at sunrise.
Ripples in the water create a surrealistic reflection of the Breakwater Lighthouse.
A large American Flag trailing a passing schooner frames a group of spectators atop the Breakwater Lighthouse.
A huge ocean liner passes the Breakwater Lighthouse.
Sea Smoke envelops the Breakwater Lighthouse on a cold winter morning.
A vortex of sea smoke passes the Breakwater Lighthouse.
A group of sandpipers hangs out in the rockweed.
A sea urchin and starfish seem to hold hands underwater.
Down East Magazine, March 2024 cover

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