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(11) Islesboro
Ferry from Lincolnville Beach The ferry from Lincolnville Beach docks right next to the lighthouse, so there's no need to bring your car if lighthouse viewing is your main goal. You can also see Grindle Point Light distantly from the ferry landing at Lincolnville Beach. In 1934, Grindle Point Light was deactivated and replaced by a nearby light on a skeleton tower. The lighthouse and grounds became the property of the Town of Islesboro for $1,200 and the keeper's house was converted into the Sailor's Memorial Museum, which opened in 1938. In 1939, 1, 046 people from the U.S. and 10 other countries visited the museum. The people of Islesboro convinced the Coast Guard to relight Grindle Point Light in 1987. A solar-powered optic was installed with a flashing green light, and the skeleton tower was removed. A 1,000-pound fog bell was put on display in front of the lighthouse. Grindle Point Light remains an active aid to navigation maintained by the Coast Guard.
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The Penobscot Indians called it Pitaubegwimenahanuk, meaning "the island that lies between two channels." Situated in upper Penobscot Bay, the narrow, 14 mile island is the marker between East and West Penobscot Bay. First called Long Island Plantation, it was settled in1769. It would be incorporated as Islesborough in January of 1789 and the spelling was contracted to Islesboro. With many harbors and coves, the island was home to the largest commercial shipping fleet in the bay during the 19th Century. Following the Civil War, Islesboro developed as a Gilded Age resort community, and many large summer homes were built by the wealthy.
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Established in 1851 to help mariners entering Islesboro's Gilkey Harbor, Grindle Point Light was originally a 28-foot tower. It was built for $3,500 on land purchased for $105 by the government from Francis Grindel, who became the light's second keeper. By 1874, the tower had fallen into disrepair and was rebuilt. The original name "Grindel" was misspelled as "Grindle" along the way and the misspelling stuck. The present (1874) lighthouse is a square 39-foot brick tower attached by a covered walkway (part of the original station) to a 1 1/2-story keeper's house. The tower originally had a fifth-order Fresnel lens. A boathouse was built in 1886 and an oil house was added in 1906. The oil house remains standing, a good distance away from the lighthouse
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