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Sited above a bold rock ledge, Bear Island Light Station is composed of a squat tower with an attached workroom; a detached, frame gambrel-roofed keeper's house; a barn; a diminutive stone oil house; and a boathouse. Though part of Acadia National Park, this lightstation is under private management and no longer serves as an official aid to navigation.
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Bear Island Light Station, Acadia National Park, Hancock County, ME
Sited above a bold rock ledge, Bear Island Light Station is composed of a squat tower with an attached workroom; a detached, frame gambrel-roofed keeper's house; a barn; a diminutive stone oil house; and a boathouse. Though part of Acadia …
