Where in Maine?
By Photograph by Kevin Shields
It may look stunningly scenic at this island outpost on a sunny winter's day, but there are many challenges to face when you live thirteen miles out in the cold North Atlantic. Like cutting your way into your house with an ax. That's how thick the ice gets at this twenty-foot tower, according to one of the more recent residents of the keeper's house. In this community of 1,235 midcoast Mainers, the town manager is also the lightkeeper and thus resident of this 1857 home. Ice was just one problem the former town official faced when she assumed her post a few years back.
