A killer ledge lies just below the surface of the water in the Fox Islands Thoroughfare that passes between North Haven and Vinalhaven. This "spark plug-style" light marks the spot, warning mariners to beware. It's now automated and solar-powered, but it still serves the same function. Our 30-second movie clip of Goose Rocks Lighthouse is from “Light Spirit - Lighthouses of the Maine Coast" by Jeff Dobbs Productions of Bar Harbor, Maine. Click the button to view our latest brochure. Please remember to use the Adobe tool bar when printing the Goose Rocks Light brochure. Photos by FireFly Grill Crew Kristie and the folks at the Firefly Grill sent us this photo slideshow from their recent stay at Goose Rocks Light. Goose Rocks Lighthouse Exhibit Now at the American Lighthouse Museum On August 1st, Beacon Preservation unveiled its Goose Rocks Lighthouse exhibit at the MaineLighthouse Museum in Rockland, Maine.  Featuring graphic placards detailing the history of Goose Rocks and its keepers, the exhibit showcase includes navigational instruments owned by former keepers, antique bottles found under the water at the base of Goose Rocks, and a circa 1922 hand-crafted model of Goose Rocks Light made by Keeper Asa Smith (on loan from his grandson, Elliot Brown of North Haven Maine).  The original diaries, photographs,  and documents of Keeper Albert Mills (c. 1910) are also on display.  A photo-frame slideshow offers historic photographs of the lighthouse and takes viewers through time to Goose Rocks' modern restoration process and current preservation, with Goose Rocks brochures available for visitors.   The Goose Rocks exhibit will be viewable through July 2010, and admission to this excellent museum is only $5. We highly recommend that our "keepers' visit the Museum exhibit before coming to Goose Rocks.  Description of Goose Rocks Lighthouse In November 2006, Beacon Preservation took over the preservation and management of Goose Rocks Lighthouse off North Haven, Maine. Goose Rocks is a 51-foot “spark plug” or “coffeepot” design cast iron offshore lighthouse. Located in Fox Island Thorofare between North Haven and Vinalhaven, Maine, Goose Rocks was built in 1890... [ more ] Stay at Goose Rocks For those who desire a more extended lighthouse experience,  Goose Rocks can  accommodate up to 8 guests or be used for longer visits as a token of appreciation to those who support our mission of lighthouse preservation. Donations to Beacon Preservation fund 100% of its expensive restoration and upkeep, encouraging  us to make Goose Rocks available to those whose financial support provide the foundation for lighthouse survival.  Such dedication to lighthouse preservation is often accompanied by a strong desire to experience a real “slice of lighthouse life” with a prolonged visit, offering visitors a chance to absorb the beauty of the Fox Islands as the Goose Rocks lighthouse keepers did for nearly 80 years... [ more ] History of Goose Rocks Light By Jeremy D'Entremont Goose Rocks Light was established in 1890 at the eastern entrance to the Fox Island Thorofare, a busy waterway between Vinalhaven and North Haven islands. The Fox Islands, over 50 in all, were named by explorer Martin Pring after the silver foxes that were common there. Goose Rocks Light is a typical "sparkplug" style cast-iron lighthouse of the era, built on a round cast-iron caisson filled with concrete. The tower, which has three stories inside, originally had a fourth-order Fresnel lens. The tower was painted red until 1903; today the caisson is painted black and the tower is white. Myrick Morrison was principal keeper from 1920 to 1938, between stints at Great Duck Island and Curtis Island lights. Morrison and his wife, Eva, had a daughter and four sons. Eva Morrison died in 1928, and the daughter, Frieda, took over housekeeping duties at the family's home at West Kent Cove in North Haven. Morrison's youngest son, Harold, was lost during World War II in the sinking of a Japanese prison ship, and another son, Norman, was drowned in a fishing accident off North Haven. [ more ] Corporate Headquarters 117 Main Street, Ansonia, CT 06401 phone: 203.736.9300 ext.398 fax: 203.736.2900 info@beaconpreservation.org Maine Office 179 Main Street, North Haven, ME 04853 phone: 207.867.4747 All pages Copyright ©2010 Beacon Preservation, Inc.