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We took a drive the other day.
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Up the coast to a famous landmark in this part of the world.
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Sadly, the current drought had hit this area as well and most everything was brown…. but this is Marshall Point Lighthouse, first built in 1832.
Read the full history here…
https://www.marshallpoint.org/history
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Before checking out the light itself, we stopped in the little museum which is located in what used to be the caretaker’s house.
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And they had an interesting array of artifacts on display.
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These boiled wool mittens were made in the mid 1800’s, passed down and used right through the 1980’s.
Mainers are thrifty people.
If it’s usable? We use it. For as long as we can.
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I don’t sew, at all… and have been known to superglue things, so this quilt impressed me.
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The lighthouse keepers honor toll.
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Eula, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter. Damned if she doesn’t look exactly the same.
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In case you’re wondering, lobster stew goes for around $35 a bowl today.
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I thought this was a nice tribute to local lobstermen.
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Buoy colors are taken seriously here and passed down through the generations.
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A bad storm last year did considerable damage to the lighthouse approach decking….
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And access was blocked.
But everything had been fixed by the time we arrived.
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Trivia question- This lighthouse was featured in a very famous movie.
Can you name it?
To be continued…
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River's world..... 
I have to admit I know nothing of your area, so even what’s famous is new to me. I love the boiled mittens and the colored buoys especially. Thanks!
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I admit even I was unaware one pair of mittens could be used that long…
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I knew those prices were too good to be true.
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But wouldn’t it be nice not to mortgage your house to go out for dinner..
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That quilt is very impressive and looks very nice.
The area looks nice too, from the photos.
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It’s a beautiful area and still relatively unspoiled.
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That’s nice when there are areas like that.
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I’ve always loved lighthouses! Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome. More photos tomorrow…
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Oh that’s easy, Forrest Gump. That’s where he reached “the end” of his run and turned around and ran back west, lol. What an interesting history but that quilt, that is impressive I must say! Never have I seen a quilt with boats and the sea depicted so well. Who ever made it was an artist.
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Yup. You’re right, Forrest was here.
And that quilt was really something…
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Run Forest, run! I love visiting lighthouses. Looks like tending the light was often a family affair.
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That’s right. Forrest Gump filmed here.
And yes, keepers often brought their families. It was preferred as the job can be a lonely one.
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Was that Forrest Gump’s lighthouse? Where they just had the one shot of him running across the little bridge, staring, and running back because he’d reached the end of the country?
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That’s it exactly!
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I absolutely loved reading about the fisherman’s mittens. So much good stuff with this post.
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I love lighthouses, and this one looks awesome. I agree that quilt is a piece of artwork!
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Lighthouses are cool. I’m amazed by that quilt.
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I love it that Mainers are thrifty. I wish everyone else was. We live in such a throw-away society. It makes me sad.
On a more hilarious note, I love that one of the lighthouse keepers was named “Drown.” Rather inauspicious, no?
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Maine people take thrifting and recycling to the next level. Always have, long before it was hip.
And yes, Drown is an unfortunate keepers name.
Let’s hope he didn’t..
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Forrest Gump! (I already read part two 🤣)
I love lighthouses.
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OK, the current price of a bowl of lobster stew is $35. Good to know. But how about a plate of boiled mittens?
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Never having tasted any, I’m unaware of the price point.
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