2013-07-19 to 21-Portland and Little Diamond Island,...

2013-07-19 to 21-Portland and Little Diamond Island, ME-Visiting John & Libby

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Jul 30, 2013
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2013-07-19 to 21-Portland and Little Diamond Island, ME-Visiting John & Libby

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Corby eagerly awaits his first trip to Little Diamond Island as we await our ferry's departure.

Corby ponders "What will LDI be like? Will their be other dogs? Cats to chase? Kids to play with?"

Portland's waterfront

Our ferry to LDI

A beautiful vessel

A Maine tradition

View of Portland from the ferry

Pulling out of Portland

Portland Harbor

Portland Waterfront

Portland Waterfront

Portland Waterfront

Bug Light, Portland

Portland Waterfront

Spring Point Light, Portland

Fort Gorges, Casco Bay, Maine (Following the War of 1812, the United States Army Corps of Engineers proposed that a fort be built on Hog Island Ledge, in Casco Bay at the entrance to the harbor at Portland, Maine. Named for the colonial proprietor of Maine, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, it was constructed to support existing forts, including Fort Preble in South Portland and Fort Scammel built on nearby House Island in 1808. Congress, however, did not fund construction of Fort Gorges until 1857. The walls of the fort were begun the next year, and when the American Civil War broke out in 1861, work quickly advanced.

The fort was designed by Colonel Reuben Staples Smart. The chief architect in charge of construction was Thomas Lincoln Casey, who later became Chief of Engineers. It is similar in size and construction to Fort Sumter, but is built of granite instead of brick.

The fort was completed in 1865 as the war ended. Modern explosives made the fort obsolete by the time it was completed. A modernization plan was begun in 1869.)

Spring Point Light, South Portland (The lighthouse was constructed in 1897 by the government after seven steamship companies stated that many of their vessels ran aground on Spring Point Ledge. Congress initially allocated $20,000 to its construction, although the total cost of the tower ended up being $45,000 due to problems with storms and poor quality cement. The lighthouse featured a fog bell that sounded twice every 12 seconds, and a lantern fitted with a fifth order Fresnel lens first lit by Keeper William A. Lane on May 24, 1897.

Improvements were made to the lighthouse throughout the 20th century. It was electrified in 1934, and in 1951, a 900-foot breakwater made from 50,000 short tons (45,000 t) of granite was constructed in order to connect the lighthouse to the mainland. The lighthouse was originally owned and operated by the United States Coast Guard. However, on April 28, 1998, the Maine Lights Selection Committee approved a transfer of ownership of the tower to the Spring Point Ledge Light Trust.)

Fort Gorges, Casco Bay

Fort Gorges, Casco Bay

Fort Gorges, Casco Bay

Portland Head Light (distance) and Spring Point Light (foreground)

The "Sacred Soil"! Little Diamond Island

The Casino (NOT a gambling place) on Little Daimond Island

Looking back at Portland and Fort Gorges

Approaching the LDI dock and the Casino

LDI. The Yellow Cottage is the Zerner ancestral manse.

Little Diamond Island's pier and Casino

From the porch of the Zerner ancestral manse

On the deck of Starship Zerner-Libby, Georgia and Dr. John checking his iPhone

Dr. J honors one of his visitors with an appropriate flag

Dr. John monitors world events in his palm, in full USMC regalia. Semper Fi!

Libby patrolling the garden.

Flags a-flutter at the Z-manse-Dallas, Harvard, USA, USMC, ND and the Republic of Texas.

Starship Zerner in full battle regalia

View of Great Diamond Island from Little Diamond Island

View of Great Diamond Island from Little Diamond Island

View of Great Diamond Island from Little Diamond Island

View of Great Diamond Island from LDI. One can cross here to GDI from LDI at low tide.

Corby galloping

Corby galloping

Corby cools off

Georgia and Libby where Little and Great Diamond Islands meet.

Peaks Island from LDI

A Boykin Spaniel, South Carolina's state dog

Corby has a new friend, "Getting to know you, getting to know all about you..."

"I have water in my ear"

Great Daimond Island

Ears up and digging a hole!

John, Libby and Georgia observe Corby's antics

A large jackrabbit

Corby at the ready

Corby in dog paradise

View from Michael and Missy Ason's cottage

View from Michael and Missy Ason's cottage (note the Osprey nest)

Adios Zerners and LDI...the ferry heads back to Portland

The Doctah and Lib-eye on the pier as we pull away on the ferry

The Zerner Manse in all its yellow glory

Portland Head light

Portland Head light

Spring Point Light and Sea Tow in Portland Harbor

Spring Point Light

Kite over Bug Light

An Italian tanker

An Italian tanker

Spring Point Light

Portland Breakwater Light a/k/a Bug Light (The lighthouse was first built in 1855, as a wooden structure, but the breakwater was extended and a new lighthouse was constructed at the end of it. The new lighthouse was made of curved cast-iron plates whose seams are disguised by six decorative Corinthian columns. Its design was inspired by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, made well known by engravings. The architect was Thomas U. Walter, most noted as the designer of the U.S. Capitol east and west wings and its current dome. Wooden sheds and a six-room house for the lighthouse-keeper were added incrementally as needed. In 1934 Spring Point Ledge Light was erected and the houses around Bug Light were demolished and the lighthouse keeper tended to both lighthouses. During World War II, the breakwater slowly receded, as the New England Shipbuilding Corporation built two shipyards next to the lighthouse. These shipyards produced Liberty Ships for the war effort. Because of the smaller breakwater, there was a lesser need for the lighthouse and s)

Portland Observatory

Portland Observatory looms over the waterfront (Since 1807, the Portland Observatory has offered spectacular views of Portland’s busy harbor and served as a beloved symbol of the city’s rich maritime heritage. Named a National Historic Landmark in 2006, the Portland Observatory is the only known remaining historic maritime signal tower in the United States.)

Portland waterfront featuring McAllister tugboats !

Mighty McAllister Tugs

MacAlistar Fleet

Inner Harbor, Portland

Corby-Fresh from his conquest of LDI

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