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Lobster Boat Trip

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I wrote about the lobster fishing tour we went on. After looking at the pictures we took, I though I would do another. This is the lobster boat trip.

As you leave Portland Harbor, you can look back at the shore and the many different ships and boats.

Portland is a busy harbor with lots of commercial shipping. It is also a stopping point for many cruise lines.

I love looking at the old forts which guarded the harbor. They are  very interesting places to visit. The construction of the forts will amaze you.

The lobster boat trip also provides you with views of several lighthouses. The smaller one is in the harbor and you can walk out to it. Portland Headlight the tall lighthouse in the distance is a great place to visit. We have been to it several times.

If you go on a lobster boat trip, know in advance its not all smooth sailing. It can be a fun ride at times. No one on our trip got sea sick, but I can see where it could happen.

As we came back to the harbor, we saw there was a gathering to watch the return. The lobster boat trip would be worth the price even without the lobsters.

Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire

Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire

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Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire was my next stop after leaving Marblehead. I drove to Portsmouth Harbor and found this beautiful old Lighthouse. It sits near a Coast Guard Station. Through my reading I have found that the lighthouse has always been near military post of some type. The commander of the post often bore the responsibilities of lighthouse keeper.

Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire
Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire

the Lighthouse was first constructed in 1771 and was built beside a fort. In reading, I found an interesting thing. Paul Revere made a ride before his famous midnight ride. Four months before the well known ride Revere rode north warning the colonists that the English army was seizing all stores of gun powder.

Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire Historical Marker

The next day John Langdon recruited several hundred men and attacked the fort. No one was killed in the battle but Langdon did leave with over one hundred barrels of gun powder. This make Portsmouth the first English fortification to surrender to colonial forces.

From the Portsmouth Lighthouse, I could see two other Lighthouses out in the harbor. The first was the Isles of Shoals, located on White Island.

Portsmouth Lighthouse White Island

 

The other I found was the Whaleback Lighthouse. It is in Portsmouth Harbor but is on the Maine side of the boundary.

Portsmouth Lighthouse Whaleback