Schoodic Scenic Byway
Egg Rock Light, ME

Built in 1875, Egg Rock Light consists of a brick tower in the center of a one and a half story wood keeper's house. Egg Rock Light is not open to the public, but it can be best viewed and photographed from the top of Schoodic Head. Egg Rock Light is built on a mass of ledges roughly half way between Schoodic Point and Mount Desert Island. Keepers used to row to Bar Harbor, four miles away, for supplies. The trip could be treacherous in bad weather and in the winter.

In 1976, the Coast Guard removed the lighthouse's lantern and installed rotating aerobeacons. This gave Egg Rock Light a homely look and it has been called Maine's ugliest lighthouse. After numerous public complaints, the Coast Guard installed a new lantern, and today the light remains an active aid to navigation.