2022 trip to #MountDesertRock, part 2. As mentioned in my previous post, “The Rock,” as it is known, is a small granite outcrop off the coast of Maine. It is 25 miles from the mainland and a little over 10 miles from the closest land, Great Duck Island. The small building in the photo is a greenhouse used by the research station.

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Mount Desert Rock is a small patch of land 25 miles out to sea in the gulf of Maine. It’s no more than 20ft above sea level and there’s not much soil and no trees to speak of. Before the lighthouse was automated, a keeper would live in this house and tend the light. My great great grandfather was one of those keepers. It’s wild to imagine what life must’ve been like, especially through the winter, on this desolate speck of land. Now Mount Desert Rock is a marine research station for a local college.

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The bell house at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse from my visit there in early June. Part of this building was recently rebuilt after being heavily damaged in the January 2024 winter storms that wreaked havoc up and down the coast of Maine.

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Another shot from Pemaquid Point Lighthouse park in Bristol, Maine. I suppose the door on this little outbuilding can count for #Doorsday. Regretfully, I can’t remember what this building was used for back in the days before the lighthouse was automated, possible for the storage of lamp oil.

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The rocks at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse for #TextureTuesday. I finally had the chance to visit Pemaquid Point in Bristol, Maine the other day when I happened to be in the area. I was really blown away by the fascinating and beautiful geology of the area around the lighthouse.

According to the Maine Geological Survey, the rocks here are mostly metamorphic with some igneous. The gray layered rock is called gneiss and it was originally sediments at the bottom of the ocean that were metamorphosed 360-415 million years ago into what you see here. The light gray/whitish igneous rock is called pegmatite.

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#BrunswickME Celebrate the outdoors on the big screen in Brunswick this #EarthDay

#EveningStarCinema will host screenings of "A Peace of Forest" from April 25 to May 1.

"EveningStar Cinema in Brunswick will celebrate Earth Day with screenings of '#APeaceOfForest,' a new nature #documentary made by Maine filmmakers about the state’s #wildlife.

"The movie theater will screen the film in the days following Earth Day, which is on April 22. There will be showings on April 25-27 and May 1.

"Husband-and-wife team Lee Ann and Thomas Mark Szelog shot the entire film within 70 acres of forest in #WhitefieldME, where they live.

" 'A Peace of Forest' is a compelling, feature-length film, celebrating the beauty and intimacy of wildlife in Maine,' according to a theater news release.

" 'This one-of-a-kind cinematic adventure showcases surprising, tender and exquisite interactions of wildlife during peaceful moments in Maine’s natural world.'

"The #Szelogs are award-winning #NaturePhotographers with 60 years of combined experience. They are also the authors of 'Our Point of View: Fourteen Years at a #MaineLighthouse' and “By a Maine River: A Year of Looking Closely.”
‘Become reacquainted with nature’s power’."

" 'A Peace of Forest' premiered in summer 2024 at the #LincolnTheater in Damariscotta. The showings at the EveningStar will be the first in Brunswick.

"The film is 'a wonderful opportunity for people to become reacquainted with nature’s power,' filmmaker Lee Ann Szelog said in an interview.

"Lee Ann Szelog described the film as 'quiet and peaceful.' The filmmaking duo relied on natural sounds with minimal narration in order to transport the viewer to a forest in Maine, she said.

" 'Our hope was to create a feature-length film that people could view as if they were sitting right next to us,' Lee Ann Szelog said.

"The Szelogs achieved this by setting up photography blinds and waiting for wildlife to appear.

"The film has been shown at #LocalTheaters all over Maine, including during an event last month at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall in Portland.

" 'Working with these local community theaters has been such an honor,' Lee Ann Szelog said.

"The #EveningStarCinema in the #TontineMall has been showing films in Brunswick since 1979. Sean Hoessli and Lindie Kuzmich took over ownership of the theater in October 2024."

Source:
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/15/celebrate-the-outdoors-on-the-big-screen-in-brunswick-this-earth-day/

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Celebrate the outdoors on the big screen in Brunswick this Earth Day

EveningStar Cinema will host screenings of "A Peace of Forest" from April 25 to May 1.

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