The College of the Atlantic's Mount Desert Rock research station viewed from the north side of the island. The structures pictured from right are: solar panels that provide power to the lighthouse, granite lighthouse built in 1847, the former lighthouse keeper's house that is home to researchers during the summer whale research seasons.
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