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Halfway Rock is a windswept, rocky ledge far out in Maine’s Casco Bay, about nine miles east of Portland Head. Its name comes from its location about halfway between Cape Elizabeth and Cape Small. A 76-foot granite lighthouse tower was built on the ledge in the summer of 1871. It’s now privately owned and has been restored in recent years.
Halfway Rock Light, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont 
Seguin Light, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont
Tim Bailey was born in Gardiner, Maine, but he spent his school years in Connecticut. After graduating from high school, Tim joined the Coast Guard. After his time as a keeper at Halfway Rock (1971-72), he was stationed at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, then Seguin Light Station off the mouth of the Kennebec River.
In this interview, he discusses his experiences at Halfway Rock and Seguin Island. Joining in on the interview is Ford Reiche, the owner of Halfway Rock Lighthouse.
Thanks to Jesse Littlefield for her help with this interview with her dad, Tim Bailey.
Photographer Mike Leonard lives in Yarmouth, Maine, and his photography is frequently seen in books and magazines, and in television segments. Mike offers workshops on digital photography, which you can read about on his website at phototourismbymike.com. In this installment of “Photo Tips with Mike Leonard” he discusses night photography of lighthouses.
Portland Head Light, photo by Mike Leonard 
West Quoddy Head Light, photo by Mike Leonard
Gallery of photos of Halfway Rock, 1971-72 (Courtesy of Tim Bailey):
December 1971 
Tim Bailey rowing the USCG peapod boat 
December 1971 – hole in lantern glass made by a sea duck
The boat slip 
The third-order Fresnel lens
February 1972 storm damage; railing and fuel tank missing 
Frank Reese and Tim Bailey, Thanksgiving 1971
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Jeremy D’Entremont is the author of more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is the president and historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he has lectured and narrated cruises throughout the Northeast and in other regions. He is also the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society podcast, “Light Hearted.” He can be emailed at Jeremy@uslhs.org