Whether Owls Head State Park got its name because some folks claim the promontory looks like the bird from the water or because it's the English translation for the name of the spot, Medadacut, I'll leave to historians to determine (apparently, there's been no consensus yet). Heck, they can't even seem to agree whether or not to use an apostrophe (some use it in the name of the town but not in the state park or lighthouse).The reason my husband Jack and I visited this picturesque park, in fact, was to add the Owls Head Light to our lighthouse photo collection. With a 30-foot tower, it's certainly one of the shortest lighthouses in our collectio
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