ME - Walking Rockland Breakwater

Rockland is located on the west side of Penobscot Bay.

In the 19th century, its harbor was frequently used as a safe harbor during bad weather but it was less than ideally suited to this task, because its large east-facing opening would still subject ships at anchor to storms with winds from the northeast.

To improve harbor protection, the breakwater, which is more than 1,200 m long, was built at the end of the 19th century.

The granite blocks for the Breakwater were cut precisely to fit and were placed end-to-end in water up to 70 feet deep.

We walked along the Breakwater at low tide with plenty of space between the tip of the granite blocks and the sea. When we sailed past it earlier today, it was high tide and people might have gotten wet feet.Read more