Beavertail Lighthouse Field Trip


The boys and I headed to Beavertail Lighthouse a few weeks ago.  

We had never been but had heard it was a lovely park.  The weather was just perfect for visiting the ocean and we were excited to see the lighthouse up close.  Unfortunately, the museum and mini aquarium were already closed for the season.  We vowed to go back one day in the spring to check them out.


There were signs everywhere and we learned all about the history of the area

Our lunch view.


Checking out the foundation of the original lighthouse

We enjoyed seeing the cruise ships in the harbor 

Checking out tide pools; Alec stumbled upon a few with some rather large fish.
He kept trying to get them back under the water. 

Evan loved this rock formation; two types of rocks meet and he thought
it looked just like a dragon's back.

We saw so many neat rock formations and marveled over all the layers of rock. 




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  1. Andrea NineNovember 8, 2016 at 10:58 AM

    My husband and I have a fascination with light houses and have been to most of them in Michigan. What a great little trip!

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    1. Mother of 3November 8, 2016 at 12:52 PM

      We have quite a few up and down the New England coast and I decided we really need to try and make an effort to see more of them.

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  2. Karen Del TattoNovember 9, 2016 at 10:09 PM

    I see we are neighbors!

    My husband and I haven't been to Beavertail in such a long time. There really is no excuse as it is only about an hour from us. :-) It truly is such a beautiful place.

    Thanks for sharing your unschooling field trip! It brought back nice memories of my homeschooling days. :-)

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    1. Mother of 3November 10, 2016 at 6:22 AM

      I had never been before but we will definitely be going back. Funny enough we tend to visit for Wetherill a few times each year and just never realized how close those two places were.

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  3. NatureFootstepNovember 10, 2016 at 6:35 AM

    I love Lighthouses and this one is gorgeous, si is it´s surrounding :)

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    1. Mother of 3November 10, 2016 at 3:54 PM

      It really was amazing out on the point like that. My boys loved walking all around on the rocks.

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  4. Mrs. RNovember 13, 2016 at 1:04 PM

    Joanne, what a great way to spend the day. My hubby and I love going to the historic parks anytime we travel. We've learned so much about our country and heritage xo

    Carla aka Mrs R @ SimplifyLifeWithMrsR.com

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  5. Sumra HassanJanuary 17, 2018 at 10:15 AM

    The views of the water look beautiful. My husband would love to see that aquarium. #explorerkids

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  6. Sarah StockleyJanuary 20, 2018 at 11:41 AM

    Those rock formations look really cool - lovely photos. Sarah #ExplorerKids

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    1. Mother of 3January 20, 2018 at 2:39 PM

      Thank you! We thought the rocks were really neat too.

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  7. Ethan.n.EvelynJanuary 22, 2018 at 2:39 PM

    Oh well, never mind about the museum being shut but what a beautiful day to have a walk about. Well worth while I think whether it shut or not. :) x

    Thank you very much for linking up with us on #ExplorerKids

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    1. Mother of 3January 22, 2018 at 4:31 PM

      It was a beautiful day and we really loved the area.

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  8. Deb SharrattJanuary 23, 2018 at 4:16 AM

    Oh I do love light houses - that one does look like it is in a great place too. #explorerkids

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    1. Mother of 3January 23, 2018 at 6:23 AM

      I love them too; they're all so uniquely designed.

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  9. Michele MorinNovember 8, 2019 at 8:07 AM

    We have a lot of historic lighthouses here in Maine, and we're trying to get to as many as we can.

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    1. Mother of 3November 8, 2019 at 2:58 PM

      We have gotten to just a couple of the lighthouses in Maine.

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