*E* and I walked the Lighthouse Trail on Saturday at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge which takes you to the Assateague Lighthouse(pdf warning). The fee for entry to the lighthouse was $4 a person which seemed a little steep to me but hopefully the money goes to restoring and preserving the lighthouse. The unique experience of climbing a working lighthouse and the views from the top more than made up for the cost.

The original lighthouse was built in 1833 but was replaced by the current one in 1867. The tower stands 142 ft. tall and sits on a bluff approximately 31 ft. above mean low tide.


The view of the lighthouse as you approach on the trail.

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