Lighthouse Fort Pickering Series LIGHTHOUSES part #4 Painting

Often I am captured by emotions and there is no time to prescribe the details in the picture. Beauty is so fleeting. I think I managed to experience a state of peace from the contemplation of the lunar road and the amazing emotional reflections of the old fort lighthouse in the waters of the Salem harbor. Winter Island, now connected to the mainland in Salem, has had a colorful history. It was the site of eighteenth century Fort Pickering, much of which still survives. Winter Island Light, also known as Fort Pickering Light, was built adjacent to the site of the former Fort Pickering in Winter Island Park, in 1871 – the same year as Derby Wharf Light in Salem Harbor and Hospital Point Light in nearby Beverly. For many years before, Baker’s Island’s twin lights had served as the only guides to the harbor. With the addition of the new lights, mariners would line up Fort Pickering and Derby Wharf Lights after passing Baker’s Island on their way into Salem Harbor.