Comments on: Battery Steele http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/08/28/battery-steele/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert M Tarr http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/08/28/battery-steele/comment-page-1/#comment-112225 Robert M Tarr Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:43:38 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4875#comment-112225 Yes, Back in the 80's my friends and I visited there. The watch towers, concrete towers that overlooked the island and to the sea were amazing. The door to the towers were welded shut to prevent entrance however there was a small window opposite of the door. It took some doing just to squeeze into the small window of the tower, once inside, there was the ground floor with a concrete stairway going up to the next floor. After that, if you didn't use the rope tied there you won't be able to get to the top floor because the rung ladder that was in the wall was gone. Once on the top, the view was incredible. When we went back in the late 80's the towers were converted to radio towers for a radio station and no one could get back inside, shame really. Other places were converted to houses. Like the boiler room like building. This building housed a large doorway, big enough for a large jeep to fit, inside were two smaller rooms to the left and right of the center room. The one on the left had many pipes coming out of the floor. One would guess this was for heating and cooling of Battery Steele just a few yards away. The room on the right had a hatch that lead up to the roof area. On the roof was nothing but just a flat concrete area and some venting pipes coming out. In the late 80's, a person built a house ontop of the boiler room. Contact me if you would like to hear more of our adventures. Cheers Robert T. Yes, Back in the 80′s my friends and I visited there. The watch towers, concrete towers that overlooked the island and to the sea were amazing. The door to the towers were welded shut to prevent entrance however there was a small window opposite of the door. It took some doing just to squeeze into the small window of the tower, once inside, there was the ground floor with a concrete stairway going up to the next floor. After that, if you didn’t use the rope tied there you won’t be able to get to the top floor because the rung ladder that was in the wall was gone. Once on the top, the view was incredible. When we went back in the late 80′s the towers were converted to radio towers for a radio station and no one could get back inside, shame really. Other places were converted to houses. Like the boiler room like building. This building housed a large doorway, big enough for a large jeep to fit, inside were two smaller rooms to the left and right of the center room. The one on the left had many pipes coming out of the floor. One would guess this was for heating and cooling of Battery Steele just a few yards away. The room on the right had a hatch that lead up to the roof area. On the roof was nothing but just a flat concrete area and some venting pipes coming out. In the late 80′s, a person built a house ontop of the boiler room. Contact me if you would like to hear more of our adventures.

Cheers
Robert T.

]]> By: RachelleB http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/08/28/battery-steele/comment-page-1/#comment-105144 RachelleB Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:20:59 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4875#comment-105144 Yes, to get to Peaks Island you have to take a ferry from Portland, Maine .... although our friend also kayaks from the mainland out to the island too! Yes, to get to Peaks Island you have to take a ferry from Portland, Maine …. although our friend also kayaks from the mainland out to the island too!

]]> By: Jason http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/08/28/battery-steele/comment-page-1/#comment-105132 Jason Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:13:47 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4875#comment-105132 How do you get out there? I googled it and the map shows no roads out to it. Do you have to kayak to it or is there a ferry? How do you get out there? I googled it and the map shows no roads out to it. Do you have to kayak to it or is there a ferry?

]]> By: Matt http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/08/28/battery-steele/comment-page-1/#comment-68544 Matt Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:25:21 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4875#comment-68544 Hey. Some cool photos of the interiors..I was looking at some forts of east coast for possible road trip to ME, as I am in Boston. Hey. Some cool photos of the interiors..I was looking at some forts of east coast for possible road trip to ME, as I am in Boston.

]]> By: Emily Smidt http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/08/28/battery-steele/comment-page-1/#comment-44617 Emily Smidt Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:42:04 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4875#comment-44617 Rachelle, These photos are great! The bunker ones are awesome especially. Very well composed. I look forward to seeing more! Emily SOooooo creepy, that tunnel is! Rachelle,
These photos are great! The bunker ones are awesome especially. Very well composed.
I look forward to seeing more!
Emily
SOooooo creepy, that tunnel is!

]]> By: RachelleB http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/08/28/battery-steele/comment-page-1/#comment-44347 RachelleB Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:34:45 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4875#comment-44347 if you get the chance you should visit. it was a great time. wedding photos coming soon.. i've been in wisconsin and now we have house guests at home for the holiday weekend.. and then i start work. (eek!) if you get the chance you should visit. it was a great time. wedding photos coming soon.. i’ve been in wisconsin and now we have house guests at home for the holiday weekend.. and then i start work. (eek!)

]]> By: Julie http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/08/28/battery-steele/comment-page-1/#comment-44333 Julie Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:39:04 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4875#comment-44333 Rachelle, I am reading this and now really want to visit Maine and Peak's Island...cant' wait to see Wedding Photos...this is like your 10th one this Summer! Looks like you had a great trip! JUL Rachelle,
I am reading this and now really want to visit Maine and Peak’s Island…cant’ wait to see Wedding Photos…this is like your 10th one this Summer! Looks like you had a great trip!
JUL

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