{"id":2279,"slug":"owls-head-lighthouse-owls-head-maine","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Owl's Head is the '25 — the 'John Quincy Adams' that's the authorized, the '100 feet' that's the promontory. The 'Medadacut' is the name — the 'owl's head' that's the rock, the 'Champlain' that's the '05. The '11 wrecks' is the count — the 'Maddocks' that's the keeper, the '23 years' that's the watch.","The 'Fred' is the ghost — the 'iced over' that's the rescued, the 'newlywed' that's the died. The 'choirs' is the heard — the 'New Year's' that's the yard, the 'not a-one' that's the outside. Owl's Head is the haunted — the 'most' that's the Coastal Living, the 'Little Lady' that's the kitchen.","The file keeps Owl's Head: the 1825 light, the Fred ghost, the 11 wrecks, and the most haunted.","Owl's Head is the archive's Maine file — the keeper's ghost."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Owl's Head is the archive's Maine file — the lighthouse's dead.","A promontory keeps its keeper — the file's suggestion being that Owl's Head's hold is the Fred: the 'iced over' that's the rescued, the 'choirs' that's the heard, and the 'most haunted' that's the ranked."]}],"name":"Owls Head Lighthouse","aliases":[],"type":"LIGHTHOUSE","type_label":"Lighthouse","cats":["LOCAL_FOLKLORE","HISTORIC_SITE","HAUNTED_LIGHTHOUSE"],"groups":["legends","maritime"],"desc":"The 1825 knoll light with the frozen lovers legend.","full_desc":"A lighthouse in Owls Head, Maine, built in 1825, Owls Head Lighthouse is filed here for what the record attaches to it. The 1825 knoll light with the frozen lovers legend. HauntHunt files it with haunted lighthouses and local folklore. The file’s recurring figure goes by a name, not a description: the frozen lovers. The dossier holds 2 reported claims, 1 legend and 1 documented fact, with the verified spine filed separately from the lore. The site is open to visitors.","address":null,"city":"Owls Head","county":null,"state":"Maine","postal":null,"region":"Northeast","lat":null,"lon":null,"coord_kind":null,"status":"HISTORIC_SITE","access":"PUBLIC","access_notes":null,"ownership":null,"website":null,"phone":null,"year_built":1825,"year_opened":1825,"year_closed":null,"year_demolished":null,"designation":null,"current_use":null,"research_notes":"Haunted lighthouse batch; VERIFY task auto-queued.","stage":"SOURCE_RESEARCH","quality":{"level":"MEDIUM","score":59.4,"dims":{"location_confidence":0.75,"identity_confidence":0.65,"historical_confidence":0.8,"source_quality":0.3999999999999999,"paranormal_claim_provenance":0.8,"coordinate_confidence":0,"current_access_confidence":0.7,"freshness":0.65}},"claims":[{"id":1668,"type":"NAMED_GHOST_LEGEND","description":"The frozen lovers of the 1850 wreck are the light’s signature legend; a keeper’s dog is also reported. The vessel's reports concentrate where the work was hardest — ships and lights keep their own roll call. The story is documented as legend — recorded and retold, never verified as fact. The account appears in 'Owls Head Light'. A ghost with a name outlasts a ghost without one; the reports keep it employed.","evidence":"DOCUMENTED_LEGEND","evidence_label":"Documented legend","entity":"The frozen lovers","where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Owls Head Light","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owls_Head_Light","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]},{"id":1669,"type":"APPARITION","description":"Reported a figure on the stairs and a dog’s presence. A vessel with Owls Head Lighthouse's service record gives the reports an unusually crowded roster to draw on. The file holds testimony rather than proof; the claim remains anecdotal. Sources including 'Owls Head Light' keep the claim in circulation. It is the sighting the place is known for, and it hasn't stopped.","evidence":"ANECDOTAL","evidence_label":"Anecdotal","entity":null,"where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Owls Head Light","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owls_Head_Light","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]}],"history":[{"description":"Lit 1825; the 1850 wreck produced the frozen-lovers legend—one couple reportedly revived. A vessel with a documented working life gives the file real substance underneath the maritime lore. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The record appears in 'Owls Head Light'. It anchors the timeline the rest of the file hangs from.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":"1825","date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Owls Head Light","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owls_Head_Light","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"legends":[{"name":null,"summary":"The frozen lovers of the 1850 wreck are the light’s signature legend; a keeper’s dog is also reported. Crews leave marks on vessels long after they muster out, and Owls Head Lighthouse in Owls Head, Maine had crews enough. The account has a collector's pedigree — written down as legend, which is the most honest status it can hold. 'Owls Head Light' carries the account. The story outranks the documentation, which is how you know it's folklore.","earliest":null,"evidence":"DOCUMENTED_LEGEND","source":{"name":"Owls Head Light","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owls_Head_Light","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"entities":[{"name":"The frozen lovers","claimed_identity":"The frozen lovers","verified":null,"summary":"The frozen lovers of the 1850 wreck are the light’s signature legend; a keeper’s dog is also reported. A vessel with Owls Head Lighthouse's service record gives the reports an unusually crowded roster to draw on. The account appears in 'Owls Head Light'. Named presences persist where anonymous reports fade — the file's name here is The frozen lovers.","behavior":"The frozen lovers of the 1850 wreck are the light’s signature legend; a keeper’s dog is also reported.","area":null,"first_ref":null,"source":{"name":"Owls Head Light","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owls_Head_Light","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Lighthouse site; tower climbs, if offered, are usually seasonal and may require tickets.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Owls Head Light","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owls_Head_Light","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":2,"history":1,"legends":1,"entities":1,"sources":1}}