My first visit to Thacher Island was in Spring of 2001. Having photographed the shorelines, quarries, woodlands & wetlands of Rockport and Cape Ann. I felt transported to another world as soon as I set foot on the landing ramp of the "Twin Lights."

Lot of seagulls, lot of rock, wild water, and a great group of people - The Thacher Island Association - dedicated to preservation, restoration and safe access to an amazing resource. These photos run the gamut from "Views from the Towers" and building to my personal favorites - the tidal pools on the ocean side. You'll swear your on the Pacific Coast in Oregon. (And the water temperature is not that much warmer here.)

Leslie Bartlett

All images can be purchased, please e-mail for details. Click on images to enlarge.

Tidal Pools from South East View looking back at South Tower, with North Tower faintly on horizon