Vinal O. Beal was a keeper at Maine's isolated Mount Desert Rock Light 1909-19 and 1924-31. His daughter Robena described the unusual way her parents had of making sure she and her siblings were safe when playing outside. A line was attached to Robena's waist, with the other end looped around a clothesline that extended from the house to a derrick. This way the children could not be washed away.Vinal O. Beal was a keeper at Maine's isolated Mount Desert Rock Light 1909-19 and 1924-31. His daughter Robena described the unusual way her parents had of making sure she and her siblings were safe when playing outside. A line was attached to Robena's waist, with the other end looped around a clothesline that extended from the house to a derrick. This way the children could not be washed away.
Vinal O. Beal was a keeper at Maine's isolated Mount Desert Rock Light 1909-19 and 1924-31. His daughter Robena described the unusual way her parents had of making sure she and her siblings were safe when playing outside. A line was attached to Robena's waist, with the other end looped around a clothesline that extended from the house to a derrick. This way the children could not be washed away.