Schoodic Institute

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Constructed in the early '30s to replace the dilapidated NAVRADSTA Otter Cliffs radio facility, Winter Harbor was commissioned on Feb. 28, 1935 as U.S. Navy Radio and Direction Finding Station Winter Harbor.

The station's name has changed several times over the years. In 1944, it was changed to Supplementary Radio Station, U.S. Naval Radio Station Winter Harbor. In 1950, it became known as U.S. Naval Radio Station (Receiver). The present station name, Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Harbor, became official on June 9, 1958.

In 2001, the station's last year, the base transitioned from an operational posture to focusing on the closure process, with the ultimate goal of transferring the Schoodic parcel to the National Park Service. The last System Maintenance Training Course graduated in July 2001. The Wullenweber and Classic Wizard antennas came down in August. The last service was held at the Chapel Sept. 2, 2001, and the Foc'sle Galley served its last meal on Sept. 28, 2001.

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9 Atterbury Circle
Winter Harbor, ME 04693
(207) 288-1310
www.schoodicinstitute.org/