| Port Burwell Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Port Burwell Ontario Canada |
| Location: | Northern shore of Lake Erie |
| Managing Organization: | Port Burwell Historical Society |
| Website: | http://www.pt-burwell-lighthouse.ca/ |
| Notes: | This is one of the oldest wooden lighthouses in Canada. It was restored in 1986 by Mennonite craftsmen using the same hand tools and techniques used when it was originally built. |
| Tower Height: | 65 |
| Operational: | No |
| Date Established: | 1840 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1840 |
| Current Use: | Museum. |
| Open To Public: | Yes |
| Optics: | 18??: Third order Fresnel lens, still in place. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 0 |
| National Register: | No |
| Keepers: | Thomas Bellairs (1840-1852), Alexander Sutherland (1852-1873), John Sutherland (?-1963). |
| Telephone: | 5198744807 |
| Email: | dave@pt-burwell-lighthouse.ca |
| Contact Address: | P.O. Box 10 |
| City: | Port Burwell |
| State: | Ontario |
| Postal Code: | N0J 1T0 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Museum: | Across from the lighthouse is a museum exhibiting marine and domestic artifacts. The museum has one of the best collections of lighthouse lenses on the Great Lakes. The museum is open mid-May to Labor Day, other times by arrangement. The lighthouse serves as a tourist information office. Visitors are welcome to climb to the top ($1 fee). |
| Date Deactivated: | 1963 |






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