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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Notes:
The keeper's houses at this station were reportedly destroyed by the Canadian Coast Guard in February 2004. The island is an important bird nesting site; Environment Canada is considering Country Island as a potential Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
Tower Height: 45
Height of Focal Plane: 54
Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 20 seconds, visible for 14 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: White, octagonal concrete tower with red lantern.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1873: Tower on dwelling; 1927: 37-foot square pyramidal wooden tower.
Date Established: 1873
Date Present Tower Built: 1965
Date Automated: 1986
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
Accessible by boat only.
Keepers: William Foster & Alex Potter (1872-1888?), S.H. Giffin (1888/89-1906), Henry Burke (1906-1924), Raymond Luddington (1924-1929), George Burke (1929), Tremaine Cooke (1929), George Crooks (1929-1945), Ernest Langille, Floyd Thompson & Bob Turner (1945-1949), Vernon Zwicker (1949-1960), Don Crooks (1960), Keith Guptill (1960-1977) Vernon Zwicker & George Locke (1977-1979), Vernon Zwicker (1979-1981), Terry Edmunds (1981-1985) Clyde M. Lahey (?-1986) (Thanks to Aaron Silver and Julia Trachsel for this list.)
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