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Managing Organization:
Musée de la Mer
Telephone: 418-724-6214
Website: http://www.museedelamer.qc.ca
Email:
Contact Address Information:
1034 Rue du Phare
Pointe-au-Père
Quebec, G5M 1L8, Canada
Notes:
In 1975 the light was transferred to a nearby skeleton tower, which has since been deactivated. A 400-watt bulb has been fitted into the lantern by the Musée de la Mer, but it does not serve as an aid to navigation. In May 1914 the "Empress of Ireland," a Canadian Pacific passenger liner, sank near here in just 14 minutes. 1012 passengers and crew perished in the disaster.
Tower Height: 108
Description of Tower: White, octagonal, reinforced concrete tower with buttress supports, red lantern.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1859
Date Present Tower Built: 1909
Date Deactivated: 1975
Optics: 1909: Third order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Historic site, museum.
Open To Public? Yes.
Museum?
The keeper's house is now the Musée de la Mer (Museum of the Sea), with exhibits on navigation on the St. Lawrence River. A new museum devoted to the shipwreck of the "Empress of Ireland" is now open. The site is open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from mid-June through Labour Day. Open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 1-15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 1 - Oct. 13.
Directions:
From Highway 132 in Pointe-au-Père, follow the Rue Père-Nouvel to the lighthouse.
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