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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 35
Height of Focal Plane: 56
Characteristic and Range: Fixed white light, visible for 12 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: White, square tower on a corner of a white, square building, with a red lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1878
Date Present Tower Built: 1965?
Fog Signal: Two 3-second blasts every minute.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
There is no proper public access to the lighthouse. From Highway 1, take Highway 776 to the end. Just before the ferry to Grand Manan Island is a red gate on the left, with limited parking available. The distance from the gate to the rock on which the lighthouse stands is about 1 mile. The crossing from the shore to the rock (about 400 yards) should only be attempted at low tide, and only by the sure-footed, as the beach is covered with rocks and boulders, and the paths on the lighthouse rock are narrow and perilous. (Thanks to Michel Forand.)
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