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Managing Organization:
Swallowtail Inn
Telephone: 866-563-1100
Website: http://www.swallowtailinn.com
Email:
Contact Address Information:
50 Lighthouse Road
North Head
Grand Manan Island
New Brunswick, E5G 2A2, Canada
Notes:
Swallowtail Lighthouse is said to be the most photographed lighthouse on Grand Manan Island. The keeper's house has been converted into a bed and breakfast inn. Grand Manan Rotary Club volunteers have been helping with the maintenance of this lighthouse. Sarah Sheehan sent the following comments: "If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a lighthouse keeper on a remote point of land and you're fit enough to take a bit of a hike and long staircase, book yourself into the Swallowtail Inn for a stay. The lighthouse and foghorn is automated now but the sights, smells and sounds are unbelievably beautiful. The Bay of Fundy looks different every day. From the rocky cliffs where the lighthouse is perched you look down into herring weirs which attract seals, seabirds, eagles (we watched bald eagles daily in July), dolphins, porpoises, and whales. I watched minke whales right outside the bathroom window of the Inn while showering. Swallowtail is a truly magical location and the innkeepers are friendly, informative, relaxed and provide a good hearty breakfast. We were there for 9 days and each day was a new adventure."
Tower Height: 53
Height of Focal Plane: 122
Characteristic and Range: White 4-second flash every 6 seconds; visible for 12 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: White, octagonal wooden tower with red lantern.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Keeper's house.
Date Established: 1860
Date Present Tower Built: 1860
Date Automated: 1986
Fog Signal: Automated horn, ne 2-second blast every 20 seconds.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation, bed and breakfast inn.
Open To Public? Inn and grounds.
Directions:
From Highway 1 between St.Stephen and Saint John, take the road to Blacks Harbour and the ferry terminal. For ferry schedules, call (506) 662-3606. As you approach Grand Manan you will see the inn and lighthouse on the right. When leaving the ferry area on Grand Manan, turn right on Pettess Cove Road, then left on Old Airport Road for about 0.5 miles; turn on Lighthouse Road and follow to the end. It is a 10-minute walk to the lighthouse, including about 30 steps down to a wooden footbridge that crosses the chasm that separating the "mainland" from the rock on which the lighthouse stands. (Thanks to Michel Forand.)
Nearby Lodging: The keeper's house is now a bed and breakfast with six guest rooms. Email swallowtailinn_gifts@yahoo.com or call (506) 662-1100 for information.
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