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Managing Organization:
Friends of Cabot Head
Telephone: 800-268-3838
Website: http://www.naturalretreat.com/lighthouses/cabothead.htm
Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 233
Lion's Head
Ontario, N0H 1W0, Canada
Notes:
This lighthouse was restored by the Friends of Cabot Head and has been converted into a museum. The lantern was removed in 1971; it has been replaced by a replica lantern. The lighthouse is within Cabot Head Provincial Nature Reserve.
Description of Tower: Square tower on roof of wooden keeper's dwelling, with red lantern (replica).
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1896
Date Present Tower Built: 1896
Date Deactivated: 1971
Current Use: Museum.
Open To Public? Yes.
Museum?
The keeper's dwelling is now home to a museum of local history and maritime artifacts. Open from sunrise to sunset, seven days a week from May to October. Visitors may also climb to the lantern room for a view of the Georgian Bay.
Directions:
Follow Highway 6 to Dyer's Bay Road, pass through Dyer's Bay and follow the signs north along the shoreline to Cabot Head.
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