Managing Organization:
Corporation of the Town of Goderich.
Notes:
This was the first light station established on the Canadian side of Lake Huron.
Tower Height: 35
Height of Focal Plane: 140
Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 25 seconds.
Description of Tower: White, square stone tower, with red lantern and trim.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
c. 1830: Wooden structure (further east)
Date Established: c. 1830
Date Present Tower Built: 1847
Current Use: Active seasonal aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
Follow Highway 21 into Goderich and exit on Kingston Street. Follow to West Street, which leads to the lighthouse. There is parking nearby. There is a also a steep stairway leading to the bluff and lighthouse from a lakeside boardwalk.
Keepers: ? Brady (c. mid-1800s).
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