Summerside Outer Range Front Lighthouse, Summerside, Prince Edward Island

The Summerside Outer Range Front Lighthouse is located on the shore at the West end of the city of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. It was built in 1991 which makes it one of the newest lights on the island. Summerside is the second largest city on Prince Edward Island. Photos taken in July 2014.

Fish Island Lighthouse, Cabot Beach Provincial Park, Malpeque, Prince Edward Island

This light from 1961 was originally on Billhook Island which is at the West entrance to Malpeque Bay. When erosion on the island threatened the lighthouse in 1989, volunteers sawed it in half to save it and it was transported by a Canadian Forces helicopter to its current location at Cabot Beach Provincial Park on the East side of the bay and reconstructed at that point.  It is no longer active and is a tourist attraction. It was also used as a set on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television series Emily of New Moon which ran in the late 1990's. Photos taken in July 2014.

Cape Tryon (Old) Lighthouse, Park Corner, Prince Edward Island

The Cape Tryon (old) Lighthouse was formerly situated at Cape Tryon which is Northwest of New London Harbour.  It was built in 1905 and served as a lighthouse until 1967. It has been moved twice and its current location is at Park Corner, PEI. It now serves as a summer cottage. Photos taken in July 2014.

Malpeque Outer Range Rear Lighthouse, Darnley, Prince Edward Island

The Malpeque Outer Range Rear Lighthouse is located on Darnley Point just east of the entrance to Malpeque Bay and sits in a field South of the Range Front Lighthouse.  It is believed the wooden structure was constructed in the early 1920's. When I photographed it in July 2014 it was obvious it was in need of some work.

Malpeque Outer Range Front Lighthouse, Darnley, Prince Edward Island

The Malpeque Outer Range Front Lighthouse is located on Darnley Point just east of the entrance to Malpeque Bay on the North shore of central Prince Edward Island. The light is a wooden tower on a bluff just above the beach to the east of the large Twin Shores Campground. The lighthouse was built in the early 1920's however the station was established around 1889. Photos were taken in July 2014.

New London Range Rear Lighthouse, French River, Prince Edward Island

Established in 1876 the New London Range Rear Lighthouse sits on the end of the cape at the entrance to New London Harbour in North Central Prince Edward Island, Northwest of the city of Charlottetown. The light remains active as an assistance to fishermen in the area. It is a 43 foot high wooden tower with attached keeper's quarters. For a time the keeper's quarters were rented to individuals, however this practice has been discontinued. The front range light in the area was demolished in 2006. It is noted that just a short distance from this lighthouse is the Yankee Hill Cemetery where it is believed that a number of American Fishermen are buried having drown in the Yankee Gale of 1851. Photos were taken in July 2014.

Cape Spear Revisited, Cape Spear, Newfoundland

It had been 16 years since I first visited the two lighthouses located at Cape Spear. Cape Spear is on a peninsula Southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland. It is near the most easterly point of North America on the Atlantic Ocean. I thought I would post a few new photos since the ones in the first post on the blog were scans of photographs in the pre-digital era. The new light is a concrete structure and the tower is closed. The old lighthouse now serves as a museum, however the lantern is not in the building. Photos taken in July 2014.

Ferryland Head Lighthouse, Ferryland, Newfoundland

The Ferryland Head Lighthouse sits at the end of a peninsula that juts out into the ocean to the Southeast of the village of Ferryland on the Avalon Peninsula South of St. John's, Newfoundland. The lighthouse is a cylindrical cast iron tower painted red and there is an adjacent keeper's house. The light is active, however the keeper's house has been converted into a restaurant that serves "lighthouse picnics" to those who make the 2.5 km hike from the end of the road to the lighthouse. At the start of the peninsula is the Avalon Colony site which is an active archaeological dig. The light was first established in 1871. Unfortunately the day we made the trek, the fog kept swirling which affected the quality of my photos. Photos taken in July 2014 

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Brigus (North Head), Brigus, Newfoundland

The town of Brigus is a heritage town located on Conception Bay north of St. John's, Newfoundland. There are a number of recognized heritage buildings in the town including the lighthouse. The lighthouse is located on the North Head across the bay from the town itself and is accessible by a hike along the Brigus Head trail.  The lighthouse is a cylindrical cast iron tower with red and white vertical stripes and was erected in 1884. It was electrified in 1931 and the former keeper's house demolished at that time. Unfortunately the time did not permit me to make the hike on this trip so I was only able to obtain a distant view from across the bay. Photo taken in July 2014.

Fort Amherst Lighthouse, St. John's Newfoundland

Fort Amherst was a fort established by the British in 1777. It is located on the South Head at the entrance to the narrows into St. John's Harbour. The first lighthouse, a stone tower, was established in the fort in 1813. There has been a lighthouse at the site since that date. The current wooden structure and keeper's houses were built in 1951. The site is directly across the water from Signal Hill and the lights at Cape Spear can be seen in the distance to the South East.

Photos taken in July 2014.

Clover Island Lighthouse, Kennewick, Washington

The Clover Island Lighthouse is the newest lighthouse in Washington State, constructed in 2010 during the revitalization project on Clover Island which sits in the Columbia River at Kennewick, Washington. The U.S. Coast Guard has deemed this light an aid to navigation and there is a U.S.C.G. Aids to Navigation station located on Clover Island to the east of the lighthouse. The lighthouse sits on the the west end of the island which is between two bridges linking Kennewick and adjacent Pasco (the Blue Bridge and the newer Cable Bridge). Photos taken in June 2014.

Molo de Abrigo, Valparaiso, Chile

While going through some old photos, noted that I had photographed this light which sits at the end of the naval pier in Valparaiso harbour.  I have seen the name of the light listed as simply Punta Molo and also as Molo de Abrigo. Date the light was established could not be determined. It is a skeletal white and red tower with a beacon. Photo was taken in March 2009.

Port Alberni Lighthouse, Port Alberni, British Columbia

The Port Alberni Lighthouse sits in the harbour at Port Alberni at the head of the Alberni Inlet, a twenty five mile inlet (fjord) that stretches inland from Barkley Sound on the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island. The lighthouse is active but is privately owned. The lantern is from the original 1981 Chrome Island Lighthouse. The lighthouse was established in 2001.  It is owned and maintained by the Alberni Valley Marine Discovery Centre. Photos taken in May 2014.

Whiffin Spit Lighthouse, Sooke, British Columbia

The Whiffin Spit Lighthouse sits at the end of a 1.5 km spit of land that protects the entrance to Sooke Harbour Inlet. There has been a light at this location since @ 1906, but the date of the current structure is not known.  The spit is named after a crew member on the Royal Navy vessel 'Herald' that surveyed Sooke Harbour in 1846. The spit, which is a popular place for walks, protects the harbour from breakers coming in from the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  This light is an active beacon atop a 21 foot tall cylindrical tower. The site also has a fog signal and a weather station.  Photos were taken in May 2014.

Boatswain Point Light, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The Boatswain Point Light is a beacon that is located in a residential area in the northwest part of the island of Grand Cayman. It is a 20 foot skeletal tower on a concrete base. A light was first established in this area in approximately 1930, but the date of construction of the current beacon is not known. Photos taken in March 2014.

Punta Langosta Lighthouse, San Miguel de Cozumel, Isla de Cozumel, Mexico

It is believed that a light was established at this point near the centre of the town of San Miguel de Cozumel on the Isla de Cozumel, Mexico in the early 1900's. The date of the current Punta Langosta Lighthouse is not known. It was active until the construction of the Punta Ealetita Lighthouse about 1 mile south in around the year 2000. It currently sits in a shopping/restaurant complex at the base of the Punta Langosta Pier and cruise ship dock. The light is now privately owned but has been reactivated to assist boats in the harbour.  Photo was taken in March 2014.

Punta Ealetita Lighthouse, San Miguel de Cozumel, Isla de Cozumel, Mexico

The 121 foot tall Punta Ealetita Lighthouse is situated just south of the centre of the town of San Miguel de Cozumel on the west side of the Isla de Cozumel, Mexico. It is a fairly new lighthouse and may have been constructed around the year 2000. The light is active. Apologies for the water spots on the rainy day closeup photo.  Photos taken in March 2014.