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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Leards Range Front Lighthouse, Victoria, Prince Edward Island

The Leards Range Front Lighthouse is located adjacent to the small harbour at the village of Victoria, PEI. It was built in 1879 and has been inactive since 2011 and is now a tourist attraction for the village which has many unique shops and heritage homes. Victoria is located on the South shore of the island between the Confederation Bridge and Charlottetown. The tower is usually open, however was closed on the day I visited. Photos taken in July 2014.



Blockhouse Point Lightstation, Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island

The Blockhouse Point Lightstation is the second oldest lighthouse on the island of PEI. It sits on a bluff above the Northumberland Strait on the West side of the channel leading into the Charlottetown Harbour. It is just South of the Fort Amherst/Point La Joye National Historic Site and the two Warren Cove range lights. The tower is attached to a two storey keeper's quarters. The lighthouse was constructed in 1876 but the station was established in 1846. Photos were taken July 2014.




Warren Cove Range Rear Lighthouse, Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island

Originally called the Warren Farm Range Rear Lighthouse, this light was established in 1907. It sits on a hill behind the range front light above the West side of the channel that leads from Northumberland Strait into the Charlottetown area of Prince Edward Island. It is directly across from the city of Charlottetown to the North.  It is currently situated in the Fort Amherst/Point La Joye Narional Historic Site. Photos taken in July 2014.




Warren Cove Range Front Lighthouse, Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island

Originally called the Warren Farm Range Front Lighthouse, this light was established in 1907. It sits on a bluff of land overlooking on the West side of the channel that leads from Northumberland Strait into the Charlottetown area of Prince Edward Island. It is directly across from the city of Charlottetown to the North.  It is currently situated in the Fort Amherst/Point La Joye Narional Historic Site. Photos taken in July 2014.



Brighton Beach Range Rear Lighthouse, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

While there has been a station at this location since 1890, the current lighthouse was built in 1969. It is a tall concrete tower and sits on private property in a residential area on Queen Elizabeth Drive just North of Victoria Park and Northeast of the Brighton Beach Range Front Lighthouse in Charlottetown, PEI. The gallery flares out from a concrete hexagonal tower that is 60 feet tall. Photos taken in July 2014.


Brighton Beach Front Range Light, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

The Brighton Beach Front Range Light is located on the Eastern Bank of the North (Yorke) River just North of Victoria Park in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The light dates to 1890 and in 2013 the City of Charlottetown took ownership of the light. Photos were taken in July 2014.


Covehead Harbour Lighthouse, Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island

The current Covehead Harbour Lighthouse was built in 1975 replacing the previous light that dated to 1967. There however was a previous light station in the area dating to 1879. The current lighthouse is just East of the entrance to Covehead Harbour on the North Shore of Prince Edward Island and is located inside the Prince Edward Island National Park. The lens in the lighthouse is over 100 years old and was relocated to this lighthouse from Dalhousie, New Brunswick. On the side of the lighthouse is a plaque giving information about the severe storm known as the Yankee Gale of 1851 that killed almost 200 souls.  Photos were taken in July 2014.



Summerside Outer Range Rear Lighthouse, Summerside, Prince Edward Island

The Summerside Outer Range Rear Lighthouse was built in 1991 along with the Outer Range Front Lighthouse and is one of the newest lighthouses on the island. It sits inland behind the front lighthouse and is adjacent to Highway 11 on the West side of the city of Summerside, PEI. In the first photo you can see the proximity to the front light.  Photos taken in July 2014.



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.