Featured title Living in the Lighthouse
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Lighthouse Stories
Featured Story: "Living in the Lighthouse"
“Susan and Jack Westell moved to the Kincardine lighthouse when they were nine and six, respectively. Their father, Oran, was the lighthouse keeper from 1929 – 1955. They moved from just down the road and their dog, Buster, was reluctant to go but eventually they got him to walk down to the lighthouse a little at a time.”
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1885
"Lighthouse Keepers at Big Tub"
by Bruce County Tourism
The beautiful hexagonal tower on Lighthouse Point at Big Tub Harbour was erected in 1885, four years after Charles Earl …
Big Tub Lighthouse
1903
"Fog Horns"
by Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
Audible systems were used when keepers needed a warning device when visibility was poor. The first fog signals in Lake …
Bruce County Museum Lighthouse Exhibit
1823
"Fresnel Lens"
by Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
The main feature of the Ghostly Guardians Exhibit at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre is the Fresnel lens. …
Bruce County Museum Lighthouse Exhibit
1896
"History of Cabot Head Lighthouse"
by Bruce County Tourism
It took years of shipping disasters before the authorities acknowledged that this treacherous stretch of the Bruce Peninsula warranted a …
Cabot Head Lighthouse
1898
"History of Cape Croker"
by Bruce County Tourism
The first lighthouse in Cape Croker, a small wooden structure with a tower on the roof, was built in 1898 …
Cape Croker Lighthouse
2001
During the mid 1800’s water traffic on the Great Lakes had substantially increased and the colonial government called for improved …
Chantry Island Lighthouse
1823
"Fresnel Lens"
by Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
The main feature of the Ghostly Guardians Exhibit at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre is the Fresnel lens. …
Bruce County Museum Lighthouse Exhibit
1850s
"George F. Collins – The First Lightkeeper"
by Robert Square
Life as a lightkeeper was not easy on this isolated island in the Canadian wilderness during the 1850’s. Captain George …
Cove Island Lighthouse
1855
"History of Point Clark Lighthouse"
by Bruce County Tourism
In 1855, the Imperial Government decided that it was necessary to install a permanent light station, or lighthouse at Point …
Point Clark Lighthouse
1855
"History of Cove Island Lighthouse"
by Bruce County Tourism
Cove Island is the jewel of Georgian Bay lighthouses- perhaps of any on the Canadian Great Lakes. It has the …
Cove Island Lighthouse
1856
"History of Griffith Island Lighthouse"
by Bruce County Tourism
The construction of the Griffith Island lighthouse began in 1856. Before the freeze-up the foundation was set and the quarried …
Griffith Island Lighthouse
1860
"David McBeath"
by Robert Square
The Isle of Coves has many fascinating stories to tell but nothing compares with the drama of lightkeeper David McBeath …
Cove Island Lighthouse
1903
"Fog Horns"
by Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
Audible systems were used when keepers needed a warning device when visibility was poor. The first fog signals in Lake …
Bruce County Museum Lighthouse Exhibit
1823
"Fresnel Lens"
by Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
The main feature of the Ghostly Guardians Exhibit at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre is the Fresnel lens. …
Bruce County Museum Lighthouse Exhibit
1983
"Lion’s Head Restoration by High School Students"
by Bruce County Tourism
In 1903, the first light was established at the end of the Lion’s Head harbour dock. A square frame tower …
Lion's Head Lighthouse
1898
"History of Cape Croker"
by Bruce County Tourism
The first lighthouse in Cape Croker, a small wooden structure with a tower on the roof, was built in 1898 …
Cape Croker Lighthouse
1883
"History of Lion’s Head Lighthouse"
by Bruce County Tourism
With a potentially excellent harbour at their doorstep, why were the inhabitants of Lion’s Head having to rely on the …
Lion's Head Lighthouse
2009
"Saving the Stokes Bay Lighthouse"
by Bruce County Tourism
Late in the summer of 2009, Ontario Parks informed Bruce County staff that the Canadian Coast Guard had plans to …
Stokes Bay Lighthouse
