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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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Stories
1930s
"Young Girl on Chantry Island"
by Interview with John Weichel of fo’c’s’le magazine
As a young child, Jean Scott, now Jean Davies, lived in Southampton and was friends with Ruth Klippert, the daughter …
Chantry 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
1881
"Schooner Regina"
by Robert Square
On Tuesday September 6, 1881, loaded with a thousand barrels of salt the schooner Regina under the command of Captain …
Cove Island 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
1860
"Cove Island: A Father’s Choice"
by Bruce County Tourism
It was December 7, 1860. Keeper David McBeath was pacing the shoreline transfixed by the 20- foot sailboat rocking in …
Cove Island Lighthouse
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
1860
"Cove Island: A Father’s Choice"
by Bruce County Tourism
It was December 7, 1860. Keeper David McBeath was pacing the shoreline transfixed by the 20- foot sailboat rocking in …
Cove Island Lighthouse
1881
"Schooner Regina"
by Robert Square
On Tuesday September 6, 1881, loaded with a thousand barrels of salt the schooner Regina under the command of Captain …
Cove Island 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
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
1885
"Service Awards"
by Bruce County Tourism
Imperial Service Medals were Awarded to the First Two Lightkeepers on Lyal Island and another on Knife Island – John …
Lyal Island Range Light and Knife Island Lighthouse
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
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
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
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
1860
"Cove Island: A Father’s Choice"
by Bruce County Tourism
It was December 7, 1860. Keeper David McBeath was pacing the shoreline transfixed by the 20- foot sailboat rocking in …
Cove Island Lighthouse
1897
"Flowerpot Lightkeeper Dan Smith Saves Crew"
by Bruce County Tourism
In 1897, when shipping on Georgian Bay was at its zenith, lighthouse was perched high on a cliff face at …
Flowerpot Island Lightstation
1913
"Flowerpot Island: A Boy’s Paradise"
by Bruce County Tourism
Bill Spears’ lined face had seen more than a few years of Georgian Bay sun. A man of strong opinions, …
Flowerpot Island Lightstation
