Saugeen River Light con't...the front range light. It was replaced the same year as the front range light, and constructed in a similar fashion. It sits upriver, about 2300 feet from the its sister light, just past the bridge. It is a small structure, standing only 31' high, but because of its hill location, it sits 61' above water level. Its fixed automated light is electrically powered. In 1989, the Canadian Coast Guard stripped off the cedar shingles in an attempt to replace them with aluminum siding. Work in progress was stopped when the people of Southampton vehemently protested. After a three-day vigil of picketing and standing guard around the clock, new cedar shingles were installed and painted white. It remains as it has always stood, a symbol of Southampton. McNab PointThis little light, built in 1877, once stood on the north side of Horseshoe Bay in Saugeen Township. It was probably named after Alexander McNabb (note the spelling difference), the land agent in town; on government charts it appears as McNab. As the changes developed in the Southampton harbour system, the small tower was moved to where it now quietly stands at McNab Point. Its automated fixed white light shines out onto the lake from its height of 28'. In 1988, the Canadian Coast Guard stripped off the wooden exterior and replaced it with aluminum siding. |
Getting to the Lighthouse
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