Managing Organization: Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 27 Height of Focal Plane: 298 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 4 seconds, visible for 7 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White, octagonal, reinforced-concrete tower with a red, octagonal iron lantern.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers? 1854: White, square, wooden tower; dwelling attached; 40 feet tall. Date Established: 1854 Date Present Tower Built: 1958 Date Automated: 1971 Optics: 1921: Second order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions: Accessible by boat only. The island, but not the lighthouse, can be seen from the mainland. Keepers: Nathaniel C. McKeen (1854-?), Angus Y. MacLellan (1912-1946), John R. MacLeod (1968-1971)
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