Managing Organization: Canadian Coast Guard
Notes: This is one of the oldest wooden lighthouses in the Canadian maritime provinces. Tower Height: 60 Height of Focal Plane: 88 Characteristic and Range: Fl (2) White 12 s, visible for 12 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White, octagonal wooden tower with red lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1864 Date Present Tower Built: 1864
Tower Moved? 1979 Date Automated: 1959 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions: Follow Blue Heron Drive between Bedeque and Borden-Carleton. Turn off on Route 119 to Fernwood. Continue to a "T" in the road. Form here you should be able to see the lighthouse. Follow the road down to it.
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