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Name: Red River Front Range Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Originally Winnipeg (now Selkirk), Manitoba, Canada

Location: Originally Red River.


Click to enlarge: Photo   
Photo: Courtesy of Ron Walker, Canadian Coast Guard

Managing Organization:
Marine Museum of Manitoba

Website: http://www.marinemuseum.ca/
Email: marinemuseum@mts.net

Tower Height: 27

Height of Focal Plane: 28

Characteristic and Range: Fixed white, visible for 12 miles.

Description of Tower: White, square, pyramidal wooden tower.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1895

Date Present Tower Built: 1914

Tower Moved?
?

Date Deactivated: ?

Current Use: Museum exhibit.

Open To Public? Yes.

Museum?
The lighthouse is now on the grounds of the Marine Museum of Manitoba.

Directions:
From Winnipeg, travel down Main Street (Hwy 9A) all the way to Selkirk, Manitoba. Once in Selkirk continue traveling north until you reach Queen Avenue. At Queen Avenue turn right (at Chicken Delight). Once on Queen Avenue travel one block to the stop sign. This will be Eveline Street. From this corner you will see the entrance to the Marine Museum of Manitoba.


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