Managing Organization: Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 30 Height of Focal Plane: 60 Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 5 seconds, visible for 12 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White square concrete tower with red lantern, attached to small building.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers? 1854: Small, white, wooden combination tower and dwelling. 1934: Square wooden tower attached to fog signal building, 34 feet high. 1970: Fiberglass tower. Date Established: 1854 Date Present Tower Built: 1978 Date Automated: 1988 Fog Signal: Horn - 3-sec. blast every 30 seconds. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Keepers: Patrick Dillon (1854-?); James P. Dillon (c. 1867); Wilfred Conway (?); John MacQuarrie (?-1988)
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