
To the Lighthouse #CanadianVisitList
Serving as beacons of not only navigation but also community and culture, Canada’s lighthouses symbolize the strength of a nation built between great bodies of water. My own experiences in lighthouse visiting are limited, but if I had the time and money to do so, I would have a field day taking a trip just to walk in circles around different lighthouses in Canadian provinces, whether they be small seaside towns (here’s looking at you, everywhere in Nova Scotia) or hidden areas in big cities. The mental image of a lighthouse beacon pointing out to sea is unlike any other, and sticks out as a distinct literal and figurative heritage marker.
Places
Cape Forchu Lighthouse
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
This lighthouse is one of many lighthouses which have protected seafarers around NS
Greenly Island Houses
Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
Greenly Island is home to three weathered lighthouse keeper houses that witnessed a monume...
Hampton Light
Hampton, Nova Scotia
This lighthouse is one of many lighthouses which have protected seafarers around NS
Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site
Rimouski, Québec
Off Pointe-au-Père,the grand cruise ship, the Empress of Ireland sank in 1914.
Swallow Tail Lighthouse
Grand Manan, New Brunswick
Historic wooden lighthouse on Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy built in 1859 and fir...
Road Map
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Grand Manan, New Brunswick
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