Last week, the Lighthouse of the Week was a cute little replica lighthouse in Arisaig, Nova Scotia. I return to Nova Scotia this week to look at the lighthouse at Queensport, located on Rook Island.
First of all, as is customary, let's locate Queensport. Queensport is in Guysborough County. Unless you're familiar with Nova Scotia, that probably doesn't help, so click here to get there on Google Maps. Queensport is on the northern end of Nova Scotia, same as Arisaig, but it's on the Atlantic Ocean coast, specifically in Chedabucto Bay.
Rook Island is out in the water, so the Queensport lighthouse looks a bit isolated. That also lends itself to photographs of an isolated lighthouse, of course.
This Web site has all the necessary particulars.
I borrowed the short history:
- 1883 - 6th order light, listed at entrance to Crow Harbour, fixed white, 12m
- 1922 - 7th order dioptric lens, hand fog horn
- 1955 - 1962 - replaced by present tower
And, importantly, it was recently named a Designated Heritage Lighthouse of Canada.
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| Looks chilly |
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