After three lighthouses in the Philippines, I headed north to Quebec, Canada. I found this one on the Îles de la Madeleine, which is an isolated group of narrow islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, north of Prince Edward Island and west of New Brunswick, population about 13,000.
The lighthouse is Anse-à-la-Cabane, which I've also seen written as l'Anse-à-la-Cabane. It's the biggest lighthouse on the islands.
Here is a Web site about it:
https://www.tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com/en/activities-attractions/lighthouses/anse-a-la-cabane-lighthouse/
And here are some excerpts from that Web site (I don't always use Lighthouse Directory)
"The lighthouse at Anse-à-la-Cabane was built in 1870 and 1871. It is the oldest lighthouse of the archipelago that is still in service. It is also known as the Millerand or the Havre-Aubert Island lighthouse.
This type of lighthouse is characterised by an hexagonal wood structure and a slender shape. This shape was abandoned after 1871 in favour of a square design that was cheaper and easier to build. The lighthouse at Anse-à-la-Cabane was likely one of the last of its type built in Canada.
With a height of 17.1 metres, the lighthouse is the tallest one on Les Îles de la Madeleine. With the keeper's house and other outbuildings, the lighthouse à Anse-à-la-Cabane forms a grouping that is unique on the archipelago."
And herewith, the pictures.
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