There are still plenty of lighthouses in Quebec to visit for the Lighthouse of the Week, so I went back to Quebec for this week's featured phare. And that's what it is -- the Phare de Pointe-des-Monts, on the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River, about where it turns into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
It's a very pretty / scenic location, as you'll see. First, we'll see what the Lighthouse Directory says about it. Pay attention, because this is a good one.
"1830. Inactive since 2000. 27.5 m (90 ft) round stone tower with a small square lantern room perched on a platform-like gallery. Lighthouse painted white with two broad red horizontal bands; lantern is also red. 1-1/2 story keeper's house and several other light station buildings. ... This magnificent lighthouse is one of Canada's oldest and most famous. The 7 floors of the tower are a museum; the keeper's house is operated as a restaurant. There is a bed and breakfast inn as well as cottages and camping facilities on site. The lighthouse was saved from demolition in 1964 by Jacques Landry and his wife, the final keepers; it was transferred to the government of Québec in 1965."
Below, various pictures and a short video:
Short video:
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