Oops. As you might notice, this post is temporally out of sequence. I didn't notice that I had not posted a Lighthouse of the Week for the week of June 9-15, 2024 during that week. So I'm making up for that now. In the most recent Lighthouse of the Week, I promised I'd visit a few lighthouses of southern New Brunswick, Canada. But since this one is out of sequence, I'm doing something a little different.
This is a lighthouse on Lake Champlain, in Vermont. It's also a private residence. But it is apparently an active lighthouse, according to the Lighthouse Directory.
So let's find it first. I showed where it was on a map that includes Montreal, because that's really not very far away. You can zoom in to see clearly how close it is to the Canadian border. It's located at the mouth of the Richelieu River. The actual address is in Alburgh, VT.
Now the Lighthouse Directory fills in the blanks.
"1858. Reactivated (inactive 1931-2002); focal plane 52 ft (16 m); white flash every 4 s. 40 ft (12 m) octagonal limestone tower with lantern and gallery, attached by a passageway to a 1-1/2 story granite keeper's house; 300 mm lens. Originally red, the lantern has faded to orange. ... The lighthouse, a sibling of the Point aux Roches Light in New York marks the northern end of the the lake and the entrance to the Richelieu River. The light was moved to a skeletal tower in 1931, but with the cooperation of the owner the Coast Guard returned the light to the lighthouse on 7 August 2002. The light station is a private residence."
A couple other sites:
Windmill Point, VT (Lighthouse Friends)Vermont / Windmill Point Lighthouse (World of Lighthouses)
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