After a brief foray into Spain, I'm returning to the numerous lighthouses that are in Canada southwest (mostly south) of Saint John, Canada, in the province of New Brunswick; just over the border with Maine (USA).
The lighthouse (or light station, as the map shows it) this week is Head Harbour, which the Lighthouse Directory says is one of Canada's most well-known and oft-photographed lighthouses. Which should mean that finding pictures of it won't be difficult.
First, though, let's locate it on the map.
Then let's get the basics from the Lighthouse Directory:
"1829. Active; focal plane 17.5 m (58 ft); continuous red light. 15.5 m (51 ft) octagonal pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, connected to a keeper's house by a covered walkway. Fog signal building (1914) and other light station buildings. Fog horn (4 s blast every 60 s). Lighthouse painted white with one red vertical stripe and one red horizontal band forming the pattern of St. George's Cross, the symbol of England. ... This is New Brunswick's oldest lighthouse, one of Canada's best known and most photographed lighthouses, and one of the few light stations in the province that has all its original structures. The Friends of Head Harbour Lightstation, founded in 2000, are working to improve access and restore the buildings. In 2006 the Friends painted the entire light station. ... Located on a rocky islet off the northernmost point of Campobello Island, which is accessible by bridge from Lubec, Maine."Websites:
Head Harbour (East Quoddy), New Brunswick (Lighthouse Friends)
Head Harbour Light Station (Canada's Historic Places)
And then ... pictures! But first, a video:
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