tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings
white tower, red lantern
Operator
Fathom Five National Marine Park[3][4]
Heritage
classified federal heritage building of Canada
Light
First lit
1858[2]
Focal height
31 metres (102 ft)
Characteristic
Fl W 5s.
The Cove Island Light, at Gig Point on the island, is located in Fathom Five National Marine Park, but is not part of the Park. It is situated on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. It has been a navigational aid in the narrow channel between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay since 30 October 1858. It was the first of six stone Imperial Towers to be completed; all were illuminated by 1859.[5] Most other lighthouses of the era were built of brick, wood, iron or concrete.[6]
The six were built at a time when commercial shipping traffic was increasing on the Great Lakes between Canada and the U.S. because of new trade agreements and the opening of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal locks in 1855. The settlement of the Bruce Peninsula was also well underway by then, making the lighthouses even more useful. They acted as navigational aids for the boats and ships on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. All are currently operating as automated lights.[7][6]
The Tower, Cove Island, Ontario, was formally registered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places on 14 November 2014.[8] The federal government restored the site in 2015–2016.[9]
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^Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: West Central Ontario (Lake Huron Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
^Cove Island Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 9 August 2016
^"Cove Island Lighthouse « The Lighthouse Destination". www.brucecoastlighthouses.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08.
^ ab"Cove Island, Ontario. Cove Island Lightstation: Tower Lake Huron : HERITAGE CHARACTER STATEMENT" (PDF). Historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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Sapulski, Wayne (1996). "The Imperial Towers of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay". Lighthouse Digest. Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^"Tower : Cove Island, Ontario, Canada". Historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^"Tobermory Cove Island Lighthouse Upgrades News Centre News". www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19.
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