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Lighthouses

The following is excerpted from the Prince Edward Island Lighthouse Society's "Lighthouses of Prince Edward Island" brochure. Many thanks to the Society for sharing this with us.

The first mode of transportation for early settlers was the sea. Lighthouses were as important to them in their trade and commerce, particularly in shipbuilding, as the railway was after Confederation. Many colonial or "first-generation" lighthouses – those built before 1873 – are octagonal shaped, and were constructed when timber was abundant in this province.

The "second- generation" lighthouses, those built after 1873, are square tapered. Some of the largest timber had to be imported from New Brunswick as the Island timber supply had been depleted by the shipbuilding industry. Each lighthouse had its individual day markings and distinguishing flash patterns.

Click on any of the lighthouses below to learn more...
Cape Bear Lighthouse & Marconi Museum
West Point Lighthouse Museum
West Point Lighthouse Craft Shop
West Point Lighthouse Inn, Museum & Restaurant
East Point Lighthouse Craft Shop
Wood Islands Lighthouse & Interpretive Museum
Point Prim Lighthouse
Souris Historic Lighthouse
East Point Lighthouse & Welcome Centre
Panmure Island Lighthouse

West Point	Point Prim
Victoria Rangelight	Panmure Head
Wood Islands	East Point
Cape Bear	Souris Historic Lighthouse

For a full list of Prince Edward Island's lighthouses and to print a lighthouse map, click here.

Geocaches

Here is a sample of geocaches hidden near this tour location. Visit www.geocaching.com for coordinates of the caches listed here.

Cache Location	Cache	Nickname
Victoria Range Light	GCYKZ2	Pause in Victoria
Wood Islands Lighthouse	GCJGXB	Wood Islands Lighthouse
Point Prim Lighthouse	GCJBHX	Point Prim Lighthouse
Panmure Head Lighthouse	GCJ7PW	Panmure Head Lighthouse
Cape Bear Lighthouse	GCJDCE	Cape Bear Lighthouse