Five of the 14 lighthouses in Ontario granted heritage status by Parks Canada are in Bruce County.
Parks Canada released its list today.
Three of the lighthouses are in Southampton - McNab Point, Saugeen River Front Range and Saugeen River Rear Range. Also on the list, Flowerpot Island in Tobermory and the Point Clark lighthouse in Huron-Kinloss which is also a National Historic Site.
The five are part of the 74 lighthouses across the country that were granted heritage status as groups pressure the federal government to conserve the country's marine heritage.
From the Parks Canada website:
Flowerpot Island
Location: Tobermory, Ontario
The Flowerpot Island Lighthouse is a square, tapered, steel tower surmounted by two unenclosed lights. The present Flowerpot Island Lighthouse was built in 1969. The lighthouse supports the tourism industry associated with Flowerpot Island, which is a major attraction for boaters due to its “flowerpot” rock structure.
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McNab Point
Location: Town of Saugeen Shores, Southampton ON
The McNab Point Lighthouse is an 8.5 metre (28 feet) square wooden structure with tapered walls, surmounted by an iron lantern and a cylindrical ventilator. Constructed in 1877 as part of a major harbour improvement project, it was relocated from the northern tip of Horseshoe Bay to its present location on McNab Point in 1901.
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Point Clark, National Historic Site of Canada
Location: Huron-Kinloss, Ontario
The Point Clark Lighthouse is a slightly tapered circular tower, 26.5 metre (87 feet) tall, constructed of whitewashed limestone. It is capped by a cast-iron lantern with 12 glass sides and a cast-iron dome. Commissioned in 1859, it is one of six imperial towers built on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
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Saugeen River Front Range
Location: Town of Saugeen Shores, Southampton ON
The Saugeen River Front Range Lighthouse is a 9.5 metre (31 feet) square wooden structure with tapered walls, surmounted by a metal railed gallery and a wooden lantern. Located on Lake Huron on the end of a pier extending westward from the north side of the mouth of the Saugeen River in the community of Southampton, it and the nearly identical rear range light located 750 metres to the east were constructed in 1903.
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Saugeen River Rear Range
Location: Town of Saugeen Shores, Southampton ON
The Saugeen River Rear Range Lighthouse is a 9.5 metre (31 feet) square, wooden structure with tapered walls, surmounted by a metal railed gallery and a wooden lantern. Located on a rise of land on the north side of the Saugeen River in the community of Southampton, it and the nearly identical front range light located 750 metres to the west were constructed in 1903.