Janet Head Lighthouse

Janet Head Lighthouse in Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Canada | Attraction | Lighthouse

The Janet Head Lighthouse in Gore Bay on Manitoulin Island, Ontario is a stunning Attraction owned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and is leased to the Municipality of Gordon Barrie Island. This is a functioning Lighthouse with an occulting, solar-powered LED light that flashes on for three seconds at a time, and runs 24 hours every day of the week. The Janet Head Lighthouse was built all the way back in 1879, and was originally lit with a kerosene lamp, and magnified with a thick circular glass for magnification, and the then Lighthouse keeper was required to light it at nightfall and extinguish it every morning, and interestingly on sunny days would draw a heavy curtain round the room to prevent light reflecting off the glass and starting fires in the nearby woods, in foggy weather he would sound a fog horn at intervals. Come visit and take a step back in time through the fascinating history of this Lighthouse, admission is free.

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621 Lighthouse Road
Gore Bay
Ontario
Canada
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Lighthouse
Functioning Lighthouse
Solar Light
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Lighthouse Keeper
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