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Port Colborne Ontario ~ Canada ~ Point Albino Lighthouse ~ Lake Erie

Point Abino Lighthouse

Keeping a proud watch over Lake Erie, the Point Abino Lighthouse is one of the greatest of its kind in Canada.

 

Built in 1917-1918, the lighthouse and keeper’s dwelling are a local, provincial, and federal landmark with a unique history. This light station was one of 40 built during the last period of manned lighthouse construction.

 

 

Preservations want this 'keeper's dwelling' for the historic Point Abino Lighthouse kept in public hands.

At the end of Point Abino, a large rocky shelf projects into the lake making it necessary to build the lighthouse at a considerable distance from the shoreline. In stormy weather and at high-water periods, the lighthouse was inaccessible on foot. For that reason, the keeper’s dwelling required a site on the adjoining shore.

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Uploaded on June 15, 2016
Taken circa 2015