Front (Outer) Range Lighthouse, 57-61 Lighthouse Road, Port Dalhousie Heritage Conservation District, Lake Ontario on a Windy Day, St. Catharines, ON
On a very windy day, I could hardly stand still.
Excerpt from lighthousefriends.com:
In 1878, a square, wooden tower was built at the end of a new pier, about 300 feet north of the existing main lighthouse, to form a set of range lights for entering the canal.
In response to requests from steamship owners, a large bell, provided by the Lakeside Navigation Company, was attached to the front light at Port Dalhousie in 1896. The bell was rung by hand by the keeper and replaced a less powerful hand-operated foghorn.
A diaphone fog alarm, operated with air compressed by an electric motor, was installed in the outer lighthouse in 1908. The Wilson Building and Contract Company of St. Catharines modified the tower so the foghorn could protrude through its lake-facing side at a height of twenty-eight feet. An oil engine replaced the fog alarm’s electric plant in 1912.
The range lights were automated in 1968. The outer 1878 lighthouse remains active today showing a light that is on for two seconds and then off for two seconds.
Front (Outer) Range Lighthouse, 57-61 Lighthouse Road, Port Dalhousie Heritage Conservation District, Lake Ontario on a Windy Day, St. Catharines, ON
On a very windy day, I could hardly stand still.
Excerpt from lighthousefriends.com:
In 1878, a square, wooden tower was built at the end of a new pier, about 300 feet north of the existing main lighthouse, to form a set of range lights for entering the canal.
In response to requests from steamship owners, a large bell, provided by the Lakeside Navigation Company, was attached to the front light at Port Dalhousie in 1896. The bell was rung by hand by the keeper and replaced a less powerful hand-operated foghorn.
A diaphone fog alarm, operated with air compressed by an electric motor, was installed in the outer lighthouse in 1908. The Wilson Building and Contract Company of St. Catharines modified the tower so the foghorn could protrude through its lake-facing side at a height of twenty-eight feet. An oil engine replaced the fog alarm’s electric plant in 1912.
The range lights were automated in 1968. The outer 1878 lighthouse remains active today showing a light that is on for two seconds and then off for two seconds.