Point Clark Lighthouse is 150 this year
By Liz Dadson

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Construction of the Point Clark Lighthouse was completed in 1859 and, this year, Huron-Kinloss wants to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the national historic site.

Facilities and recreation director Mike Fair told council during budget talks Monday (Feb. 9), that a grant application has been submitted to the federal government and if the funds come through, "We want to do this up in a big way, but with little cost to the municipality.
"It would be nice to give it a proper celebration," Fair added. "We're hoping the Canadian Heritage Foundation feels the same way and can help us out with some funding."
 

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The Point Clark Lighthouse was built to warn sailors of the shoal about three kilometres offshore. The building's elegant proportions and limestone exterior are typical of the six “Imperial” towers built in the region by John Brown, a lighthouse style rarely seen elsewhere in Canada. The 110-foot stone tower is topped by a 12-sided lantern framed in cast iron, with a domed roof. A bronze lion's head at each angle of the eaves directs rainwater away from the tower. The light stands 87 feet from the base of the tower.

The structure was acquired by Parks Canada in 1967 to commemorate the vital role of lighthouses in navigation on the Great Lakes, and still serves its primary function - an aid to navigation. The light-keeper’s dwelling, built at the same time as the lighthouse, is now operated as a museum by Huron-Kinloss.

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