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Name: Goderich Light  

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Also known as: Goderich Main Light

Nearest Town or City:
Goderich, Ontario, Canada

Location: Goderich Harbor, Lake Huron.


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Photo: Michel Forand
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Managing Organization:
Corporation of the Town of Goderich.

Notes:
This was the first light station established on the Canadian side of Lake Huron.

Tower Height: 35

Height of Focal Plane: 140

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 25 seconds.

Description of Tower: White, square stone tower, with red lantern and trim.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
c. 1830: Wooden structure (further east)

Date Established: c. 1830

Date Present Tower Built: 1847

Current Use: Active seasonal aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
Follow Highway 21 into Goderich and exit on Kingston Street. Follow to West Street, which leads to the lighthouse. There is parking nearby. There is a also a steep stairway leading to the bluff and lighthouse from a lakeside boardwalk.

Keepers: ? Brady (c. mid-1800s).


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