Designated Heritage Lighthouses

Name: Bayswater Lighthouse (established in 1914)
Location: Bayswater, New Brunswick

Bayswater Lighthouse is a traditional, square tapered wooden tower, standing 8.8 metres (29 feet). At the time of its construction in 1914, Bayswater was one of 21 operating lighthouses along the Saint John River system and served river traffic and a ferry that ran between the community of Bayswater and Millidgeville, just to the north of the city of Saint John. The ferry went out of operation in the mid-20^th century, but the light continued to guide recreational watercraft, fishing boats and touring vessels along the “Rhine of North America”, as the Saint John River is known for its popularity among pleasure boaters. 

This secondary coastal light was deactivated in 2005 and remains a valued heritage and tourism symbol for local residents and mariners alike. It is located fifteen kilometres north of the city of Saint John.

Name: Isaacs Harbour (established in 1874, the present lighthouse was constructed in 1928)
Location: Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

The Isaacs Harbour Lighthouse is a 12.8 metre (42 feet), two-storey combined lighthouse and keepers’ dwelling which guides vessels into Isaacs Harbour. Located on the southeast coast of Nova Scotia, the lighthstation was initially established to aid the fishing, shipbuilding and gold mining industries. The current lighthouse was constructed in 1928 to replace the original destroyed by fire. This simple and attractive structure makes use of a “balloon-frame” structural system, where the building studs are continuous from foundation to roof.

Deactivated since 2008, the recently rehabilitated lighthouse remains a valued symbol for the local community. It is approximately a three hours’ drive from Halifax, Nova Scotia.