Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse

The 3rd Pointe-Au-Père lighthouse was built in 1909 in the city of Pointe-au-Père, near Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. This city was well known in naval circles as the location of the pilot station for the Bas-Saint-Laurent (lower St. Lawrence) zone. Pointe-au-Père has since been amalgamated into the larger city of Rimouski (2002).

Pointe-au-Père

Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse
Quebec
Location	Rimouski Quebec Canada
Coordinates	48°31′03″N 68°28′07″W
Year first constructed	1859 (first)
Year first lit	1909 (current)
Automated	1975
Deactivated	1975
Construction	concrete tower
Tower shape	sixteen-sided cylinder with eight buttresses tower
Markings / pattern	white tower, red lantern and balcony
Tower height	108 feet (33 m)
Original lens	Third order Fresnel
Range	22 nautical mile
Admiralty number	H2070
ARLHS number	CAN-394
Heritage	classified federal heritage building of Canada
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1974

The lighthouse is 108 feet (33 m) tall, which makes it the second tallest in eastern Canada. It is built in a characteristic shape, employing eight concrete buttresses to support a slender central cylinder.

It was replaced by an electronic lighthouse in 1975 and the site is now open for visitors as part of the Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père. The RMS Empress of Ireland shipwrecking is documented in the Empress of Ireland Pavilion and you can also visit the only submarine open to the public in Canada, HMCS Onondaga (S73).

The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974.[1]