Big Tignish Light, lighthouse in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Big Tignish Light is a small wooden lighthouse standing at the entrance of Tignish Harbour. The tower has a pyramid shape painted white with a lantern enclosure on top that once guided ships safely into the harbor.
The Big Tignish Light was built in 1881 at the mouth of the Big Tignish River in Prince County and was deactivated in 1997. Its keepers included Isidore Gaudet (1881–1894), Agate Gaudet (1897–1912) and Jerome J. Perry (1923–1956). After years of disrepair, the unused tower was moved to Fisherman's Haven Community Park in 2009, renovated and repainted.
The lighthouse takes its name from the nearby harbor and community that depend on the sea for their livelihood. It stands today as a symbol of maritime connection to the people who live and work here, keeping alive the memory of how the coast once sustained entire families.
The lighthouse stands in a park and can be viewed from outside, but visitors cannot go inside the tower. From Tignish village, follow local roads toward the harbor where the lighthouse sits at the corner of Tignish Shore Road and Harbour Road.
The tower was moved to Fisherman's Haven Community Park in 2009, not 2008, then renovated and repainted. Its keepers included Isidore Gaudet (1881–1894), Agate Gaudet (1897–1912) and Jerome J. Perry (1923–1956).
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