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Kincardine Lighthouse, Heritage lighthouse in Kincardine, Canada.

Kincardine Lighthouse is an eight-sided tower built in 1881 above the light keeper's home, standing on a stone foundation near the mouth of the Penetangore River. Sources give its height as 24.4 metres (74 feet). The renovated facility now houses the Kincardine Yacht Club and a museum.

The lighthouse was completed in 1881 and helped ships safely navigate through Kincardine harbor when the town was flourishing with fishing, lumber, and salt shipping industries. It stands as a marker of the region's prosperous maritime period.

The lighthouse has housed a small museum run by the Kincardine Yacht Club since 1980, when the building was leased to the club after the light stopped operating in 1977. The Lighthouse Blues Festival is held near the tower each July, and the town water tower carries a painting of the lighthouse. On summer evenings in July and August, except Saturdays, a bagpiper called the Phantom Piper plays from the top of the tower.

Visitors can climb 69 steps across three levels to reach the observation deck with views of the lake and harbor. The stairway is narrow and steep, so those with physical limitations should check accessibility beforehand.

The Phantom Piper plays from the top of the tower on summer evenings in July and August, but not on Saturdays. The lighthouse also appears on the town water tower and on the logo of the Kincardine Business Improvement Association, whose mascot is Blinky the Lighthouse.

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236 Harbour Street
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44.17710,-81.63820
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October 24, 2026 21:21
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