Cape Enrage Lighthouse, Lighthouse in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

The Cape Enrage Lighthouse is a modest wooden and concrete structure perched on a high cliff overlooking the Bay of Fundy. From this exposed location, the 9.2-meter tower directs ships through the demanding waters and strong tidal movements of the bay.

Acadian sailors knew the cape as Cap Enragé; after the Acadian expulsion, British settlers anglicised the name to Cape Enrage. In the 1820s and 1830s the site was chosen over rival locations for Chignecto Bay's first lighthouse, started in 1838 and completed in 1840. Storms damaged the tower in the 1840s, requiring extensive repairs; the Canadian Coast Guard automated it in the late 1980s, and keeper Noel Justison left in 1988.

Students from Moncton rescued this abandoned lighthouse in 1993 and turned it into a visitor center dedicated to maritime heritage. Their effort shows how the site became a place where local history is kept alive through education.

The site opens for visitors from May through October with guided tours explaining the navigation systems and maritime operations. Wear sturdy shoes as the grounds sit on a cliff with uneven terrain and potentially slippery surfaces.

The name comes from Acadian sailors' "Cap Enragé", describing a cape washed by a "raging sea"; British settlers anglicised it after the Acadian expulsion. The tower is a nine-metre wooden pyramid on a square base, painted white with a red lantern, and its light was first fixed white, later changed to a green flashing warning.