Managing Organization: Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
Website: http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/qc/mingan/index_E.asp
Notes: This lighthouse is being restored and there are plans to improve public access. Tower Height: 35 Height of Focal Plane: 79 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 5 seconds; range 12 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White octagonal concrete tower with red lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1888 Date Present Tower Built: 1951 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions: For information on boat tours to the island, contact: Excursions du Phare, 126, rue de la Mer, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, QC, Canada G0G 1V0; phone 418-949-2302; web: vitrine.net/maisondusouvenir/index_a.htm; or
Les Entreprises Loiselle, 138 bord de la Mer, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, QC, Canada G0G 1V0; phone & fax 418-949-2349; web www.tourisme-loiselle.com/en/index.html
Keepers: Count Henry de Puyjalon (1888-1891), Placide Vigneau (1892-1924)
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