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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse is at the end of a pier at the entrance to the Saugeen River. It is virtually identical to the rear range light, which is located on a hill about 2,200 feet behind the front range. This lighthouse also exhibits the Saugeen Light, a fixed white light with a focal plane of 36 feet. The Saugeen Light is visible in all directions on the lake while the range light is visible in the range line only. Tower Height: 36 Height of Focal Plane: 34 Characteristic and Range: Fixed green. Description of Tower: White, square pyramidal wooden tower with red trim, red vertical stripe facing range line.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1883: Lantern on a mast. Date Established: 1883 Date Present Tower Built: 1903 Fog Signal: 3 second blast every 20 seconds. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions:
Rankin Street, off Highway 21 in Southampton, leads to the Saugeen River range Lights. Keepers: Joseph Granville (c. 1920s-1941), Lydia Jane
Hyatt Granville (1941-1954)
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