Wednesday 21 November 2012

Abandoned Lighthouse looking good

Although the chart identifies Point Abino lighthouse, between Port Colborne and the Niagara River entrance on Lake Erie as abandoned, the local Preservation Society has done an excellent job in making it look anything but.

http://www.palps.ca/about.php

There is no longer a light that shines from the structure. A light buoy is placed just south of the point to mark the shoal that extends 2,500 feet offshore.



A calm day is definitely required as the buoy is very close to the shoal and there is only 21 feet of water at the buoy position giving only 5 feet of clearance between the bottom of the ship and the lake bottom.


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