Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Québec

Mauricie Region Lighthouses

Les Chenaux Municipality Lighthouses

* Batiscan Range Rear (3) 1908(?). Active; focal plane 22 m (73 ft); continuous green light visible only on the range line. 17 m (55 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with enclosed watch room and lantern. The front of the tower also carries an orange slatted daymark with a vertical black stripe on the range line. Michel Forand's photo is at right, and Anderson has good photos, but the light is curiously hard to find in Google's satellite view. This is an upstream range; the front light is mounted on a small platform 440 m (0.27 mi) northeast. Located on the north shore of the river northeast of Batiscan. Site appears to be open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-870; CCG 2043; Admiralty H2366.1; NGA 4428. * Champlain Upper Range Rear (3?) Date unknown (station established 1904). Active; focal plane 28.5 m (94 ft); continuous green light visible only on the range line; also a passing light, red flash every 5 s. 21.5 m (71 ft) skeletal tower. The front face of the tower carries an orange daymark with a black vertical stripe on the range line. Google has a satellite view confirming that the skeletal tower shown on the Lighthouse Explorer page has been replaced by a modern, slender tower. This is an upstream range; the front light is on a mast about 455 m (0.28 mi) east. Located on the north shore of the river west of Champlain, about 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Trois-Rivières. Site appears open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-1181; CCG 2064; Admiralty H2380.1; NGA 4532. Lanaudière Region Lighthouses D'Autray Municipality Lighthouses Île Dupas Range Front 1907. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); continuous green light visible only on the range line. 5 m (18 ft) square wood tower mounted on a square pyramidal concrete pier. Tower painted white, except the front is painted bright orange-red with a black vertical stripe on the range line. Anderson has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. This is a downstream range. Located on the Île aux Cochons on the northwest side of the river south of Berthierville; probably visible distantly from the southeast side south of Tracy. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-1103; CCG 2274; Admiralty H2450; NGA 5136.

Batiscan Range Rear Light, Batiscan photo copyright Michel Forand; used by permission

* Île Dupas Range Rear

1907. Active; focal plane 25.5 m (84 ft); continuous green light visible only on the range line. 20.5 m (67 ft) slender square cylindrical skeletal tower. The tower carries a trapezoidal slatted daymark painted bright orange-red with a black vertical stripe. Google has a satellite view. This is a downstream range; the rear light is on a skeletal tower 625 m (0.39 mi) north. Located at the end of the Rang de l'Île Dupas on the south end of the Île Dupas, 625 m (0.39 mi) north of the front light. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-1104; CCG 2275; Admiralty H2450.1; NGA 5140.

Lavaltrie Range Front (3)

1915 (station established 1831). Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); continuous green light. 4 m (13 ft) square tower with lantern, mounted on a concrete pier. Tower painted white, lantern roof red; the front of the tower is painted red with a black vertical stripe. Bing has a satellite view. This is an upstream range. Located on the east side of l’Île Hervieux, a low island off the waterfront of Lavaltrie. Accessible only boat or over the ice in winter. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. CCG 2292; Admiralty H2460; NGA 5252.

Lavaltrie Range Rear (3)

1915 (station established 1831). Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); continuous green light. 18 m (56 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and enclosed watch room. Tower painted black, watch room white, lantern white with a red roof. The front of the tower carries a large rectangular daymark, painted bright orange-red with a black vertical stripe on the range line. Bing has a satellite view. Located on an islet just off the south end of l’Île Hervieux. Accessible only boat or over the ice in winter. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. CCG 2293; Admiralty H2460.1; NGA 5256.

L'Assomption Municipality Lighthouses

Mousseau Range Front 1914. Inactive. 6 m (20 ft) square wood lantern room with a pyramidal roof, supported by four iron legs on a square concrete pier. Bing has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the west side of the north end of Île Bouchard. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: unknown. ex-Admiralty H2462. Mousseau Range Rear 1914. Inactive. 15 m (49 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with wood lantern and enclosed upper portion. Lighthouse originally painted white, but nearly all the paint has worn off. Bing has an indistinct satellite view. Located about 700 m (0.42 mi) southwest of the front light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: unknown. ex-Admiralty H2462.1. Île Ronde (Péninsule Bouchard) Range Rear 1914. Inactive since 1995. 17.5 m (57 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and enclosed upper portion. Lighthouse painted white (most of the paint has weathered away); lantern roof is red. A photo by Lloyd Gross is at right, and Bing has a satellite view. Endangered: the lighthouse is abandoned and deteriorating. The range guided vessels headed upstream around the north side of the Îles de Verchères. Located on the west side of the Îles de Verchères opposite St.-Sulpice. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: unknown. ex-CCG 2301; ex-Admiralty H2463.1. Île Ronde (Péninsule Bouchard) Range Front 1914. Inactive since 1995. 6 m (20 ft) square wood lantern house standing on a 4-legged steel platform. Lighthouse painted white (most of the paint has weathered away); lantern roof is red. Endangered: the lighthouse is abandoned and deteriorating. Located an unknown distance southwest of the rear light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: unknown. ex-CCG 2300; ex-Admiralty H2463. Île Bouchard Range Rear (2) Date unknown (station established 1902). Active; focal plane 22 m (73 ft); continuous green light visible only on the range line. 16.5 m (54 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower, with lantern but no enclosed portion of the tower. The tower also carries an inverted-trapezoidal slatted daymark painted orange with a black vertical stripe on the range line. Anderson has a distant view, and Google has a satellite view. This is a downstream range. Located on the southeast side of the island, a long narrow island that divides the river near Verchères, roughly 20 km (13 mi) northeast of Montréal. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-1262; CCG 2327; Admiralty H2480.1; NGA 5392.

Île Ronde Range Rear Light, St.-Sulpice, July 2007 Flickr photo copyright Lloyd Gross; used by permission

Île Bouchard Range Front (3?)

Date unknown (station established 1902). Active; focal plane 13 m (73 ft); continuous green light visible only on the range line. 9 m (30 ft) square platform supported by four steel piles. The tower also a rectangular daymark painted orange with a black vertical stripe on the range line. Google has a satellite view. The light lists all describe this light as being on a "cylindrical mast," but Anderson's photos show otherwise. Located on the southeast side of the island 934 m (0.58 mi) southwest of the rear light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-1093; CCG 2326; Admiralty H2480; NGA 5388.

Montréal City Lighthouses

* Île Sainte-Hélène (Île Ronde Range Rear) 1912. Inactive for many years. 14.5 m (48 ft) square concrete tower on a square pyramidal concrete base; wooden lantern. Lighthouse painted white. Anderson has good photos, David Giral has a closeup photo, another photo and a wider view are available, Wikimedia has a photo, and Google has a good satellite view. The history of this downstream range light is not well known; according to Bash, it was never lit and served only as a daybeacon. The only lighthouse in the downtown area of Montréal, it has been vandalized repeatedly and is clearly endangered. However, it was repainted, apparently in 2007, as seen in Bash's photo and Ginette Brosseau's closeup. Located below the Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène at the west side of the island in Montréal harbor. Accessible from the Jacques Cartier Bridge (QC 134); parking nearby. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: City of Montréal. ARLHS CAN-977. * Lachine Range Rear (2) 1900 (station established 1889). Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); continuous green light visible only on the range line. 17 m (55 ft) steel tower with lantern and a small gallery. Lighthouse painted white with red trim; the lantern dome is red. Jean Gagnon's photo is at right, Anderson has good photos, Bash has a 2008 photo, Benoit Larocque also has a good photo, Wikimedia has several excellent photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. This is a downstream (eastbound) range; the two towers are about 240 m (800 ft) apart. Located in Parc Saint-Louis, on Boulevard Saint-Joseph in Lachine. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Inland Waters CCG 1195. ARLHS CAN-967. * Lachine Range Front (2) 1900 (station established 1889). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); continuous green light visible only on the range line. 7 m (24 ft) steel tower with lantern and a small gallery. Lighthouse painted white with red trim; the lantern dome is red. Jean Gagnon's photo is at the top of this page, Anderson has good photos, Bash has a 2008 photo, Wikimedia has several excellent photos, Marinas.com has aerial photos, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the wharf adjoining Parc Saint-Louis, on Boulevard Saint-Joseph in Lachine. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Inland Waters CCG 1194. ARLHS CAN-968. Dixie Range Rear Around 1916. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); quick-flashing green light visible only on the range line. 26 m (85 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a square concrete pier. Lighthouse painted white; lantern roof painted red. There is also a large rectangular red slatted daymark with a vertical black stripe on the range line. Bash's 2008 photo is at the bottom of this page, a good closeup photo and a distant photo are available, and Google has a satellite view. This is an upstream range guiding ships past Lachine. The front range is on a small round tower. Located in the river off Dorval, about 3.2 km (2 mi) west of Lachine. Accessible only by boat, but there are good views from the Parc du Millénaire and other points on the north shore in the Dorval area. Site open, tower closed. Inland Waters CCG 1202; Admiralty H2518.41; NGA 5703.

Lachine Range Rear Light, Lachine, October 2012 Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Jean Gagnon

Montérégie Region Lighthouses

Vaudreuil-Soulanges Municipality Lighthouses

Note: The Soulanges Canal was opened in 1899 to provide a route around the rapids of the St. Lawrence between Lac St.-Louis and Lac St.-François. The canal is 23 km (14 mi) long and has five locks. It was closed in 1958 following inauguration of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Ships on the Seaway today use the rebuilt Beauharnois Canal on the south side of the river.

* Soulanges Canal Lower Entrance Range Front

1902. Inactive since 1960. 9 m (29 ft) cast iron tower with lantern, painted white; lantern roof painted gray. Kate McDonnell has a good closeup photo, Ginette Brosseau has a good photo, and Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse was discontinued when the canal was closed following inauguration of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The tower has recently been restored. Located in Pointe-des-Cascades at the end of the north pier at the eastern canal entrance; this is also at the confluence of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Municipalité de Pointe-des-Cascades. ARLHS CAN-1198.

* Soulanges Canal Lower Entrance Range Rear 1902. Inactive since 1960. 14 m (45 ft) cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern roof painted black. Pierre Bona's photo is at right, a nice 2008 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse was discontinued when the canal was closed following inauguration of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The tower has been restored and relocated to a municipal park. Located on the south side of the canal in the Parc des Ancres in the center of Pointe-des-Cascades. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Municipalité de Pointe-des-Cascades. ARLHS CAN-1199. * Soulanges Canal Upper Entrance Range Rear 1902. Inactive since 1960. Approx. 11 m (30 ft) cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern roof painted black. Ginette Brosseau has a good photo, and Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse was discontinued when the canal was closed following inauguration of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The tower has recently been restored; it is an attraction in a riverside public campground. Located near the campground entrance on the east side of the canal in Les Coteaux, about 480 m (1585 ft) north of the front light. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Camping Coteau Landing. ARLHS CAN-1201. * Soulanges Canal Upper Entrance Range Front 1902. Inactive since 1960. 11 m (35 ft) cast iron tower with lantern, painted in a gaudy red, white, and blue pattern. Michel Forand's photo is at right, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The lighthouse was discontinued when the canal was closed following inauguration of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The tower has recently been restored; it is an attraction in a riverside public campground. Located on the west side of the entrance to the canal in Les Coteaux. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Camping Coteau Landing. ARLHS CAN-1200. Pointe Beaudette (Pointe au Beaudet, McKie Point) (2) 1877 (station established 1847). Inactive since 1962. 9 m (30 ft) square pyramidal wood tower, painted white; no lantern. Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse was replaced by a pair of range lights (see next entry). It was to be demolished after deactivation, but instead it was leased by two neighboring landowners. The lantern was removed after it was badly damaged by a storm in 1995. The tower is now deteriorated and endangered, but the town of Rivière Beaudette is hoping to acquire it for restoration. Located on a sharp point on the north side of the river near Rivière Beaudette and the Ontario border. Site and tower closed (private property), although the lighthouse can be seen from the river. Owner/site manager: private. ARLHS CAN-1124; ex-CCG (Inland Waters) 0099.

Soulanges Canal Lower Entrance Rear Light, April 2006 Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Pierre Bona

Pointe Beaudette Range Rear

Date unknown (1962?). Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); continuous green light. 17.5 m (57 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted white. The tower carries a triangular slatted daymark, painted orange with a black vertical stripe. Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located about 650 m (0.4 mi) north of the historic lighthouse. Site status unknown. CCG (Inland Waters) 0099.1; Admiralty H2544.1; NGA 6088.

Laurentides Region (Ottawa River) Lighthouses

Deux-Montagnes Municipality Lighthouse
Pointe aux Anglais (4)

1987(?) (station established 1873). Active (privately maintained since 1998); focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 6.5 m (22 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern, painted white, mounted on a concrete pier. Anderson has photos, Marinas.com has distant aerial photos, and Google has a satellite view. The pier supported some of the earlier towers; its date is not known. The light was the front light of a range until sometime in the 1980s. Located on a reef in the Lac des Deux Montagnes at Pointe-aux-Anglais, about 10 km (6 mi) west of Oka. Accessible only by boat, but visible from shore. Owner/site manager: Club de Voile des Laurentides. ARLHS CAN-1271; CCG (Inland Waters) 1245.

Outaouais Region (Ottawa River) Lighthouses

Pontiac Municipality Lighthouses

Lower Allumette Lake (Spence Island) (2)

1909 (station established 1885). Inactive since the 1920s. 8 m (26 ft) square pyramidal wood tower with lantern. Anderson has distant views, the lighthouse peeks above trees in Benedikt Kuhn's 2012 photo, and trees hide the lighthouse in Bing's satellite view of the location. It has only been discovered recently that this lighthouse is still standing. Gravely endangered: abandoned for eight decades, the building is embedded in vegetation and is descending into ruin. Located on an island at the lower end of Lower Allumette Lake, about 8 km (5 mi) north of Waltham. Accessible only by boat. Site open, though somewhat difficult to find. ARLHS CAN-1122.

Passage Lower (Pointe Leblanc) (2)

1907 (station established 1887). Active; focal plane 7.5 m (25 ft); red flash every 4 s. 8 m (27 ft) square pyramidal wood tower, painted white with red trim. Anderson has photos, Benedikt Kuhn has a 2012 photo, and Bing has a good satellite view. Located on the north side of the river on the west end of the Île Leblanc, off the Île des Allumettes about 5 km (3 mi) west of Pembroke, Ontario. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-891; CCG (Inland Waters) 1308.

Information available on lost lighthouses:

Champlain Upper Range Front (1904-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1181. Chute à Blondeau Range Front (1912-ca. 1960), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-1183. Côteau Landing (2) (1877-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-966. Dixie Range Front (1915-?), Lac St.-Louis, St. Lawrence River. Dorval (1874-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-969. Fort William (1913-?), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-970. Gallia Bay Lower Range Front(1907-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1005. Gallia Bay Upper Range Front and Rear (1907-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1007 and 951. Grondines Range Front and Rear (1874-1904). ARLHS CAN-953 and 954. Île à l'Aigle Range Front and Rear (1903-1960), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1139 and 1089. Île aux Allumettes (1906-?), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-1090. Île Rosalie (1912-1967), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-1106. Île Sainte-Thérèse Lower Range Rear (1855-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1111. Longue Pointe Traverse Range Front and Rear (1903-1920s?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1120 and 1121. Montréal Range Front and Rear (1830-1890s?), Montréal Harbor. ARLHS CAN-1185 and 1186. Oka (Pointe aux Anglais Range Rear) (1898-late 1990s), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-1126. Oka Wharf (1903-1997), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-1127. Pointe à Cadieux (1875-?), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-980. Pointe au Chêne (1913-1940s), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-1278. Pointe aux Trembles en Bas (1913-1956), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1142. Pointe aux Trembles Range Lights (1846-1930s), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1295 and 1296. Pointe Caron (1878-1934), St. Lawrence River Pointe Citrouille (ca. 1975-ca. 1985), St. Lawrence River Pointe Claire (1860-?), Montréal. ARLHS CAN-982. Pointe du Lac (1843-1907), Lac Saint-Pierre, St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1300. Pointe du Lac Range Lights (1907-?), Lac Saint-Pierre, St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1301 and 1302. Pointe Grondines Range Rear (1904-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-954. Pointe McTavish (1871-1940s), Ottawa River Repentigny Range Front and Rear (1843-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1159 and 1160. Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Traverse Range Front and Rear (1874-?), Ottawa River Sainte-Placide Course Range Rear (1902-?), Ottawa River Sainte-Placide Traverse Range Front and Rear (1874-?), Ottawa River Saint-Sulpice Course and Traverse Range Lights (1914-?), St. Lawrence River Supple Point (1910-?), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-1202. Tétreauville Range Lights (1911-?), St. Lawrence River. ARLHS CAN-1203 (front). Upper Grondines Range Lights (1904-?), St. Lawrence River Way Shoal (1870-1906), Ottawa River. ARLHS CAN-1305.

Dixie Range Rear Light, St.-Pierre, June 2008 Flickr Creative Commons photo by C.W. Bash

Notable faux lighthouses:

• Grenville, on the Ottawa River, has a faux lighthouse at the west end of the historic Grenville Canal. Alain Quevillon has another photo, and Bing has a satellite view.
• Trois-Rivières has a good replica lighthouse at the wharf of the river cruise operator Croisières M/S Jacques Cartier; this light may be active, but it is not recognized as an aid to navigation. Google has a distant satellite view.

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Posted September 12, 2003. Checked and revised November 22, 2012. Lighthouses: 25. Site copyright 2012 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.