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Presqu'Ile Point Lighthouse --- Book Event

Thursday, May 24, 7:00pm
Lighthouse Books in Brighton is hosting an Illustrated history talk and book event to benefit the Presqu'ile Point Lighthouse Preservation Society.

Marc Seguin will give an illustrated talk on the topic "1863... The Royal Artillery Comes to Presqu'ile" together with the local launch of his newest book The Cruise of the Breeze: The Journal, Art and LIfe of a Victorian Soldier in Canada.

Proceeds will help restore the Presqu'ile Point Lighthouse.
All are welcome. Admission is free.

• Date:  Thursday, May 24, 7:00pm - talk begins at 7:30pm
• Place: Lighthouse Books, 66 Main St., Brighton
• Admission:  Free
• Refreshments will be served.

PRESQU'ISLE LIGHT, (detail) Henry Edward Baines, 1863.

Point Traverse Lighthouse --- Guided Walk
(Prince Edward Point Lighthouse)

Saturday, July 14, 11:00am
Discover the natural and human history of this remote corner of Prince Edward County on a guided walk around Long Point Harbour to the Point Traverse Lighthouse.

The walk will be led by historian Marc Seguin and naturalist Amy Bodman.

The lighthouse was built in 1881 to help guide steamboats and fishermen into the sheltered harbour.  We’ll learn why this area was known by mariners as “the graveyard of Lake Ontario”. Bring your camera to take pictures of this recently designated Heritage Lighthouse.

A leisurely 30-minute walk through the forest bordering meadows and wetlands will take us past the century-old fishing camp to the lighthouse.  Bring your binoculars to catch a glimpse of several species of birds that nest in the area.

After the walk, have your lunch on the beach and go for a swim in the lake.

• Date:  Saturday, July 14, 2018.  11:00am
• Place: At the end of Long Point Road, Prince Edward County - GPS 43.937546, -76.862179.  Meet at the dock
• Admission: Free
• Bring lunch, drinking water and sunscreen. Wear long pants to protect against poison ivy and ticks. Washroom at departure point.  Event will run rain or shine.

PRINCE EDWARD POINT LIGHTHOUSE (aka Pt. Traverse Lighthouse). Marc Seguin, 2017.

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