FHBRO # 90-135

LOL # 1022

BUILT 1895

POSITION 46 23 14.3 N 63 47 21.2 W 072 degrees 04 minutes, 430.3 meters from front Range at Glover’s Shore, east of Summerside Harbour

LIGHT Green: continuous; visible in line of range

FOCAL POINT 24.8 m (81.4 ft)

TOWER HEIGHT 20.1 m (66 ft)

NOMINAL RANGE Not applicable

This range light is a tall square tapered wooden tower clad with shingles. It has a white day mark with a vertical red stripe extending from the gallery most of the way down the seaward side. It is plainly built with no decorative details. The gallery is supported by metal brackets and has a red metal railing. The shingled range light was originally an open frame surmounted by a square wooden lantern, which was enclosed in 1904. It was raised in height in 1916 in a similar manner to the Northport Back Light to which it shows a strong similarity. The Range Light also has vertically-banked paired windows. It was designed by the Department of Marine and was built by M. Walsh. The Range Light was moved 15.2 m (50 feet) south of its former location in 1913.

It overlooks the Northumberland Strait and Bedeque Bay on the south shore of Prince Edward Island. It was erected for the benefit of the mail and passenger steamer Northumberland and other ships sailing between Summerside, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. As a result, it contributed to the development of the local fishing industry.

Albert E. Ferguson was caretaker and part-time keeper of this Range Light from 1935 to 1961.