The nation of Canada was created by the British North America Act in 1867 with Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as the four original provinces. The area had been part of New France, the French empire in North America, which fell to Britain during the Seven Years War (1756-63). Prince Edward Island, previously called Île Saint-Jean under French rule, was initially assigned to the Nova Scotia colony, but it became a separate colony in 1769. The colony's name was changed from St. John's Island to Prince Edwrad Island in 1798. The island declined to join the Confederation in 1867 but joined in 1873 after several years of negotiation.
Smallest of the ten Canadian provinces,
Prince Edward island is located in the southern part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, separated
from the mainland by the Northumberland Strait. The island is readily
accessible by the Confederation
Bridge from Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick, or in the summer by car
ferry from Caribou, Nova Scotia.
The province is divided into three counties, although the counties no longer have any governmental functions. This page lists lighthouses of
the central and eastern portions of the island in Queens County and Kings County, respectively. There's another page for Western
Prince Edward Island.
The Prince
Edward Island Lighthouse Society works for the preservation of
the island's light stations.
Aids to navigation in Canada are maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard. In 2008 Parliament passed the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act (HLPA) to designate and protect historic lighthouses.
Special thanks to Kelly Ann Loughery for sharing her extensive knowledge
of Prince Edward Island lighthouses and her large collection of photos.
ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS
World List of Lights; CCG numbers are from the Atlantic Coast
volume of the List
of Lights, Buoys, and Fog Signals of Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Admiralty
numbers are from Volume H of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals;
and U.S. NGA numbers are from Publication 110, Atlantic Coast of the
Americas. Unless noted otherwise, all active lights are owned and
operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.
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East Point Light, Souris, September 2022
Instagram photo by East Point Lighthouse
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