COME JOIN THE CELEBRATIONS: Do the Louisbourg walk on your own or with friends and get to the lighthouse on time for a BBQ with the Lighthouse Society and the Coastal Connection Trails Association.
On August 22, the Louisbourg Lighthouse Society and the Coastal Connection Trails Association, with the co-operation of the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada, invite the public to celebrate the 275th anniversary of the first lighthouse in Canada at Lighthouse Point, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
Schedule of Events
11:00 AM - Large shoulder swivel gun firing and remarks by dignitaries
11:15 AM - Cannon firing
11: 20 am - 12:10 Talks on Navigation and the Lighthouse – 18th and 20th Centuries
12:15 PM - Cannon firing followed by launch of boats by Louisbourg Youth Group
1:30 PM - Cannon firing with drummer
1:35 PM - Remarks and tours - archaeological, botanical and geo-caching.
3: 00 PM - Closing cannon firing
The Louisbourg Lighthouse Society will also host a Barbecue between 11:00 am and 3:00 PM and will provide live music. Images of period plans of the first lighthouse and the original lead plaque from the lighthouse will be on display.
