Open by appointment in 2024. Contact Danny or Marcel at the Rendez-vous de la Baie for a guided tour: 902-769-2345
Operational since 2017, visit this new replica of the former lighthouse that was built in 1874. You can follow the interpretive panels found inside the lighthouse or our guide will fill you in on the interesting facts and stories about the previous lighthouse as well as the local marine life. Tours may also involve walks on the beach including sample gathering, animal and plant identification followed by sample analysis in our miniature lab.
The lighthouse also includes an amazing view from the third-floor deck, a perfect spot for bird-watching and observing some of the highest tides in the world. This is an excellent spot for watching marine mammals and birds, as well as the spectacular sunsets on the bay, and because there are no streetlights here, it is also a great place to view the stars and meteorite showers in the night sky.
The new building is modeled on the shape of the original lighthouse and keeper’s house. Professor Shawn Craik and his students at Université Sainte-Anne’s biology department use this building as a laboratory for their bird banding activities. They study a number of bird species, set up nesting boxes in Le Petit Bois and also participate in a pan-American study that tracks the migratory patterns of the tiny northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius Acadicus).
For a nighttime guided walking tour, visit http://nuitstella.ca/.
Click to see a Facebook photo album from the 2017 Open House