Help Celebrate The History Of The Cape Jourimain Lighthouse

A special online lighthouse festival this weekend will celebrate the attraction at Cape Jourimain.

Spokesperson for the Canadian Wildlife Service Daniel DeLong says many of the lighthouse are very old and haven’t had the upkeep that they probably should. Also, being on the water, the weather and elements take a toll.

The Cape Jourimain lighthouse was built in 1869 to help ships navigate nearby reefs and shoals. It became operational in May, 1870, and continued to operate until 1997. It was decommissioned when the Cape Tormentine ferry service closed after the opening of the Confederation Bridge.

In 2015, it was acquired by the Cape Jourimain Nature Centre .

“I think there is a lot of excitement and community interest in them. I know that the one in Cape Jourimain, It really serves as an icon to the Cape Jourimain area, and a testament to the resilience of our areas out here in Cape Tormentine and Murray Corner,” DeLong says.

The Cape Jourimain Lighthouse Celebration was originally supposed to be held in person as a follow up to last year’s lighthouse 150 celebration.

DeLong says they had to move it online due to COVID-19.

“It is going to begin with a presentation by one of Cape Jourimain’s Nature Centre’s Board members, on the history of the lighthouse. That is going to be followed by three musical performances,”DeLong says.

The online celebration will be held at 11am Saturday, July 25th.

Typically, throughout a normal season, the lighthouse would normally be open, or at least the first two levels of it, on weekends throughout July and August.

You can register for the event, at  Go to the lighthouse page and fill out the information and a confirmation will be sent to you.

You can listen to the full interview on Soundcloud.