F.T.B. Young began construction of a square, wooden lighthouse in 1916 to mark the southeast tip of Pokesudie Island, known as Marcelle Point, but the 8.5-metre-tall tower was not completed until 1917. Young worked under a $450 contract, while the necessary land was expropriated for $83.

The lighthouse originally stood atop a cribwork foundation, 1.8 metres high, and in 1920 anchor bolts were put in place from the tower’s corner posts to the wooden crib. In later years, the tower’s foundation was a concrete base, located at the water’s edge, and the lighthouse was accessed by an elevated wooden walkway. The tower was demolished in 1958 and replaced by a square skeletal tower with two white slatted daymarks. No light exists at this location today, but Pointe à Marcelle Range is nearby.

Keepers: J.F. Doucett (1917 – at least 1923).

References

1. Annual Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, various years.

No light exists at this exact location today, but Pointe à Marcelle Range is nearby.

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