McKay Island LighthouseThe Lighthouse:The lighthouse was built in 1907 by the Canadian federal government inresponse to an increase in marine traffic caused by the timber industry which hadreplaced the copper mining industry as the main commercial activity in BruceMines. On June 7, 1910 the deed from the Bruce Mines Copper Ltd. transferredtitle to the lighthouse covering 1 acre of land in deed # 903 registered on July20,1910. to His Majesty George V for $25.00The Lighthouse was constructed at the east end of McKay Island, 2 miles (3.2km.) from Bruce Mines: a square wooden dwelling with a tower rising from the roofwith a height of 32.8 feet (10 meters). The light was a fixed white dioptic coalvapor model with visibility of 9.3 miles (15 km). The fog horn was operated by ahand crank. The battery room was on the main floor. It contained many glasscontainers which had a white powdery residue along the glass wall. Today thatroom is a bedroom. There was a shed close to the water to store the boats, fueland coal oil plus gallons of white and battleship grey paint. The old boathousefoundation can be seen on the east shoreline by the lighthouse.Keepers of the light:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -July 25, 1907- May 15,1915: Joseph Harvey- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- May 15, 1915 - Apr.7, 1946: Angus James McNeish ~ born on Apr.7,1881-descended from a Cornish family- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Apr. 7, 1946 -May 15, 1947: Merritt Strum-MPP Lynn Miller approached Merritt a war veteran about thejob. He tended the light for 1 year and then went to work for Noranda Mines inQuebec.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- May 15, 1947 - May 31,1953 : Gordon Inch ~ born Mar. 8,1917- OSA World War 2 Army veteran resigned May 31,1953- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -– June1, 1953 – Oct.1, 1955: Harold Wing ~ born July 21, 1909- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- October 1, 1955 – the McKay Island Lighthouse became unwatched.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Decedents of the Keepers of the Light:
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McKay Island Lighthouse
Step Back in History be a Keeper of the Light. An all season housekeeping lighthouse located on the North Channel of Lake Huron. Watch the freighters in the summer and sled the snowmobile trails in the winter. Explore our 2 islands and enjoy this serene escape.
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