31/08/2023
Enjoying life one lighthouse at a time ~ Big Tub Harbour Lighthouse is one of four lighthouses in the Tobermory area and is short walk from True Bliss Getaways.
In 1885, the Department of Marine and Fisheries bought three lots at the entrance to the Big Tub Harbour for a lighthouse. In the 1870's, Charles Earl, one of the first settlers in the township, hung a lantern on a tree where the lighthouse was later built.Earl's lantern guided ships into the Big Tub Harbour where they could take refuge from storms and high seas. Grateful for this service, sailors gave Earl coal, flour and coal oil.
In 1883 he was paid one hundred dollars a year for this service. He became the first keeper of the new light and remained so until his death.
The 43 foot lighthouse at the entrance to Big Tub Harbour is now fully automated with access for visitors.
This is a great vantage point to view Big Tub Harbour and watch the Chi-Cheemaun ferry arriving and departing!