CANADA - LIGHTHOUSE LITERATURE: Books, Calendars, Magazines, and Videos

CANADA - LIGHTHOUSE LITERATURE: Books, Calendars, Magazines, and Videos

Anonymous. Nova Scotia Lights and Delights: A Glimpse of People, Places and Foods.

?Batchelor, J. North American Lighthouses. ISBN 0-4862-8312-7.

Boston Mills Press. The Light on Chantry Island, Erin ON.

Bush, Edward F. The Canadian Lighthouse: Occasional Papers in Archaeology No. 9, Branch of Historic Parks and Sites, Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, ON, 1974.

Canadian Coast Guard. Inland Waters: List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals, Marine Navigation Services, Ottawa ON, 1995.

Comfort, Judith. Rediscover The Lighthouse Route: A Personal Guide to the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Nimbus Publishing Limited, P.O. Box 9301, Station A, Halifax, NS, B3K 5N5, Tel: (902)455-4286, 1995. ISBN 1-5510-9106-2.

Department of Marine and Fisheries. List of Lights and Fog-Signals on the Inland Waters of the Dominion of Canada, Ottawa ON, 1913.

Folkes, P. The Cove Island Light Station, Fathom Five Provincial Park, 1992.

Fulton, Gordon. Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office Building Report 90-189, 90-192: Lighttower, Fog Alarm, Dwelling Great Duck Lake

Fulton, Gordon. Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office Informal Building Report 93-058: Lighttower, Dwelling Lonely Island

Gateman, L. Lighthouses Around Bruce County, Spinning Wheel Publishing, Chelsey ON, 1991.

?Gibbs, Jim A. Lighthouses of the Pacific, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., West Chester PA19380, 1986. ISBN 0-8874-0054-X.

?Gibbs, Jim A. West Coast Lighthouses, Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, USA, 1974. ISBN Library of Congrss No. 74-75560.

Gonnsen, Kirk. Cabot Head History Report, Friends of Cabot Head, 1993.

Graham, Donald (1947-). Keepers Of The Light: A History Of British Columbia’s Lighthouses and Their Keepers, Harbour Publishing Inc., P.O. Box 219, Madeira Park, BC, V0N 2H0 1985. Written by a former keeper of Point Atkinson Light. ISBN 0-9200-8065-0 (paper), 0-9200-8065-0 (cloth).

Graham, Donald (1947-). Lights Of The Inside Passage: A History of British Columbia’s Lighthouses and Their Keepers, Harbour Publishing Inc., P.O. Box 219, Madeira Park, BC, V0N 2H0 1985, 1986. Written by a former keeper of Point Atkinson Light. ISBN 0-920080-85-5 (bound), 1-550170-60-0 (pbk).

Gutsche, Andrea (1964-); Floren, Russell (1965-); Chilsolm, Barbara (1962-). Alone In The Night: Lighthouses of Georgian Bay, Manitoulin Island and the North Channel, Lynx Images Inc., P.O. Box 5961, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, M5W 1P4, Canada, 1996. ISBN 0-9698427-5-9 (book), ISBN 0-9698427-6-7 (video; length: 72 minutes), 0-9698427-6-7 (book and video as a set).

Holland, F. Ross (Francis Ross). Lighthouses, (Michael Friedman Publishing Group, Inc.) Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, Attention: Sales Department, 15 West 26th Street, New York, NY, 10010, Tel: (212)685-6610, Fax: (212)685-1307, 1995. ISBN 1-56799-201-3.

Hyde, Charles K. The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes, Two Peninsula Press, Lansing MI, 1990.

Keweenan County Historical Society. Ten Lights, Eagle Harbour.

Klotzbach, M.A; Johnston, P. Harbour Lights, Klotzbach, Kelowna, 1990.

Lafreniére, Normand. Lightkeeping on the St. Lawrence: The End of an Era, Dundurn Press Limited, 2181 Queen Street East, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario, M4E 1E5, 1996. ISBN 1-55002-277-6. Also available in French under the title, “Gardien de phare dans le Saint-Laurent”.

MacDonald, J.E. This Point of Land, Sault Star Printing, 1978.

MacLeod, Rose. Sarawak Saga, Richardson Bond & Wright Ltd., Owen Sound ON, 1973.

MacLeod, Rose. The Story of White Cloud, Hay and Griffith Islands, Rose MacLeod, 1979.

Manitoulin Genealogical Society. Through the years: Manitoulin Genealogical Society, 1987-1994

Manitoulin Tourist Association. Lighthouses on Manitoulin Island.

Mattie, Joan. Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office Building Report 90-204, 90-213, 90-214, 90-216: Four "Imperial Towers": Lighthouses at Lake Huron and Georgian Bay

Mattie, Joan. Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office Building Report 93-211: Lighthouse at Lighthouse Point (also known as Big Tub Lighthouse

Mazur, Sandra. Memories of My Lighthouse Days

McMaster, Cindy. Life of My Great Grandfather (George Collins)

Mifflin, R. The Light on Chantry Island, Boston Mills Press, Erin ON, 1986.

Mills, Chris. Vanishing Lights: A Lightkeeper's Fascination with a Disappearing Way of Life, Lancelot Press, P.O. Box 425, Hantsport NS, B0P 1P0, 1992. By the lightkeeper at Dryad Point Lightstation. ISBN 0-8899-9487-0.

Molloy, David J (1954-). The First Landfall: Historic Lighthouses of Newfoundland and Labrador, Breakwater, 100 Water Street, P.O. Box 2188, St. John's NF, A1C 6E6, 1994. ISBN 1-5508-1096-0.

National Archives of Canada. French River Lighthouse History, RG42.

Northcott, Bill. Thunder Bay Beach, Boston Mills Press, Erin ON, 1989.

Public Archives of Canada. Correspondence Pertaining to Shortage of Provisions of Lightkeeper David McBeath, Registered Correspondence, Letters 50, 249, 641.

Public Archives of Canada. Correspondence surrounding George Collins, Registered Correspondence, Letter 38796, 41060, 39040, 24, 394, 29:212, 213, 214.

Public Archives of Canada. Correspondence Surrounding John Brown, Registered Correspondence, Letter 32618.

Public Archives of Canada. Correspondence surrounding the construction of Cove Island Light, Registered Correspondence, Letter 33491.

Pullen, Hugh F. (Rear Admiral,retired). The Sea Road to Halifax: Being an Account of the Lights and Buoys of Halifax Harbour, drawings by L.B. Jenson. Published by The Nova Scotia Museum as part of The Education Resource Services Program, 1980. ISBN 0-919680-14-3 (pbk), ISBN 0-919680-15-1 (cloth).

Ribey, Barbara. Point Clark Light Keeper's House, Point Clark Light Keeper's Museum.

Richardson, Evelyn M. (1902-1976). We Keep A Light, Nimbus Publishing Limited, P.O. Box 9301, Station A, Halifax, NS, B3K 5N5, Tel: (902)455-4286. ISBN 0-7089-2227-9.

Richardson, Evelyn M. (1902-1976). My Other Islands, Nimbus Publishing Limited, P.O. Box 9301, Station A, Halifax, NS, B3K 5N5, Tel: (902)455-4286. ISBN 0-7089-2542-1.

Roberts, B. and R. Jones. Northern Lighthouses: New Brunswick to the Jersey Shore, The Globe Pequot Press, 138 West Main Street, Chester, Connecticut 06412, USA, 1990. ISBN 0-8710-6479-0.

Rourke, Juanita. Memories of Hope Island Light, Free Press Herald, September 29, 1967.

Rourke, Juanita. Remininscences of a Midland Woman on Life on Hope Island Lightstation, The Free Press, June 28, 1974.

Sandell, Marion. Keepers of the Light, Nottawasaga Island 1858-1983, Collingwood and District Historical Society, 1993.

Stephens, David E. Lighthouses of Nova Scotia, published by Lancelot Press, P.O. Box 425, Hantsport NS, B0P 1P0, 1973 and 1995 (not updated).

Stevens, John R. Lighthouses of the Great Lakes, Ontario National Historic Sites Service, Manuscript Report #94. National And Historic Parks Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 1965.

Stewart, Anita. The Lighthouse Cookbook, Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 219, Madeira Park, B.C., V0N 2H0, Canada, 1988 and 1994. ISBN 1-55017-103-8. Recipes by lighthouse families of British Columbia.

Thurston, Harry; Barrett, Wayne. Against Darkness and Storm: Lighthouses of the Northeast, Nimbus Publishing Limited, P.O. Box 9301, Station A, Halifax, NS, B3K 5N5, Tel: (902)455-4286, 1993.

Towler, David S. Lighthouses of Atlantic Canada (souvenir booklet), published by Excel Publishing, Halifax, N.S., 1994. Distributed by R.H. Davis & Co., 361 Main Street, Yarmouth, N.S., Canada, (902)742-3557.

Wickens, Sonia. Seal Island - An Echo From The Past 1988. Copies available from the author: Sonia Wickens, P.O. Box 131, Shag Harbour, N.S., B0W 3B0.

Vandeweghe, W.R. The Old Thames River Lighthouse, 1973.

Weeks-Mifflin, Mary. Harbour Lights: Burlington Bay, Boston Mill Press, Erin ON, 1989.

Williams, Lillian. Memoirs of Griffith Island, Lillian Thornley Williams, Meaford ON, 1986.

Wright, Larry (1949-); Wright, Patricia (1949-). Bonfires & Beacons: Great Lakes Lighthouses, Boston Mills Press, 132 Main Street, Erin, Ontario, N0B 1T0, Tel: (519)833-2407, Fax: (519)833-2195, 1996. ISBN: 1-55046-185-0.

VIDEOS

Alone In The Night: Lighthouses of Georgian Bay, Manitoulin Island and the North Channel, Lynx Images Inc., P.O. Box 5961, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, M5W 1P4, Canada, 1996. ISBN 0-9698427-6-7 (video), 0-9698427-5-9 (book), 0-9698427-6-7 (video and book as a set). Length: 72 minutes.

Keepers of the Light, East In Motion Pictures. Magic Lantern Communications Ltd., 38-775 Pacific Road, Oakville ON, L6L 6M4, (416)827-1155, 1-800-263-1717. Length: 55 minutes.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Captain James Cook..., Spring 1978. Photo of Friendly Cove Lighthouse, pages 2 and 9. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. The Central Coast, Spring 1988. Cape Mudge Lighthouse, page 29. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Class on The Edge; Cover, Summer 1984. Cover; Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, page 5; photo of Point Atkinson Lighthouse, page 14. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Cover, Winter 1989. Carmanah Point Lighthouse. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Cover, Summer 1991. Brockton Point Lighthouse, Stanley Park (Vancouver). Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Cover, Fall 1993. Fisgard Lighthouse, Fort Rodd Hill. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. A Day In The Park, Fall 1980. Photo of Brockton Point Lighthouse, page 21. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. The Island In Between, Winter 1978. Georgina Point Lighthouse, page 2; photo of lighthouse page 3. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Quadra: Island of Discovery, Fall 1981. Cape Mudge Lighthouse, pages 2 and 10. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Race Rocks, Winter 1986. History of Red Rocks Lighthouse, page 12; photos pages 13 and 17. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Shore Treasures, Winter 1973. Cape Mudge Lighthouse, page 17. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. The Stanley Park Sea-Walk, Winter 1972. Photo of Brockton Point Lighthouse, page 18. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Village On The Brink, Spring 1991. Photo of Lennard Island Lighthouse, Clayquot Sound, page 6. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. West Coast Adventure, Winter 1976. Carmanah Point Lighthouse, page 8; photo of Pachena Point Lighthouse, page 12. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

CALENDARS

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Calendar, 1983, Winter 1982. Includes a photo of Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Calendar, 1985, Winter 1984. Includes a photo of Lighthouse Bay, Galiano Island. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Beautiful Beautiful Columbia. Calendar, 1994, Winter 1993. Includes a photo of Lennard Island Lighthouse, Clayquot Sound. Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 929 Ellery Street, Victoria, B.C., V9A 7B4, Canada. Canada & USA - Tel: 1-800-663-7611, Fax: 1-800-308-4533. International - Tel: (250) 384-5456.

Landmark Calendars (Landmark General Corporation, CA). Lighthouses, 1997 Calendar, ISBN 0-7819-1428-0. Peggy's Cove, NS, is the only Canadian lighthouse featured (all others are American). Distributed in Canada by: Bella Flor Enterprises Inc., Kelowna BC, V1X 7K1, Tel: (604)860-3377.

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