Green's Point Lighthouse

Green's Point Lighthouse
LocationL'etete
Charlotte County
New Brunswick
Canada
Coordinates45°02′20″N 66°53′30″W / 45.038869°N 66.891568°W / 45.038869; -66.891568
Tower
Constructed1879
Constructionwooden tower
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and gallery, red lantern and trim
OperatorGreen's Point Light Association[1]
The Abnaki car ferry passing Macs Island with Green's Point Lighthouse visible on the far-right.

Green's Point Lighthouse (previously termed Mascabin Point Lighthouse[2] and or L'etete Passage Light[3]) is situated in L'etete on the Atlantic coast at the opening to Back Bay, New Brunswick, Canada.[4][5][6]

Established in 1879, and altered in 1903, the lighthouse was automated in 1996 and ownership was transferred to Green's Point Light Station in 2008.[7] It has an interpretative centre, and rents out the attached cottage to tourists to finance the upkeep of the historic site.[8][9] Thousands of tourists visit the lighthouse annually.[10] The lighthouse property has a museum, aquarium and salmon aquaculture site.[11] The Canadian Coast Guard maintains a helipad station at Green's Point for search and rescue, as well as servicing lights, foghorns and Channel 14 VHF.[12]


In the summer of 1986, benthic algae research stations were set up across the region including at Green's Point.[13]

An 1891 visit to the lighthouse

It is a popular site for high school and university studies.[14] In 2023, the Huntsman Marine Science Centre released the Dive Deeper website with detailed 3D and panoramic views diving around the Passamaquoddy Bay, including Green's Point.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Green's Point Lighthouse". 29 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Triangulation in Maine", U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918, "Supplementary Points" pp177+
  3. ↑ https://eastcoastmermaid.com/2024/06/28/east-coast-mermaids-guide-to-deer-island-new-brunswick/
  4. ↑ "Green's Point Lightstation (Letete Passage)".
  5. ↑ "Green's Point (Letete Passage) Lighthouse".
  6. ↑ "Green's Point Lighthouse". 29 May 2025.
  7. ↑ https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/2954/
  8. ↑ "Green's point Light keepers station cottage, South Shore Eastern Charlotte".
  9. ↑ "Greens Point Light Association - St. George Cottage Rental | GL-25274".
  10. ↑ "Green's Point Lighthouse Causeway Erosion Threatens Tourism Season". October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Identification of Significant Marine and Coastal Areas in the Bay of Fundy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-19.
  12. ↑ "Green's Point Lighthouse Causeway Erosion Threatens Tourism Season". October 2025.
  13. ↑ A Survey of the Benthic Marine Algae of Southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, 1988
  14. ↑ "Identification of Significant Marine and Coastal Areas in the Bay of Fundy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-19.
  15. ↑ "Dive deep into the Bay of Fundy without leaving home". Archived from the original on 2023-02-12.
  16. ↑ "Dive Deeper | A virtual museum exploring the Quoddy Region". divedeeper.site. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
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