*WARNING: WATCH FOR POISON IVY*
ACCESS IS AVAIALBLE FROM THE END OF ST. MARY'S CRESCENT - LOOK FOR BLUE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS AT THE STREET INTERSECTIONS.
THE RANGE LIGHT
The structure you see right now looks like a light house, right? Well, actually it is a unique form of light house. It is called a range light. A range light is used to align ships to a safer course for navigating tough waters. What is unique about range lights is that they have to be in pairs to work. One is usually up high on a hill, like this one off William Street, while the twin is at a lower level. Unfortunately, we eventually lost the little brother of this light. He used to be situated at Bergie's Point, which was named after the first range light keeper Charles Bergie circa 1910. If Bergie's Point Range Light was still standing, these two lights would have worked together. Sailors would look for the two lights and try to line them up one on top of the other. If they kept these lights in alignment then their ship would find safe passage. If they ignored these lights, well... lets just say that Georgian Bay is well known for its rough waters, rocky shores and sunken ships.