There are a total of 4 lighthouses on the Kingston Peninsula. You will be visiting 2 of them along with our only covered bridge (the only kind of bridge we want over here) and one of our cable ferries. All part of what makes life enjoyable here on the peninsula.
HISTORY: The Bayswater lighthouse and the McColgin’s Point lighthouse were both built in 1914 and were the last 2 lights built along the St John River. The river was once a thriving waterway with riverboats carrying goods and passengers between Saint John and Fredericton. Wharves were numerous and in 1869 the building of lights began in order to guide the boats. Today there are only 11 remaining (Swift Point succumbed to arson June 14, 2017 and was replaced the following January with a much less attractive lighthouse) and less than half of them are still operational, one of which is McColgin’s Point. Bayswater was decommissioned in 2005. The St John River is the only inland waterway in Atlantic Canada to still have an operating system of lighthouses. The above co-ordinates will take you to the Bayswater lighthouse, no hint necessary, as you can’t miss it. There you will find a large number on the door, this number will =A.
NOTE: The lighthouse is wrapped in plastic until repairs can be made so while this is happening the answer to A is provided... A=2095
Within ‘spitting distance’ of the lighthouse is the Milkish Creek covered bridge. The year it was built is over the entrance, this number will =B. From the bridge continue on Rte 845 towards Summerville, taking the split on the right. At Rte 845 in Summerville make a right and continue until the road ends. Park to the left of the ferry landing at the end of the old part of the road. From there you will find a path that leads to the McColgin’s Point lighthouse located just down river (no need to cross to the other side for any portion of this cache). On the door is the lighthouse’s List of Lights (LL) designation number, this will =C.
The cache is located at N45 19.(X) W66 06.(Y). To find the cache solve the following: X=(A-C)-1024 Y=(B+C)-1468
As of June 2015 this cache has been greatly simplified. The area down river has become very overgrown so it was no longer an enjoyable search. There is no longer a long trek to find the cache.
THIS CACHE IS NOT WINTER FRIENDLY!!! PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IF FROZEN! AS ALWAYS, PLEASE LEAVE THE CACHE AS WELL OR BETTER HIDDEN THAN YOU FOUND IT
FTF - LongReacher