Everyone knows Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, for the Fortress. We've all toured it with our class as schoolkids, interacted with the costumed actors with our families, and driven by the gates on our way to Kennington Cove. Just across the harbour, though, is another gem that the history books don't talk about nearly enough: the pride of locals and the joy of the tourists who find their way there; the Louisbourg Lighthouse.
Construction of the original lighthouse on this site began in 1730 and was the very first lighthouse built in Canada. That building survived a fire and multiple sieges as control of the nearby fortress and town shifted back and forth between the French and the British until it was destroyed by fire in 1922. The current structure is the 4th installment, but the original foundations remain visible and documented at the site.
The skies were dramatic that day, providing polarized moods just minutes apart.
...and the sunset, though ominous, made for a spectacular backdrop worthy of this piece of our history.
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