Category Archives: lighthouse

MV Quinsam

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Quinsam passing Protection Island

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Barges and Boats

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Queen of Oak Bay and a tug and tow on Georgia Strait, viewed from Gabriola Sands Provincial Park on Gabriola Island

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Arctic Hooper and Fraser Link

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

Arctic Hooper and Fraser Link barge passing Entrance Island

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Queen of Alberni

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries Queen of Alberni passing Entrance Island Light

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Coastal Renaissance

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries Coastal Renaissance transiting Georgia Strait

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Gabriola – birds in the bay

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Katherine

Birds courting in Percy Anchorage, at the end of Northumberland Channel between Gabriola Island and Mudge Island

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Entrance Island

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Katherine

Entrance Island Light The first Entrance Island lighthouse was a square white wood tower rising sixty-five feet about high water -the lighthouse’s six lamps were first lit on June 8, 1876. In 1891, a fifth-order dioptric apparatus, visible for fourteen … Continue reading →

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Victoria – Ogden Point

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Katherine

Ogden Point breakwater with Dallas Road in the background

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Fisgard Light

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Katherine

Fisgard Light National Historic Site The 14.6 m (48 ft) Fisgard Light was built by the British in 1860 as a beacon for the British Royal Navy’s Pacific Squadron. It was named after HMS Fisgard, a British Navy ship that … Continue reading →

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Chrome Island light

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Katherine

Chrome Island light with Denman Island in the background

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