Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site
Région touristique : Discovery Trail
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Cape Bonavista has it all!
Experience the power of the North Atlantic crashing against the rocks. See icebergs, whales and puffins, in their seasons, as they congregate just off the Cape. And there, where it's been since 1843, stands the Cape Bonavista Lighthouse.
Imagine what it was like to live on this rugged point of land when the light in the tower meant the difference between life and death to Newfoundland seafarers.
Renseignements sur les collections
Lighthouse constructed in 1843 restored in 1870; household items from 1870 period; contains catoptric lighting mechanism c.1816; adjacent interpretation centre contains exhibits on lighthouse technology and on lightkeepers' lifestyles
Arts décoratifs
Glass
Services
Programmes Éducatifs
Demonstrations
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School Programs
Information aux Visiteurs
Washrooms, Wheelchair accessible interpretation center.
Guided Tours
: English
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Information Centre or Desk
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Parking Facilities
: Free
: Bus
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Washrooms
Autres services
Viewing Platform. Outdoor interpretative displays on sea birds, whales and icebergs
Publications et produits
Brochures
Images en vedette
This was the Lightkeeper's office where he kept track of supplies, maintenance cost, etc. and recorded the weather every two hours during daylight hours. The collection of signal flags, stored there, was used to communicate with passing ships.
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The Kitchen was the center of domestic life in the lighthouse. This is where the family spent most of their time when indoors. In the 19th century most lightkeepers lived well. A good salary paid in cash set lightkeepers apart from most people.
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Icebergs can usually be seen at Cape Bonavista from early May till late July.
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Whales visit the shores of Newfoundland in summer months. Cape Bonavista is one of the best places to see them from land. Humpback and Minke whales are the most common species sighted but Fin whales, Orca, Pilot whales and Porpoise have been seen here. The best time to see Whales is from early July to early August.
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Cape Bonavista is home to a colony of Atlantic Puffins. This is arguably the most accessible sea bird colony in North America. From our interpretation center you can see them bringing fish to their young and perching outside their burrows. The Puffins come to the Cape around mid May but July is the best time to see them. They leave around the last week in August.
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Carte
Emplacement
| Adresse : |
Cape Shore Road Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 4J6 Voir la carte |
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| Téléphone : | 709-468-7444 |
| Télécopieur : | 709-468-5426 |
| Adresse postale : |
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, P. O. Box 8700, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 4J6 |
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Heures d'ouverture
Période :
Seasonal
Late Spring - Early Autumn
Ouvert : 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Fermé :
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Dimanche
Droits d'entrée :
Charged
Age 13 years and older $3.00
This admission includes The Mockbeggar Plantation
Rabais :
Groups
