Bounded by Point Pelee on the north and Pelee Island to the south, Pelee Passage is the main thoroughfare for shipping transiting Lake Erie between the Welland Canal and the Detroit River. Lighthouses were established on Pelee Island in 1834 and off the tip of Point Pelee in 1861 to mark the passage, but two obstacles within the passage still troubled mariners: Southeast Shoal and Middle Ground...
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Visitor Info
This light is best seen from the water, but a very distant view is possible from Point Pelee National Park. The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Tower closed.