Henry Wolsey Bayfield was appointed the admiralty surveyor for North American in 1817, and in 1820, while surveying Georgian Bay, he named the well-protected harbour at the mouth of the Seguin River, Parry Sound, after Sir William Edward Parry, the famed explorer of the Northwest Arctic Passage. William Milnor Gibson arrived at Parry Sound in 1856 as a land surveyor, and after recognizing its potential, he applied for a timber limit and erected a mill at the mouth of the Seguin River...
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Visitor Info
Red Rock Lighthouse is best seen by boat. Georgian Bay Marina and Parry Sound Fishing Charter offer tours that can take you by the lighthouse. A lamp and reflector from the first Red Rock Lighthouse are on display at Museum on Tower Hill in Parry Sound. The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Grounds/tower closed.