A light at the entrance to Saugeen River was established in 1883, when a lantern hoisted atop a mast was placed on a crib built fifty feet from the outer end of the breakwater pier on the north side of the mouth of the river. Murdoch McLeod was appointed the first keeper of the light at an annual salary of eighty dollars...
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Visitor Info
In Southampton, take Highway 21 to the north side of Saugeen River Bridge, and then turn west onto S. Rankin Street. After a short distance, there will be a parking area on your left from which you can access the pier that leads to Saugeen River Front Range Lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Saugeen Shores. Grounds open, tower closed.