Port Bickerton Lighthouse, Nova Scotia (Canada)

I spent some time in the take-me-back-in-time Sherbrooke Village, so it was now time to head to the quintessential Nova Scotia icon: a lighthouse. Port Bickerton Lighthouse Beach Park is about 20 km (12 mi) east of the village along highway 211 on the eastern shore of NS, Canada.

After driving along a gravel road for about 2 km (1.5 mi), I reached the little toll booth to pay my $3 admission. Walking up from the parking lot, I wandered and snapped photos of the glorious views of the Atlantic shore, happy to finally see my first maritime lighthouse.

One building is a still-functioning lighthouse, while the other holds a welcome centre. The two ladies who greeted me were thrilled to tell me all about their perch and showed me around the small rooms.

The building was constructed in the early 1900s and another house beside it now hosts these miniature, fibreglass models of Nova Scotia lighthouses. They’re all labelled and you can read a short blurb about their history and then get on the road and find them throughout the province!

What I liked:

True Nova Scotian charm awaits visitors when they enter the interpretive centre. The staff (maybe they’re volunteers?) seem happy whenever a new traveller walks through the door.

The views are spectacular and it’s a good location to introduce maritime scenery to first timers.

There’s a beach park, so you can hike the trails or walk the boardwalk down to the beach.

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