Welcome to our website

Update as of 2023

It was late 2012 when a group of volunteers, known as the Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse Preservation Society (PPLPS) started to raise funds for the restoration and subsequent preservation of the Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse. In fact, the first bank deposit was in May, 2013 and it consisted of over $400 in cash donations. Since that time, thanks to their ongoing efforts, well over $500,000 was raised to achieve their goals.

You can see some of their actions that have been accomplished since then, in the photo gallery which is broken down into various sections of interest. Be sure to take some time to view them. Some of the old photos are very interesting.

In 2018; there was a celebration to show the success of PPLPS. They were proud of some very major accomplishments at that time: the lighthouse structure had been solidified; new shingles had been applied and lots of mortar and cement work had been completed at the base of the lighthouse. But, there was still one more piece of the lighthouse missing (in fact, it had been missing for the past 55-60 years). And, that would be the “Cupola” that sat on top of our lighthouse since its creation, back in 1840.

So, the work of the PPLPS was not done. Fortunately, some grant money became available thanks to our governments and that, combined with some additional fundraising, meant that PPLPS finally had sufficient funds to finish the task. On 2023-09-29, there was one more celebration and that was to proudly display the addition of the Cupola atop the Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse. And what a beautiful sight it has become.

Since our beginning in late 2012; so many volunteers and supporters (from small to large) have allowed us to accomplish so much of the restoration work for our wonderful Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse. We thank each and every one of you for your support and loyalty along our path of restoration – despite the hiccups along the way.

Over the years, the Board of Directors while changing from time to time, have been fantastic to work with and as the Chair for the past several years, I thank each and everyone of them for their support. From the beginning to now, we have strived our best to keep you, the public fully informed as to our progress via FB postings, website updates and even video messages. And, what a pleasure that has been. There have been thousands of support comments and we truly appreciate that.

So, finally, we have completed what we wanted to accomplish and so that means the public will be able to enjoy the beauty of our beloved Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse for generations to come.

Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse Restoration

Click below to watch these videos on our Lighthouse restoration.

PPLPS Achieves Its Goals

PPLPS Success As At 2018