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Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior! Discover Lake Superior's Heritage!

What to Do in Thunder Bay? Road Trip? Provincial Parks? Terry Fox Monument and Lookout? Visit Kakebaka Falls? Well This is the trip you also have to do!

00:00 Intro
01:17 Grocery Pick Up
02:26 Terry Fox Monument
03:44 Silver Islet
05:52 Boat Ride
07:53 Porphyry Island
09:28 Porphyry Point
10:37 The Light House
11:39 Gordan Graham
12:29 AAbandoned Cars
13:13 Returning to Silver Islet
13:47 Closing Scene

Avialable in Languages: Spanish (Spain), French, German, Polish, Chinese Simplified, Russian

Contact: Paul Morralee, Managing Director
Mail: Suite 202, 212 Miles Street East, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 1J6

About Porphyry Point Lighthouse:

Just east of Thunder Bay on Lake Superior's northern shore, the volcanic Black Bay Peninsula separates Black Bay and Nipigon Bay and consists of over 300 distinct lava flows. Porphyry Island, the last in a chain of islands that stretch southwest from the peninsula, is named for the island's igneous rock, known as porphyry, that contains quartz and feldspar crystals. Another unique feature of the island is the presence of devil's club, a shrub with a spiny stem and large leaves. The population of devil's club on Porphyry Island and three nearby islands is the only known occurrence of the plant east of the Rocky Mountains.

Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior was formed to look after its namesake lights and obtained a lease from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for Porphyry Point Lighthouse and Shaganash Lighthouse. Paul Capon, chair of the non-profit organization, visited Porphyry Point Lighthouse in 2013 and found a somewhat depressing sight, with most of the windows in the keeper's dwellings having been broken out by vandals. During the summer of 2014, trees were trimmed, trails were rehabilitated, walls were repaired and painted, and more than forty windows were replaced. Starting in 2015, canoeists and kayakers will be able to spend the night at Porphyry Point by paying a fee or donating some time at the station.

Speaking of north shore lighthouses, Capon said: "They're in beautiful settings, and they belong to the public. The public paid for them, and really they should have an opportunity to see them and see the beauty of northwestern Ontario." And now, thanks to his organization, the public will be given the chance to do just that.

Head Keepers: Donald Ross (1873 – 1880), Andrew Henry Dick (1880 – 1910), Joseph Bosquet (1910 – 1922), Edward McKay (1922 – 1945), Roy McLean (1945 – 1946), Charles Merritt (1946 – 1959), Clifford McKay (1959 – 1979), Gordon Graham (1979 – 1988).

References:

Annual Report of the Department of Marine, various years.
Annual Report of the Lake Carriers' Association, various years.
"Thunder Bay group restores local lighthouses," Amy Hadley, CBC News, August 27, 2014.
Superior: Under the Shadow of the Gods, Barbara Chisholm and Andrea Gutsche, 1998.

Video Production Equipment: Sony Fx3, Canon R5, Sony 24-105 F4 G OSS, Canon 70-200 IS and 24-105 F4 L USM, DJI Ronin S2, Rode NTG3, Rode Wireless Go 1 and 2, Sennheiser G3, DJI Mavic 2 PRO

Producer: Kasper Wabinski / Chad Kirvan
Kasper Show Host: Kasper Wabinski
CLLS Host: Paul Morralee
Director of Photography: Chad Kirvan
Camera Operator: Curtis Jensen
Audio: Gagandeep Singh
Editing and VFX: Chad Kirvan
Bus Driver: Wayne Szhulz
Sponsors: Kasper Transportation and CLLS, Archie Fishing Charters, and Georges Market

Guests
Frank Pullia
Anna Sukhoverkhova

Locations: Various locations around Thunder Bay, Kasper Transportation Depot, Georges Market, Terry Fox Monument, Silver Islet General store and harbour, and Porphyry Island.

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