Bulletin - Vol 9 No. 2 March/April 2006

International Lighthouse Conference

by Mini Jacques, Marine Heritage Coordinator, Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, Canada

An International Lighthouse Conference is being held from 1-4 June 2006 in Ontario, Canada, with the theme "Capturing the Past and Securing the Future". The conference includes lectures, films, lighthouse tours and special performances.

This conference is hosted by Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, and its aim is to raise awareness of the work being done across North America, and around the world, to preserve the maritime history of lighthouses and lightkeeping.

Along the Bruce Coast, Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, there are eleven lighthouses and many other range lights. The new Marine Heritage Gallery draws attention to the hundreds of shipwrecks along this coast, and the conference organisers welcome all those who have a passion for marine heritage and lighthouses. 

Attending will be lighthouse enthusiasts from around the world, experts in lighthouse preservation and restoration, government agency representatives, and members of the community and Museum.

The lectures by expert speakers include:

• The Imperial Tower at sunset on Chantry Island, Ontario, Canada Photo: Carol Norris

  Future needs of lighthouse preservation in the 21st Century
• Canada’s lighthouses - rich history, uncertain future
• The lighthouses of Canada west
• Organizing & energizing volunteers
• Telling your lighthouse story - a photojournalist approach
• Starting a lighthouse museum
• Capturing the Georgian Bay lights
• Recent success stories in Great Lakes Lighthouse preservation
• Lighthouse weather, lore and art
• The hand that lit the beacon: men and women
• Getting the younger generation involved
• Branding and marketing your lighthouse
• The architecture of Italian lighthouses
• Shipwreck archaeology and lighthouses

There is a discount for early booking, and special pricing packages to allow visitors to attend one lecture or event, or bundle three events or lectures together, rather than booking for the whole conference.

For more information, and to register online, visit www.chantryisland.com.

Contact: 
Mini Jacques
Marine Heritage Coordinator
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre
33 Victoria Street, North 
Southampton, Ontario, Canada 
N0H 2C

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