Green's Point Lighthouse

Green's Point Lighthouse

Location	L'etete Charlotte County New Brunswick Canada
Constructed	1879
Construction	wooden tower
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and gallery, red lantern and trim
Operator	Green's Point Light Association [1]

The Abnaki car ferry passing Macs Island with Green's Point Lighthouse visible on the far-right.

Green's Point Lighthouse (sometimes previously termed Macabin Point Lighthouse ^[2] ) is situated in L'etete on the Atlantic coast at the opening to Back Bay, New Brunswick, Canada. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Established in 1879, and altered in 1903. Today it has an interpretative centre, and rents out the attached cottage to tourists to finance the upkeep of the historic site. ^{[6] [7]} Thousands of tourists visit the lighthouse annually. ^[8]

An 1891 visit to the lighthouse

The Canadian Coast Guard maintains a helipad station at Green's Point for search and rescue, as well as servicing lights, foghorns and Channel 14 VHF. ^[9]

References

1. "Green's Point Lighthouse". 29 May 2025.
2. "Triangulation in Maine", U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918, "Supplementary Points" pp177+
3. "Green's Point Lightstation (Letete Passage)".
4. "Green's Point (Letete Passage) Lighthouse".
5. "Green's Point Lighthouse". 29 May 2025.
6. "Green's point Light keepers station cottage, South Shore Eastern Charlotte".
7. "Greens Point Light Association - St. George Cottage Rental | GL-25274".
8. "Green's Point Lighthouse Causeway Erosion Threatens Tourism Season". October 2025.
9. "Green's Point Lighthouse Causeway Erosion Threatens Tourism Season". October 2025.