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This type of hunt may only be reserved for a chosen few. But maybe not. It's not so much a hunt though as it is a quest, an exploration of sorts. If you're a locum tenens doctor who has an insatiable desire to seek out storied structures surrounded by misty coastlines and expansive bodies of water then Canada is for you.
We're going to tell you about a few of the most fascinating lighthouses across the Great White North, everywhere from British Columbia to New Brunswick. These fog-drenched lighthouses don't solely stand tall on oceanic shoreline, either. You can find plenty of these legendary buildings all across the Great Lakes, too.
Cape Enrage – New Brunswick
If the name itself doesn't excite you then seeing the turbulent, unforgiving waters crashing not far below the rocky cliff that the Cape Enrage lighthouse sits on will. Located in the Bay of Fundy, Cape Enrage (actually at the southern tip of an island called Barn Marsh Island) is home to a 140-plus-year-old lighthouse. Visit here and you'll discover rising tides unlike anywhere else in the world. They rise as much as 53 vertical feet over the course of 12 hours, twice each day!
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse – Ontario
Notably known as one of the oldest still-standing structures in Toronto, Gibraltar Point Lighthouse has some history – and supposedly some hauntings – behind it. Roughly 82 feet in height and about 320 feet from Lake Ontario's shore, this lighthouse is no longer in operation. You can still visit though as it holds a beauty all its own.
Lighthouse Park – British Columbia
Now while the other two lighthouses mentioned above are simply that, lighthouses, this one in British Columbia has an entire land surrounding it filled to the brim with West Vancouver views and an extensive trail network that would put some, albeit smaller national parks to shame. Yep, Lighthouse Park is wonderful. Old-growth forests fringe English Bay and Howe Sound and standing amongst it all is a still-functioning lighthouse that dates way back to the 1870s.
Are you wanting to explore more lighthouses across Canada while on locum tenens assignment? Here are some more to search out.