FIRST FLOOR

GIFT SHOP:

Nautical Gift Shop featuring a variety of handmade Island Crafts.
Fully stocked gift shop featuring crafts/products such as jewellery, needle art, glass ware, photos, island scenes, sand products, clothing, etc.  Also available is an interesting collection of nautical souvenirs.

KITCHEN:

Feel at home in a 1950's kitchen.
~ Heated originally with wood stove
~ Informal gathering place for friends, family and visitors
~ Original interior
~ Map on wall for visitors to pin where they are from
~ Picture of two astronauts that visited the lighthouse –Chris Hadfield in 1999 and
   John Philips in 2002.

INTERPRETIVE CENTRE:

Be dazzled by the "Mermaid Tears" sea glass display in the Interpretive Centre where you can wander around the Island Lighthouses through photos.
~ Interpretive Centre for island lighthouses
~ Beautiful "Sea Glass" display featuring many rarities from the sea
~ Display featuring island lighthouses and their locations
~ Photos of the Wood Islands lightkeepers as well as a photo display featuring
    Maisie Adams, the first woman lighthouse keeper in Canada
~ Research area available

NORTHUMBERLAND FERRIES ROOM:

Sail back in time in the Northumberland Ferries Room.
~ Room depicts the history of the ferry service between Nova Scotia and
   Prince Edward Island
~ Original artifacts on display from ferries
~ First Crossing was made in 1941 by the Prince Nova.  She carried fourteen
... vehicles and her captain was Captain Dicks. He later became well known with his
... connection to Rum-Running
~ Interactives
~ The Holiday Island in service today, carries one hundred and sixty-four vehicles
~ The Confederation in service today, carries two hundred and fifteen vehicles

RUM-RUNNING ROOM:

Experience the danger and excitement of rum-running during Prohibition in the
Rum-Running Room.
~ Rum-running occurred during Prohibition
~ PEI was the first province in Canada to have the Prohibition Act in 1901 and the
   last province to relinquish it in 1948
~ On display in this room is an original rum keg and block and tackle from the
.. Nelly J. Banks, the most famous schooner during this period
~ Also on display is a map showing the three miles off shore limit
~ Learn history of this era through text, mural, etc.

SECOND FLOOR

LIGHTKEEPER'S QUARTERS:

Peer into the past in the Lightkeeper's Quarters.
~ Restored sleeping quarters of a lightkeeper
~ Room is set up with bed, rocking chair, dresser, wall pictures, chair, articles a
   keeper would use, etc.

BURNING / PHANTOM SHIP ROOM:

Mystery and the unknown will greet you in the Burning/Phantom Ship Room.
~ Experience the Burning / Phantom Ship video
~ Documented sightings
~ For at least two hundred years people have reported seeing this schooner on fire
   in Northumberland Strait
~ In this room you will see a photo display of period sailing vessels, replica of a
   sail, written history of this era, video and interactive

PERIOD BEDROOM:

Calm and cozy is the feeling of this period style bedroom.
~ Restored bedroom
~ Bed, rocking chair, cradle, dresser, commode on display pertaining to the 1940's
~ Artifacts include clothing, articles that you would find on a dresser such as mirror
... and comb set, handkerchiefs, little boxes, etc.

FISHERIES ROOM:

It's anchors away in the Fisheries Room.
~ Video of PEI's fisheries industry
~ Wall mural
~ Written documentation
~ Artifacts pertaining to the fishing industry
~ Buoy display

THIRD FLOOR

HALLWAY:

A chill is in the air with ice boats and ice breakers.
~ Features photo of Captain Angus Brown and his ship the Stanley that
.. was caught in the ice off Northumberland Strait for over a month.  Crew walked
...across the ice to get supplies until she could be free.
~ Photos of the first ice boats to carry mail across the strait that began in 1775
~ First passenger service. Men had to help slide the boats across the ice but
.. women.and children could sit in the boat, fares were charged.

LIGHT ROOM:

Imagine yourself tending to the light in the Light Room.
~ Used to store supplies and equipment needed for running the light
~ A barrel of water and two bags of sand were kept in the room in case of fire
~ Original air and kerosene tanks on display in this room.

FOURTH FLOOR

LANTERN ROOM / TOWER:

Let your eyes scan the view in the Lantern Room.
~ A 360˚ view you won't soon forget
~ Fresnel Light can be seen twelve miles out to sea
~ Tower is fifty-four feet from base to vane
~ Spectacular coastal view of a working fishing port, rich red coastlines
~ Maybe some seals.