The English translation of that is, “White Head Light,” however, since this was taken on the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, this summer, I’ll stick with the French spelling. The lighthouse overlooks the oft-photographed Rocher Perce (Pierced Rock) and Ile Bonaventure (Bonaventure Island). The island is a nesting ground for thousands of seabirds, including a colony of an estimated 80,000 Northern Gannets. (More on our visit to the colony, later.) The original light at this spot started in 1873. New lamps, improvements and replacements happened and this current structure emerged in 1915. It stands 24 feet high, stubby by most lighthouse standards, however, seated at the edge of a cliff hundreds of feet to the ocean, it projected its light 15 miles out, warning sailors of danger along the shore. Its light has been quenched, however, the memories live on.
Witt’s End 