The 3rd Pointe-Au-Père Lighthouse was built in 1909 in the city of Pointe-au-Père, near Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. This city was well known in naval circles as the location of the pilot station for the Bas-Saint-Laurent (lower St. Lawrence) zone. Pointe-au-Père has since been amalgamated into the larger city of Rimouski (2002). The lighthouse is tall, which makes it the second tallest in eastern Canada. It is built in a characteristic shape, employing eight concrete buttresses to support a slender central cylinder. It was replaced by an electronic lighthouse in 1975 and the site is now open for visitors as part of the Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père. The RMS Empress of Ireland shipwrecking is documented in the Empress of Ireland museum and you can also visit the first submarine open to the public in Canada, . The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1974, and is considered a unit of the national park system. However, visitor services are provided by the non-profit Point-au-Père Maritime Historic Site. Keepers David Lawson 1859-1876 John McWilliams 1876-1893 John McWilliams 1893-1911 John Cahill 1912-1920 Thomas Matthew Wyatt 1920-1936 Charles Augustus Lavoie 1936-1964 Roger St. Pierre Lavoie 1964-1972 Armand Lafrance 1972-? See also List of lighthouses in Canada Henri de Miffonis References External links Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père Lighthouses completed in 1909 Lighthouses in Quebec Buildings and structures in Rimouski National Historic Sites in Quebec Lighthouse museums in Canada Tourist attractions in Bas-Saint-Laurent Lighthouses on the National Historic Sites of Canada register Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père 1909 establishments in Quebec