The island is 2 hours offshore and a trp involves staying at least overnight. His boat is at Clark ' s harbour on Cape Sable Island. On Route 103, turn into Barrington. The museum is right beside Route 3. The radio beacon, established in 1924, has already been discontinued.
Plans are in the works to solarize the station and remove the diesel generating system.
The light will be slightly downgraded from 25 to approximately 21 miles range. It is proposed to retain the existing three mile fog horn because of the ledges off the southern end of the island.