This is one of the most historic places in Canada.  A cairn, erected by the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board, commemorates the establishment of Fort Sainte-Marie-de-Grâce by Isaac de Razilly on this site in 1632.

For many years, a working lighthouse stood here to guide great four-masted sailing ships in and out of the LaHave River. Loaded with lumber, fish, and other goods, they delivered their cargoes to merchants in New England, the West Indies, Europe, even as far away as New Zealand.

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Fort Point Museum Pepperpot Lighthouse Replica

In the 1950s, the original lighthouse was removed and replaced by a modern automatic light on a steel skeleton frame. A museum was establiched in the lightkeeper's home. The tower structure is a recent addition, built to commenorate the lighthouse. The tiny lighthouse on the property is a reduced-in-size replica of a common type of lighthouse found in Nova Scotia.
 

The property  has been developed to interpret 400 years of local history, including Mi'kmaq, French, and the later settlement of the Lunenburg area by people from Germany and elsewhere, through installations, signage and the museum collections. 

 

The old apple trees near the shore are probably offshoots of original trees brought by Razilly from France. This is a great placed for a picnic, or a break in your trip, to enjoy the pleasant surroundings and learn of the area's rich hsiotory.