Pointe-au-Chêne is a small settlement on the northern shore of Ottawa River situated roughly midway between Montreal and Ottawa.

In 1913, the wooden L’Orignal Lighthouse was moved across Ottawa River to the sand point just below Pointe-au-Chêne, and an electric light was installed on the wharf at L’Orignal. Hilaire Lavoie served as the first keeper of Pointe-au-Chêne lighthouse, and J. Quesnel looked after the light from 1917 through at least 1923.

Pointe-au-Chêne Lighthouse was described as a white, square, wooden tower that stood on a square concrete pier, and it exhibited a fixed white light that was visible from all points of approach by water.

The light was reportedly deactivated in the 1940s. Today, there are no navigational lights in the immediate area.

Keepers: Hilaire Lavoie (1913 – 1916), Mrs. Hilaire Lavoie (1916 – 1917), J. Quesnel (1917 – at least 1923).

References

1. Annual Report of the Department of Marine, various years.

No light exists on the point today.

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