Saint-Sulpice is a community on the north shore of St. Lawrence River, roughly forty kilometres downstream from Montreal. Verchères Islands are found just offshore from Saint-Sulpice.

In 1914, a Notice to Mariners advertised the establishment of two new sets of range lights at Saint-Sulpice: St. Sulpice Course and St. Sulpice Traverse. The following description is of St. Sulpice Traverse:

Front light — A fixed white catopric light of 2,000 candlepower, visible 2 miles in the line of range, exhibited 34 feet above the summer level of the river from an enclosed tower 27 feet high, square in plan, with sloping sides, surmounted by a square lantern, the whole painted white, erected 450 feet back from low-water mark, on the western side of the public road, 6,000 feet 221° from St. Sulpice Church.

Approx. position: Lat. 45° 48' 54" N., Long. 73° 22' 15'' W.

Rear light —A fixed white catopric light of 2,500 candlepower, visible 3 miles in the line of range, exhibited 77 feet above the summer level of the river from a skeleton steel tower 61 feet high, square in plan, with sloping sides, upper portion of the side facing the alignment covered with slats and surmounted by an enclosed watch room and square lantern, tower red, slats and sides of watch room and lantern white, lantern roof red, erected 1,951 feet 249° 30' from the front light.

Directions —These lights in line lead up from the intersection of their alignment with that of the Bouchard Peninsula Range Lights to the intersection of their alignment with that of the St. Sulpice Course Range Lights.

Day labour under the superintendence of J.D. Weir erected the range lights at a cost of $1,097.87.

On Feburary 23, 1914, A. Payette was appointed the first keeper of the front range light at an annual salary of $120, and H. Dupuis was appointed the first keeper of the rear range light at an annual salary of $140. By 1923, their salaries had risen, respectively, to $150 and $210.

St. Sulpice Traverse Range was active through at least 1977, but is no longer active today.

Keepers:

• Front: A. Payette (1914 – at least 1923).
• Back: H. Dupuis (1914 – at least 1923).

References

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

No lights exist at this location today.

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