Lighthouse field note
Wood Islands Lighthouse
Wood Islands Lighthouse pairs a working light with its original keeper's residence, now a museum showing what daily life looked like for the families who once tended PEI's lights — steps from the ferry terminal linking the island to Nova Scotia.
- Coastal region
- Points East Coastal Drive, near the Nova Scotia ferry terminal
- Visitor access
- Keeper's residence museum open seasonally; check hours
- Route role
- Ferry-side stop, southeast coast
Lighthouse significance
A lighthouse you can walk straight through
Unlike many PEI lights viewable only from outside, Wood Islands' keeper's residence is a furnished museum, letting visitors walk through the rooms where a lighthouse keeper's family actually lived and worked — a rare, tangible look at the job behind the tower.
Shore context
The Strait side of the island
The lighthouse overlooks the Northumberland Strait crossing to Nova Scotia, a working ferry route since long before the Confederation Bridge existed on the island's other end. The shoreline here is rockier than PEI's sand beaches, with tide pools exposed at low water.
Route pairing
Pair it with the ferry crossing or Panmure Island
Wood Islands works naturally as a stop either just before boarding the Nova Scotia ferry, or paired with Panmure Island Lighthouse, PEI's oldest wooden lighthouse, a short drive north along Cardigan Bay.
