The Swallowtail Lighthouse on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada photographed in 2012. One viewer asked why is it called Swallowtail. I looked at a map and saw that of Grand Manan; the shape of North Head and Swallowtail point, that the lighthouse is on, resembles the point of a Swallowtail butterflies wing.
For Norm’s Thursday Doors 8/25/2016.
About the lighthouse:
Swallowtail Light, Grand Manan 9/4/2012
Swallowtail Light, Grand Manan 9/4/2012
Swallowtail Light, Grand Manan 9/4/2012
Swallowtail Light
Swallowtail Light, Grand Manan 9/4/2012
More inormation:
Sherry Felix - port4u 
I love that door just the way it is! I might’ve missed this, but why is this location called Swallowtail?
LikeLike
I like it weathered too. I figured out why it is called Swallowtail. Look at a map of Grand Manan; the shape of North Head and Swallowtail point, that the lighthouse is on, resembles the point of a swallowtail butterfly wing.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very interesting… Thanks!
LikeLike
That’s what I call a door with character 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂 Sure is.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nova Scotia..I LOVE how the light is tethered to the rocks so it does not blow away in a gale.
LikeLike
🙂
LikeLike
Lighthouse doors – yes! Some great shots of one of my favorite regions of the country. I spend more time in Nova Scotia but New Brunswick has its share of beautiful coastline too.
LikeLike
Thanks Norm. I want to see Nova Scotia someday.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Stunning scenery, Sherry! The house on top of the cliff is so dreamy – I wonder how it feels like to live there with such amazing view to the ocean..
LikeLike
It was an amazing trip. I would like to live there in the summer. The winds and storms can be fierce and it would be hard to get to the house in winter. 🙂
LikeLike
Lighthouses and windmills always make me smile 🙂
LikeLike
I can’t lose! LOL
LikeLiked by 1 person
What a odd spot for the little white house,
Great photos! *!*
LikeLike
It’s part of the lighthouse. Thanks Lee.
LikeLike
Wonderful. Somehow the lighthouse and little buildings look like toys someone plunked onto the landscape.
LikeLike
I agree 🙂
LikeLike
Beautiful lighthouse. 🙂
LikeLike
Thanks Judy.
LikeLike
Let’s hope they never find reason to paint the lighthouse. It is beautiful just as it is.
LikeLike
They will have to to preserve it, but it will weather again fast.
LikeLike
Very nice! Lighthouses are awesome! 🙂 (Looks like a good place to look for fossils.)
LikeLike
Thanks. Some parts of the Bay of Fundy has fossils. It is mostly granite and volcanic rock on the east coast of Grand Manan where we were http://www.bayoffundy.com/about/geology/ Might be some in the sedimentary rocks on the west.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oooh, pretty doors post! Love that red!
LikeLike
Thanks
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely collection and this looks like a very beautiful place to visit. (Suzanne)
LikeLike
Thank you. It is indeed very lovely.
LikeLike
Beautiful shots, Sherry. That first door’s seen its share of weather, hasn’t it? I love the way the small red door can be seen from so far away.
janet
LikeLike
Thanks. I used 3 shots at different distances on purpose to display the red door. So glad you noticed.
LikeLike
Lovely! I love lighthouses! ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂 Thanks Trini
LikeLike
Gorgeous, gorgeous photos! The lighthouse door may need a bit of paint, but I love the red and white combination of the buildings.
LikeLike
Thank you. Not hard to get good photos when the subject is interesting. Not only is the red and white visible from far away, the colors match the Canadian flag.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely photos! This really looks like a unique place to visit 😃
LikeLike
It is special. Thanks.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great post, great photos of our country.
LikeLike
Thanks Victor.
LikeLike
Very nice photos!
LikeLike
Thank you Andy.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great door, stunning landscapes.
by the way are those wires there to stop it disappearing in winter storms?
LikeLike
LOL I doubt it. Thanks.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wonderful shots of a beautiful part of the country!
LikeLike
Thanks. It is so close to Maine it felt odd using a passport to get there.
LikeLiked by 1 person