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Sylvan Lake (1) - 1988.
Demolished in 2012. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) octagonal wood tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; the gallery and lantern roof were red. A closeup photo is available, https://www.flickr.com/photos/dirrrtygrrrl/39384899/
Wikimedia has Kor Nielsen's closeup photo http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sylvan_Lake_Lighthouse.jpg
, and Google has a distant 2009 street view https://goo.gl/maps/DfNikCcpSf12.
In August 2012 it was announced that the privately-owned lighthouse would be removed to make way for new development, and it was toppled on 18 October 2012.
The lighthouse was located at the Sylvan Lake Marina, at the southeast end of Sylvan Lake about 20 km (13 mi) west of Red Deer.
Sylvan Lake (2) - 2016.
Active (?); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 15 m (49 ft) octagonal wood tower with lantern and gallery. Tower painted white, lantern red. A photo is at right, Jim Tudor has a photo https://goo.gl/maps/UMDRdwqcK8zyshyE8
, and Google has a street view https://goo.gl/maps/dP1EvUQZRYH2 ; Google's satellite view shows the octagonal foundation of the not-yet-built lighthouse https://goo.gl/maps/BvASyaaLrrB2 . The Sylvan Lake Lighthouse Project coordinated efforts to design and build a replacement lighthouse. The construction contract was awarded in late September 2015 and the lighthouse was inaugurated on Canada Day (July 1) in 2016. The new lighthouse is on the downtown waterfront east of the marina in Sylvan Lake. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Town of Sylvan Lake (Rotary Lighthouse Park).
| Lighthouse Construction | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Status | publish |
| Lighthouse Markings | 1988: Approx. 20 m (66 ft) octagonal wood tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; the gallery and lantern roof were red. 2016: Approx. 15 m (49 ft) octagonal wood tower with lantern and gallery. |
| Management Body Ports Authority | Town of Sylvan Lake (Rotary Lighthouse Park) |
| Preserver | Town of Sylvan Lake (Rotary Lighthouse Park) |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Open Status (Site) | Open |
| Open Status (Tower) | Closed |
| Coordinates | 52.3116235127,-114.1021321783 |
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