Today the limestone lighthouse, at the Burlington Canal, Burlington, Ontario, sits as a very lonely reminder of the past. At over 50 feet tall it is dwarfed by two skyway bridges and the lower level lift-bridge. It is forgotten except for those who travel the Beach regularly or live near by. It was built to provide a safer passage for ships entering Burlington Bay.  Wooden predecessors had burned and it was thought a lighthouse of limestone would last longer.  Built in the 1850's it has proven it's worth.  Put out of commission in 1961 it sits as a reminder of the past--the day of commercial sail--a time long past but for the weekend pleasure sailors who still pass her when using the canal. The light had two long-term keepers.  First was George Thompson (whose diaries remain in the Joseph Brant Museum) and followed by Captain Thomas Campbell.  Capt. Campbell wrote a series of articles for the Burlington Gazette in 1899. On transposing these articles I realize how widely they have been used in all the books written about the Beach, however, in his own words Campbell gives a little more period flavour to the stories. Enter Here