Peggy's Cove, or more accurately the lighthouse at Peggy's Point is extremely picturesque, sitting atop wave-smooth granite in a setting that just seems the ideal location for a lighthouse.  The first lighthouse built on this site in 1868 was constructed of wood and was heavily damaged during a gale in April 1881.  A huge wave broke completely over the the point severely damaging the existing lighthouse and its foundation, completely washing away the oil house.  Extensive repairs were made allowing the original lighthouse to remain in service until replaced by the existing reinforced concrete lighthouse built in 1915.  The lighthouse was automated in 1958 when the keeper turned caretaker announced that he no longer wanted the job.

The beauty of the setting of the Peggy's Point lighthouse swells the population of Peggy's Cove from the 50 or so year round residents to hundreds every day in the summer as hordes of tourists descend on the picturesque village.  Getting photographs of the lighthouse sans the hordes of people can be a challenge to say the least.  I shot the lighthouse on a beautiful late September afternoon and managed to get a collection of photographs of the lighthouse sans tourists!