Heritage & Culture.
Macaulay Heritage Park in Picton anchors the County's heritage layer — Macaulay House (1830, restored to mid-1850s), the former Church of St. Mary Magdalene, and the parish cemetery.
The "A Path Forward" permanent Indigenous-history exhibit on the grounds is co-curated with Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na, the Mohawk-language and culture authority within the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte community, and the Downie Wenjack Fund. Mariners Park Museum in South Bay holds the relocated False Duck Island lighthouse lantern.
The brief.
Macaulay Heritage Park opens mid-May through August with weekends-only access in September; closed October through April. Mariners Park Museum runs May Long Weekend through Labour Day, Friday–Sunday only.
Mariners Park holds the relocated False Duck Island lantern from the original 1828 limestone tower, plus a Fort Kente War of 1812 recreation. Point Petre Lighthouse is the current 19 m red-and-white striped tower from 1967 on the site of the original 1833 light; it is surplus and listed at-risk.
Salmon Point Lighthouse marks the south shore further west. The Loyalist Parkway corridor with its 40+ archaeological sites and 125+ heritage buildings runs through Picton, Bloomfield, and Wellington.
9. places.
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Macaulay Heritage Park (Picton)
Macaulay House (1830, mid-1850s restoration), former Church of St. Mary Magdalene, and parish cemetery; "A Path Forward" Indigenous-history exhibit co-curated with Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na and the Downie Wenjack Fund.
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Mariners Park Museum (South Bay)
South-shore maritime/shipwreck museum holding the relocated False Duck Island lighthouse lantern (original 1828 tower) and the Fort Kente War of 1812 recreation.
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Point Petre Lighthouse
Current 19 m red-and-white striped tower (1967) on the site of the original 1833 light; south-shore.
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False Duck Island Lighthouse
60-ft hexagonal concrete tower (1965); the original 1828 limestone tower's lantern is preserved at Mariners Park Museum.
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Salmon Point (Salmon Point/Wicked Point) Lighthouse
South-shore historic light station west of the Sandbanks complex.
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Loyalist Parkway (Highway 33)
Designated heritage corridor with 40+ archaeological sites and 125+ heritage buildings along its length.
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Glenora Ferry / Adolphus Reach
Free year-round MTO ferry on a historic United Empire Loyalist–era crossing.
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Rose House Museum
Municipality-operated heritage museum in the County.
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Picton Main Street
Intact 19th-century main street at the head of Picton Bay; Macaulay Heritage Park sits immediately uphill.
Today's read.
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By the book.
- 01Macaulay Heritage Park opens mid-May through August with weekends-only access in September; closed October–AprilSource ↗
- 02Mariners Park Museum runs May Long Weekend through Labour Day, Friday–Sunday onlySource ↗
- 03Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte / Kenhtè:ke) sits on the north shore of the Bay of Quinte, immediately across the bay from PEC and outside the County's municipal boundarySource ↗