Port Austin Light it. Restoration efforts continue. Decking has been covered with galvanized metal shingles, and painted in the bright red that is historically accurate. Railings were affixed to the access ladder, and safety chains edging the deck were replaced. Installed also were a new brick chimney and 18 new windows. In 1990, PARLA's license to renovate the structure was extended through 2020. Current restoration continues by the Port Austin Reef Light Association. The light is not open for tours. It is a long and difficult trip to the light, which is always hindered by the reef, and often by the fog. However,
Morning Light (ship) course of 16 years. "Morning Light" was the last one they constructed. Slightly larger than their penultimate ship "White Star", "Morning Light" was the largest vessel in British North America when she was built in 1855. The ship was launched from Wilmot, Nova Scotia in 1856. "Morning Light" was mostly used by merchants transporting goods between St. John, New Brunswick and Liverpool, England. As with many ships, she had many different owners such as Jacob Valentine Troop and William Thomson and Jacob Fritz. Jacob V. Troop was one of the most important men in the shipbuilding industry in the 1800s