The 1905 Port Dover, Ontario lighthouse remains active on the west pier, displaying a flashing green light and one of the very few lighthouses still remaining with an active tyfon horn, sounding a blast every twenty seconds if activated. Mariners can activate the foghorn by quickly clicking their radio mike five times on channel nineteen. The horn will then stay active for thirty minutes. Not wanting to lose the iconic lighthouse that serves as a symbol of Port Dover and the county, Norfolk County accepted ownership of Port Dover Lighthouse in 2014, after the Canadian Coast Guard declared the structure surplus