The Fairport Harbor Marine Museum is the first Great Lakes Lighthouse Marine Museum in the State of Ohio, as well as the United States. The museum, which also has a small gift shop, is located at 129 Second St., Fairport Harbor, OH 44077. For more information as to when the museum is open call (440) 354-4825.

Open for the Season May 23, 2015 June 5th Dual Lighthouses Private Tour July 1st - 5th Fairport Harbor Mardi Gras July 11th - 12th Tall Ship Madeline Visit August 29th Sunset / Full Moon Tour October 27th Ghost Stories - Evening Tour November 10th Edmund Fitzgerald Anniversary Tribute December 5th Harbor Holidays & Grinch Visit at Lighthouse     Check back in May 2015 for additional events and details. Admission to the Museum and Tower Adults - $4.00 Seniors - $3.00 Ages 6-12 - $2.00 Children Under 6, FHHS Members, & Active military with I.D. are FREE Tours Available May 1st- Nov. 1st FHHS Tour guide fee is $20   Minimum Charge - $20.00 click here for more information & forms

 

The museum was founded in 1945 by the Fairport Harbor Historical Society, which is devoted to preserving and perpetuating the historic tradition of Fairport Harbor and the Great Lakes area. The original lighthouse was completed in 1825. The tower stood thirty feet high, capped with an octagonal-shaped iron lantern. The lighthouse was accompanied by a two-story keeper's house.Due to deterioration the tower and keeper's house had to be replaced. Rebuilt in 1871, the tower now stands sixty feet high and has a spiral staircase of 69 steps which leads to an observation platform.In 1925 the light in the tower (a third-order Fresnel lens) was discontinued. It was replaced by a combination light and foghorn station which was built on the west breakwater pier head.

The museum houses a number of artifacts pertaining to life on the Great Lakes and other maritime exhibits. Attached to the museum is the former pilothouse from the Great Lakes carrier the "Frontenac". More info.......

Reference to other lighthouse web addresses:

• The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
• The United States Lighthouse Society
• Northeast Ohio Inter-Museum Council
• Links Page