Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse
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The Fairport Harbor
Marine Museum and Lighthouse

"The light that shone for 100 years"
1825 - 1925
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News5 features the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse as a
"Hidden Gem"


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Timeline of
Fairport Harbor
History
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The Fairport Harbor Lighthouse
is part of the
Lake Erie
Coastal Ohio Trail.



  • Thank you for a great 2024 season. The museum is now closed to the public and will reopen in late May 2025 as we celebrate our 200th anniversary

  • Due to ongoing lighthouse restoration / repair projects in October-November 2024 , only very limited dates or hours will be available  for any private tour requests thru November 1st.  
    Visit our website for tour information - contacting us via email is the best method at this time.

  • Follow us on our website or social media for updates on future events, including December Harbor Holidays or  upcoming 2025 FHHS/ FHLH  programming.


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
email - keeper@fairportharborlighthouse.org

  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.......

 

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Harding Students visit the museum.
Tour by Dan Maxson




A gallery of all the Virtual Content the
National Museum of the Great Lakes.





 


Current Map of Ships in the Harbor and Vicinity (zoom out to view the entire lake)

 

 
 

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