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The Fairport Harbor
Marine Museum and Lighthouse
"The light that shone for 100 years"
1825 - 1925

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The Museum and Gift Shop will be open on
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Saturday, December 5th 10:00am - 4:00pm for the annual
Fairport Harbor - Harbor Holidays
   
 
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The Grinch will read "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
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from the top of the tower at 6:00pm. more info...

Fairport Harding High School principal,
Tom Fazekas spends the night in the museum with the Ghost Cat.
Click to see the WKYC video.
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.

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The Fairport Harbor Lighthouse
is part of the Coastal Ohio Trail.
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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".

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Summer Hours
Open on
Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays & Legal Holidays
1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
From the Saturday before Memorial Day
through the 3rd Weekend in September..
Special Tours by Appointment

Admission to the Museum and Tower
Adults - $3.00
Seniors - $2.00
Ages 6-12 - $1.00
Children Under 6 Years Old or Members - Free
School Tours, (Children & Chaperones) - $1.00
Small Tour Groups Minimum Charge - $20.00

For more information E-mail fhhs@ncweb.com

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