Vermillion Lighthouse
The Vermilion Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie in Vermilion, Ohio, USA. It is situated near the mouth of the Vermilion River. Erected on 23 October 1991 and dedicated on 6 June 1992, the lighthouse is illuminated by a 200 watt incandescent light bulb with a 5th order Fresnel lens. The lighthouse’s United States Coast Guard-mandated light color is steady red.
The current lighthouse is a 34-foot replica of the previous Vermilion Lighthouse that had been removed in 1929. Once the lighthouse had been dismantled in 1929, it was transported to Buffalo, New York, where it was renovated. Six years later, in 1935, the lighthouse was given a new home and a new charge—on Lake Ontario. Sitting off Cape Vincent at the entrance to the Saint Lawrence Seaway, the Vermilion Lighthouse was given a fifth-order Fresnel lens and renamed East Charity Shoal Lighthouse. The light remains an active aid to navigation, with its modern optic (installed in 1992) displayed at a 52-foot focal plane.
Following a multi-year fundraising campaign headed by local historian Theodore Wakefield, the replica was built by the Great Lakes Historical Society using $55,000 in public contributions. Designed by architect Robert Lee Tracht of Huron, Ohio, groundbreaking for the lighthouse occurred on 24 July 1991.
Where it is:
From Highway 6 in Vermilion, turn north towards the lake on Main Street. The former site of the Inland Seas Maritime Museum, where the lighthouse is located, will be on your left at the end of the street.
480 Main St, Vermilion, OH 44089
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41°25’28.476″ N 82°21’59.766″ W
Hours:
The grounds are open 24 hours, the tower is not open to the public.
Cost:
There is no fee to view the lighthouse.
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