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
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Lorain Harbor Lighthouse The Lorain West Breakwater Light, also called the Lorain Harbor Light, is a lighthouse in Lorain, Ohio, United States. The light was built in 1917 on Lake Erie by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It was taken out of service in 1965 when it was
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Fairport Harbor Lighthouse The Grand River (Fairport Harbor) Light is located in the village of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. The lighthouse was built in 1871 and has a 60-foot tower with a detached keeper’s house. The light was decommissioned in 1925, replaced by the Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light. At one
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Marblehead Lighthouse The Marblehead Lighthouse is one of Lake Erie’s best known and most-photographed landmarks. It is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the Great Lakes. Visitors can climb to the top of the lighthouse during the summer season for spectacular views of the lake and its islands in
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Huron Harbor Lighthouse Huron’s lighthouses have served as beacons to Great Lakes shipping since the early nineteenth century. The first of three Huron lighthouses was built in 1835. Built of wood and ill-equipped to deal with strong Lake Erie winds, it was destroyed by a fierce storm in May 1854.
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Bay Covered Bridge BAY BRIDGE (1876) (Also called TINKER) Moved from its original site over Little Raccoon Creek in 1967 (near Lake Rupert) to the Vinton County Junior Fairgrounds which is 1 1/2 miles north of McArthur on State Route 93. The move was precipitated by the construction of Lake
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State Road Covered Bridge State Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Conneaut Creek in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 17 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design. Constructed of 97,000 feet of southern pine and oak, it
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