This is the old Fairport Harbor light on Lake Erie in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. I posted the newer West Breakwater Light a couple of weeks ago. This picture was taken from the west breakwater near the newer light. The first light was established here at the mouth of the Grand River in 1825, this light was built in 1870-1871 at the same site as the original light that had deteriorated into a "hazardous condition." It's 60' tower gave it visibility for 18 miles. This light was deactivated in 1925. The lighthouse sat in disrepair for the next twenty years when the town rallied, founding the Fairport Harbor Historical Society, whose mission was to preserve and celebrate the town’s nautical heritage. And in 1945 it was reopened as the country’s first lighthouse marine museum.
Reading all of this since I returned from vacation I wish I would have taken the time to get a closer look. Check out the Lighthouse Friends.
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