Can you visit Marblehead lighthouse at night?

The Lighthouse tours are offered daily (weather permitting) from noon to 3:40 p.m. The Lighthouse and Museums are now open for the Summer of 2021 season.

Can you go in Marblehead Lighthouse?

The Marblehead Lighthouse is one of Lake Erie’s best known and most-photographed landmarks. Visitors can climb to the top of the lighthouse during the summer season for spectacular views of the lake and its islands in the distance.

Is Marblehead Ohio Open?

Grounds are open year-round.

What time does Marblehead close?

Marblehead Lighthouse is open daily from Noon-4pm beginning the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day. The lighthouse is also open the second Saturday in October for the Lighthouse Festival (9am-4pm).

When is the last day Marblehead Lighthouse is open?

Please be patient and kind – nearly everyone working in the park is volunteering their time. From the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day (Monday), the Keeper’s House, the Lifesaving Station, as well as the Lighthouse, will be open 7 days a week from 12-4 (see note above). The last tower tour will begin at 3:40.

What to see and do in Marblehead Ohio?

Marblehead Lighthouse State Park offers excellent picnicking and views of Lake Erie, Sandusky Bay, Kelleys Island and South Bass Island. Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve protects the only natural United States population of the Lakeside Daisy, a threatened plant which only occurs naturally at a handful of sites.

How tall is the Marblehead Light in Ohio?

In 1821, contractor William Kelly (assisted by local-area residents Amos Fenn and Wm.B. Smith) built the 50-foot (15 m) tower of native limestone on the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula. The base of the tower is 25 feet (7.6 m) in diameter, with walls 5 feet (1.5 m) thick. It narrows to 12 feet (3.7 m) at the top with 2-foot (0.61 m) thick walls.

How much did it cost to build the Marblehead Lighthouse?

Marblehead Lighthouse cost $7,232 to build and was the only navigational aid in the Sandusky Bay region for many years; in fact, the tower was called “Sandusky Bay Lighthouse” until 1870. Its first beacon consisted of thirteen small whale oil lamps with round wicks set in sixteen-inch reflectors.