Built: 1847
Automated: 1937
This light sits at the southwest end of West Sister Island about eight miles from the Ohio mainland. The keeper's dwelling was destroyed in about 1945. The light is still active today even though the lantern room has been removed. It has been replaced by a plastic lens mounted on top of the tower. The island is currently a national wildlife refuge.
Marblehead Light
Built: 1821
Overlooking the entrance to Sandusky Bay, this lighthouse is the oldest active one on the Great Lakes. It is a conical stone tower that stands 65 feet high. The keeper's dwelling is used as a museum by the Ottawa County Historical Society. This light was the featured Lake Erie lighthouse on the Great Lakes Lighthouse series of U.S. Postage stamps issued in 1995.
Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light
Built: 1911
Automated: 1965
This conical, 30 foot tall cast iron tower is located at the end of a stone pier which stretches out into Lake Erie from the breakwall protecting Cleveland's inner harbor. A fog signal building constructed in 1910 is attached to the tower. This light and the East Pierhead Light about 1/2 mile away mark the entrance to the Cuyahoga River. It is still an active Coast Guard facility.
Celina Light
Built: 1986
The Celina Rotary Lighthouse is a unique light, not because of its age or history, but because of its location. While lighthouses are usually constructed to provide aid to vessels navigating dangerous open waters or shores, Celina stands on the west bank of Grand Lake St. Marys, a man-made lake near the city of Celina, Ohio. As a project of the local Rotary Club, this 40-foot lighthouse is functional, but acts more as an observation tower than a navigational aid. On occasion, however, the small marina does take advantage of the light's 50-foot focal plane as a private aid to navigation. The conical tower sits on a circular stone base, which functions as an observation platform.