{"id":178773,"date":"2026-04-29T00:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/178773\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:24:15","slug":"a-nice-77-steps-to-the-top-during-lake-erie-lighthouse-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/178773\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA nice 77 steps\u201d to the top during Lake Erie Lighthouse Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\" The Lifesaving Station was open during the fair. (Photo by Sheri Trusty)<\/p>\n

BY SHERI TRUSTY<\/p>\n

MARBLEHEAD \u2013 Katie Manion, Amanda Little, and Chris Lutz traveled from Pittsburgh to Ottawa County for Munion\u2019s birthday weekend and stopped by Marblehead Lighthouse State Park for the Lake Erie Lighthouse Fair on April 25. It was their first visit to the area, so they took advantage of the chance to climb to the top of the lighthouse tower.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe view is beautiful. Even though it\u2019s cloudy, we could still see Cedar Point and the islands,\u201d Manion said. \u201cIt was easy to climb. It was a nice 77 steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Little, who isn\u2019t fond of heights, didn\u2019t agree with Manion\u2019s assessment that the hike up was easy, but she did agree that the view was great from the top.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was harder coming down. Going up, I clung to the railing and stared at the walls,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it was really pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\" Jesse Hofbauer, 8, of Walbridge, made a lighthouse craft with a real light at the ODNR stand during the Lake Erie Lighthouse Fair at Marblehead Lighthouse State Park on April 25. (Photo by Sheri Trusty)<\/p>\n

Like Manion, Lutz didn\u2019t mind the walk to the top of the light to view Lake Erie from the sky.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was definitely worth the steps,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addition to taking lighthouse tours, guests could visit the Lifesaving Station and stop by vendor stands set up on the grounds. At an ODNR table, kids could make a lighthouse craft with a real light. Port Clinton Lighthouse Conservancy President, Jordan Davenport, talked to guests about Ottawa County\u2019s other lighthouse and promoted the Aug. 15 Lighthouse Festival in Port Clinton that will include lighthouse tours, an antique wooden boat show, a plein air art show, and a cardboard regatta.<\/p>\n

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\"\" Visitor enjoy the view from the top of the Marblehead Lighthouse during the Lake Erie Lighthouse Fair on April 25. (Photo by Sheri Trusty)<\/p>\n

Linda Toth and Chris Simko of the Fairport Harbor Historical Society were at the fair to promote the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse, which is about 30 miles east of Cleveland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a little bigger than Marblehead, but the population doesn\u2019t swell in summer,\u201d Simko said.<\/p>\n

The Fairport Harbor Lighthouse features a museum, and visitors can stop by other nearby attractions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s the Finnish Heritage Museum nearby and a creamery across from the lighthouse that has wonderful pastries and ice cream,\u201d Toth said. \u201cThey have boozy milkshakes. They put alcohol in the milkshakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about the Marblehead Lighthouse, visit www.marbleheadlighthouseohio.org or https:\/\/ohiodnr.gov\/go-and-do\/plan-a-visit\/find-a-property\/marblehead-lighthouse-state-park.<\/p>\n

The Lake Erie Lighthouse Fair was part of the yearlong celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday. For information about America-250 events in Ottawa County, visit www.ottawacountyhistory.org and click on the \u201cAmerica Turns 250. Read more\u201d link to access the 2026 program guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lifesaving Station was open during the fair. (Photo by Sheri Trusty) BY SHERI TRUSTY MARBLEHEAD \u2013 Katie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-178773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}